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Those who have missed the prospect of staying cool at the pool this summer can rejoice. The Walter V. Graham Aquatic Center reopens Monday with a noon lap swim and social distancing guidelines in place. The noon lap swim will be the first of the programs to reopen. On July 6, morning and evening lap… Keep Reading
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VACAVILLE, CA — The city of Vacaville said Thursday that public counters at City Hall are closed to walk-in traffic until further notice after two city employees reported testing positive for the coronavirus. The first employee reported their positive COVID-19 test to the city late Wednesday afternoon, while the second employee, from a different department,… Keep Reading
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DIXON, CA — Five Dixon and Vacaville students seeking agricultural careers are sharing $10,000 in college scholarships from the Friends of the Dixon May Fair. The organization, the service-oriented and fundraising arm of the fair, annually awards scholarships to Solano County residents majoring in an agricultural-related field at either a four-year university or a two-year… Keep Reading
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FAIRFIELD, CA — CVS Health announced Wednesday that it will open a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Fairfield. The new site is among 35 slated to open Friday across California, with the ultimate goal of processing more than 1.5 million tests per month nationwide, subject to availability of supplies and lab capacity, according to CVS… Keep Reading
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Following the discussion last meeting to open up parking lots and on-street parking spaces for outdoor dining, the Vacaville City Council will consider authorizing a plan at Tuesday’s meeting. The plan, intended to allow restaurants to maintain their capacity while still providing enough space for diners to sit 6 feet apart, seeks to expand outdoor… Keep Reading
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As COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions ease and more businesses, bars and restaurants open, health experts and state officials are also seeing more confusion, disdain and even hostility toward wearing masks. California Gov. Gavin Newsom reacted last Thursday (June 18) by issuing an order requiring Californians to wear face coverings in “high-risk” settings that include any indoor… Keep Reading
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Two researchers at the University of California, Davis, are adapting their technology for amyloid-based, self-organizing protein scaffolds to combat coronavirus. They hope the technique could be used in diagnostic tests or for virus-neutralizing masks and other protective equipment. Daniel Cox, professor of physics, and Michael Toney, professor of chemistry, are inventors of a patented technique… Keep Reading
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EAST BAY, CA — The largest annual festival in the East Bay, the Solano Stroll, has been canceled for 2020 because of coronavirus, organizers announced. The event is an East Bay tradition started in 1974 and annually attracts an estimated 250,000 to the Solano Avenue business district in Berkeley and Albany. The Solano Avenue Association,… Keep Reading
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FAIRFIELD — Solano County is slowly waking up from a hard Covid-19 sleep as unemployment fell from 15.2% in April to 14.2% in May, the Employment Development Department reported Friday. The number of local jobs climbed to 125,400, a gain of 1,800 over April’s figure, the Labor Market Division of the EDD reported. However, compared… Keep Reading
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With hope in their hearts and signs in their hands, an estimated 50 members of Fairfield’s faith community joined Saturday for a prayer walk slated to shed light on racial inequality and injustice. The marchers, of all ages and ethnicities and faith, set out from Allan Witt Park and strolled the sidewalks straight up West… Keep Reading
