Todd R. Hansen

United States

Reporter and Editor at Daily Republic

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Special closed session Monday precedes supervisors' regular meeting Tuesday

6 days ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

FAIRFIELD — The Solano County supervisors have scheduled a special closed session for Monday to discuss the employment of a county administrator. The board also has a regular meeting set for 9 a.m. Tuesday. The special closed session will be held at 1 p.m. No announcement is expected. Current Administrator Bill Emlen confirmed earlier this year his intention to retire sometime in 2025.
Automatic college enrollment bill clears Senate

1 week ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

FAIRFIELD — Legislation that would allow qualified graduating high school seniors to be automatically placed into a California State University has cleared the state Senate. Senate Bill 640 also seeks to ease the ability of students to transfer from community colleges to CSUs "by requiring that a task force be convened to create five new pathways of study that would begin at community college and be completed at a CSU.
No structures lost in Cherry Glen, Grasslands Park fires

1 week ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

FAIRFIELD — Area fire agencies worked two wildfires in recent days, including a 49-acre fire that started in the early afternoon on Monday and threatened a number of Pleasants Valley Road residences. No homes burned. There were no injuries. "The fire started near the Cherry Glen extension road on the north side of I-80 in Vacaville and burned uphill to the north," the state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in its incident summary. The initial call came in about 1:30.
Temperature expected to spike to 99 by Friday

1 week ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

FAIRFIELD — A heat advisory for Solano County has been put in place for Friday into Saturday, with a high temperature of 96 expected in Fairfield. "There is hot, and then there is hot," Ready.gov states. "Extreme heat is a period of high heat and humidity with temperatures above 90 degrees for at least two to three days. In extreme heat your body works extra hard to maintain a normal temperature, which can lead to death.
Editor's Etchings: Memorial Day - at its core - is about loss

1 week ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

I am not sure my father would appreciate this column. It is not that he would have been overly upset; remembering a veteran is always worthy. However, he had definite ideas about what Memorial Day is supposed to mean. He insisted, correctly, it was a day to honor those military men and women who gave their lives in the line of duty. It is not for those who wore the uniform. They have their own day and can be saluted then.
Suisun City not ready to raise curtain on talks with California Forever

1 week ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

SUISUN CITY – Any public discussions on a proposed reimbursement agreement with California Forever – and with it steps toward annexing some if its Flannery-owned property – will not take place until at least June 3. Suisun City Manager Bret Prebula, in a May 5 video message, had hoped to have something in place by the end of May, but also had indicated that the nature of the negotiations may not make that possible. The city is looking for at least $500,000 in that deal.
Pilots object to paying for hangars they cannot use

1 week ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

VACAVILLE — Trent Page moved from Georgia to Travis Air Force Base last June. He has had his Cessna 150 at the Nut Tree Airport since October. Now he's told that he will not have access to the tee hangar he leases for $390 a month because of extensive taxilane maintenance work, and instead will tie-down the two-seater out on the ramp area. He has to have his plane out of the hanger by Monday, or he would not have access to the Cessna.
Troublesome mosquito returns to Dixon area

2 weeks ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

DIXON — An invasive mosquito species has again been detected in the Dixon area, though further south than past detections. The invasive Aedes aegypti mosquito was found on May 20 below W.H. Street. This is the first detection of 2025. "Aedes aegypti poses a serious public health risk as it can transmit viruses like dengue, Zika, chikungunya, and yellow fever," the Solano County Mosquito Abatement District reported.
One of Suisun's oldest businesses closing with uncertain future

2 weeks ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

SUISUN CITY — A business with a long, long, long history in Suisun City may not have a future. At 11 a.m. today, Virgil's Bait Shop will close. "We are still in search of another building; we want to continue," Rick Butcher said on Friday. He and his brother, Erich, have owned Virgil's since 2018.
Solano College sends latest graduating class out to change the world

2 weeks ago | dailyrepublic.com | Todd R. Hansen

FAIRFIELD — Thursday night's Solano Community College commencement was the second attended by Pete Sandoval. The first was in 1967 to see his younger brother graduate. It was the first year the college was a countywide institution, but still four years before the current 192-acre main campus in Fairfield opened. Two days later, Sandoval was on a transport ship headed to Vietnam. "It was surreal.