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No plea entered as suspect in fatal shooting appears in Fairfield court Daily Republic Staff
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FAIRFIELD — A man suspected of shooting and killing another man more than two weeks ago in the city made his first court appearance in the case this week but did not enter a plea. Richard R. Klein, 51, of Martinez, remains in the county jail on suspi-
cion of murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm in connection with the death of Anthony Fuimano. Police on Thursday identified Klein as Richard Kline. Jail records show Klein was arrested midafternoon Tuesday in Martinez. He is being held without bail. See Plea, Page A11 Susan Hiland/Daily Republic
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Dominick Grable, 6, of Fairfield, learns to use a lasso at the Peña Adobe Western Day at the Peña Adobe, Saturday.
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VACAVILLE — Shots rang out Saturday at Peña Adobe and one couldn’t help but flinch even if you were expecting it. The noise made it clear Western Day had returned to the park for a day of family fun. The gunslingers making all the noise are a group made up of a lot of former police officers and members from several other Western reenactor groups, such as the Sierra Nevada Guns for Hire, according to Eric Leintz, one of the Congressional Gunfighters of
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America’s founders. This will be the seventh year for the Congressional Gunfighters of America to come out for Western Day. The group is dedicated to preserving Old West history, specializing in live entertainment. They hosted gunfight demonstrations and answered questions about firearms safety. “We want to share the history of the area with visitors,” Cricket Kanouff, president of the Peña Adobe Historical Society, said. The Peña Adobe is the oldest structure built in Solano County. It was built in 1842 by Juan Felipe
Peña after he and Juan Manuel Vaca arrived in Vaca Valley from the New Mexico region. The day also included lasso lessons. Dominick Grable, 6, of Fairfield, was having a great time trying to capture the “sheep” on the lawn. “This is the first time we have come to this,” Dominick’s father, Ivan Grable, said. “I think the place is really cool. There is a lot of history here that I didn’t know about.” Ivan’s father, Dave Grable, See Western, Page A11
Cities reach out to supervisors on regional homeless strategies Todd R. Hansen
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FAIRFIELD — The Regional 2X2 Homeless Committee – composed of council members from Fairfield, Suisun City, Vacaville, Benicia and Vallejo – wants to partner with Solano County on aspects of the cities’ homeless response. “Specifically, our group would like to partner with the county and focus on the following key points,” a letter signed by all 10 members of the regional committee states. The points of interest, covering a broad spectrum of issues, are:
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A homeless encampment is set up along Civic Center Drive in Fairfield, Tuesday. n Consistency in policy and programming across the various cities and the county. n A collaborative voice with the county to advo-
cate for more state and federal funding. n Shared executive homeless leadership and oversight of the homeless
system of care. n A shared enhanced focus on mental health, substance abuse treatment and law enforcement partnerships between city and county agencies. n Regional partnerships on low-income housing retention, eviction prevention and new housing unit creation. n Shared accountability for the homeless system of care’s successes and failures, including collectively holding themselves, their providers and their partners accountable to performance standards, outcomes and results. The county board has,
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of yet, been unwilling to join the 2X2 committee, but has moved toward a reorganization of the CAP Solano board so elected supervisors from the county and elected members of the city councils would be setting policies and
making decisions. It is also believed such a united front would better position the county and cities to get federal and state homeless and housing funds. Dixon is the only See Cities, Page A11
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