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The Solano County Peace Officers Memorial Wall in downtown Fairfield, Tuesday. The Solano County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing May 15 as
the 60th commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 15-21 as National Police Officer Appreciation Week in Solano County.
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors on Tuesday adopted a resolution recognizing May 15 as the 60th annual commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day and recognized May 15-21 as National Police Officer AppreciationWeekinSolanoCounty. The Peace Officers Memorial Day commemoration will begin at noon May 11 at the Solano County Peace Officers Memorial Wall of Honor located at 530 Union Ave. There are 20 officers’ names on the memorial. The Solano County Sheriff’s Office has lost three officers in the line of duty: Hale Humphrey (March 15, 1963),
Jose Cisneros (Aug. 25, 1985) and John Sandlin (April 23, 2004). The board also adopted a resolution recognizing May 1-7 as Correctional Officers and Correctional Employees Appreciation Week in Solano County. “It is appropriate that we honor correctional officers in all our institutions, at all levels of government, for their invaluable contributions to caring for incarcerated individuals in their custody. A correctional officer’s job is difficult, stressful and offers the reward that comes with maintaining order and offering protection, while encouraging inmates to develop skills and attitudes that permit them to lead productive lives after their release,”
the resolution states. It was presented by Supervisor Mitch Mashburn, a 32-year veteran of the Sheriff’s Office and corrections division. Undersheriff Brad DeWall said 2022 marks the 50th year the county has had designated correctional officers. That resolution followed the recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Officer Appreciation Week, “with special recognition to those peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.” “According to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, from Jan. 1, 2021, through Dec. 31, 2021, 458 law enforcement offi-
cers died in the line of duty, 24 in California,” the staff report to the board states. That is a 55% increase from the 295 officers who died in 2020, “and is the highest total line-of-duty deaths since 1930 when there were 312 fatalities.” “We must all take a moment to appreciate the risks peace officers take every day to protect every one of us and this great nation,” the staff report states. “It is critical that the public know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards, challenges and sacrifices law enforcement personnel face daily when performing their jobs.” Solano County employs 115 deputies, See Officers, Page A8
Candidates for 3rd District lay out homeless response plans Todd R. Hansen
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Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of articles on key issues facing Solano County and the 3rd District. The full responses from each of the five candidates can be found on the Daily Republic website. FAIRFIELD — There is a marked movement in Solano County for a more holistic response to the homeless crisis, with a more pronounced need for cooperation among the county and cities. All five candidates for the 3rd District seat on the Board of Supervisors support that approach. "But for the better part of four decades we’ve tried to sweep the issue under the rug, like something unseemly that does not impact us personally. Now we face a very complicated and costly crisis that impacts neighborhood safety, small businesses and our wallets. We must and can address this challenge with new leadership, and with tenacity and resolve," Jennifer Barton wrote in her response to a Daily Republic question.
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The DR asked each candidate to "Please provide a three- to five-point plan to deal with the homelessness issue, and explain how the plan will be funded." Barton addressed the issue in terms of housing – or more accurately, the need to address the lack of affordable housing – boost mental health funding and capacity, development of a county Probation Release Center for jail inmates being released onto the streets; and spending on programs and services to prevent additional homelessness. She also called for a commitment to fund solutions, though she does not think it is just about money. "None of this is rocket science, it only takes the knowledge to navigate the system and the political will to see it through. Our county
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sees tens of millions of dollars come in for homeless services every year while the issue continues to get worse. It’s not the money or the plan that is broken, it’s the ones driving the ship, WILLIAMS they are lost, it’s time for someone else to take the wheel," said Barton, pointing to her 30 years of working within the public service and political systems. Joe Joyce, a former law enforcement officer and now a sales manager for a law enforcement products company, said he would champion a right-to-shelSee Canidates, Page A8
WASHINGTON — A draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade sent shock waves through the judicial and political systems Tuesday as Americans prepared for the likely end of nearly five decades of federal legal protection for women seeking abortions. President Joe Biden said ending the right to abortion access, if and when the court issues an official ruling in the next two months, would mark a “fundamental shift,” calling it a potentially “radical decision” that could undermine other civil rights. Republicans celebrated what Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called “the right outcome” while decrying the unprecedented leak as
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Ukraine port city of Mariupol under renewed Russian fire Tribune Content Agency Laura King, Tracy Wilkinson, Henry Chu and Sarah Parvini/Los Angeles Times KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces renewed bombings in the brutalized city of Mariupol on Tuesday and pressed their assault on Ukraine’s eastern heartland, according to Ukrainian officials who described the death and destruction that ensued. Small numbers of civilians managed to escape Mariupol and reach safety despite the new attacks, which probably doomed additional evacuations. Other evacuees were diverted to Russian-held territory, Ukraine said. Elsewhere, the Ukrainian military said Tuesday that 12 attacks were repelled overnight in Luhansk and Donetsk, the two districts that make up the eastern industrial Donbas area.
U.S. officials now say they believe Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to annex large chunks of the Donbas region. Ukrainian officials also reported new shelling in Izyum and in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, which has endured some of the most vicious assaults since the war began Feb. 24. The attacks could not be independently verified. In a speech Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian shelling had “burned, destroyed or damaged” one-fifth of all houses in Kharkiv – more than 2,500 homes. And Mariupol, Zelenskyy said, was “completely destroyed.” He was speaking via video to the parliament of Albania. At least 100 civilians have been evacuated See Port, Page A8
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an attack on the conservative court. “Roe vs. Wade was wrong the day it was decided,” Cruz said. “It was seven unelected lawyers who declared to the American people that the voters no longer have the right to make decisions about abortion.” In confirming the authenticity of the draft, which was made public Monday night, the Supreme Court said the opinion by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. did not “represent a decision by the Court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case.” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. added that he had ordered an investigation into how the draft got into the hands of reporters at Politico.
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