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Rick Vaccaro Beat Chuck Timm From Extra City Council Election Ballots

A Big Surprise.  Rick Vaccaro Beat Candidate Chuck Timm From The Extra Ballots Being Counted After Election Day.

The Fairfield old boy network, and other politico's thought Pam Bertani came in first place, with incumbent Chuck Timm coming in second place.  But with the extra ballots counted, Rick Vaccaro actually beat Chuck Timm.

Pam Bertani is still well ahead of all other candidates including Brian Travis.

See the other posting today on FixFairfield.Org's blog. It shows Fairfield's and Solano County's ballot counts for Nov 8th, 2011.

This is turning out to be an interesting election.  As Rick Vaccaro and Pam Bertani are more liberal than Chuck Timm, Republican mayor Harry Price may change course in his political direction?

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CA Local Election Results 2005 Thru 2011

California State Wide Election Results 2005 Thru 2011

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Solano Voter Counts For Entire Solano County. Most Current Upate

IMPORTANT ELECTION RESULTS ARE ON LEFT SIDE OF PAGE.

This Is The Most Recent Update From Solano Country Registrar Of Voters 
Since 07:47 Wed Nov 9, 2011. 


The Solano County Voter Counts Below Are Courtesy Of 
Solano County Voter Registrar's Office. 

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SUMMARY REPT-GROUP DETAIL                          CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT ELECTION                     UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
                                                   SOLANO COUNTY, CA
                                                   NOVEMBER 8, 2011
RUN DATE:11/09/11 12:19 AM

                                        TOTAL VOTES     %    ELECTION DAY  VOTE BY MAIL MANDATORY VBM   PROVISIONAL

 PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 162).  .  .  .  .        162  100.00
 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL .  .  .  .  .    193,944
 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL.  .  .  .  .  .  .     41,134                12,538        27,754           842             0
 VOTER TURNOUT - TOTAL  .  .  .  .  .  .              21.21

Benicia Unified School District
Vote for no more than  2
 ANDRE J. STEWART .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,224   31.68         1,210         2,013             1             0
 GARY L. WING  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,634   25.88         1,006         1,626             2             0
 BONNIE WEIDEL .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,823   17.91           672         1,150             1             0
 MATTHEW DONAHUE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,472   24.29           989         1,474             9             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         25     .25             6            19             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          2                     0             2             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,868                   765         1,094             9             0

Dixon Unified School District
Vote for no more than  2
 JOHN A. GABBY .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        906   31.89           217           590            99             0
 GUY S. GARCIA .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        944   33.23           229           587           128             0
 JOE DIPAOLA.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        961   33.83           201           649           111             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         30    1.06            16            12             2             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          2                     2             0             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        795                   131           536           128             0

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District
FAIRFIELD SUISUN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Vote for no more than  4
 JUDI HONEYCHURCH .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      6,667   19.90         1,908         4,604           155             0
 PAT SHAMANSKY .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      5,546   16.56         1,579         3,838           129             0
 ALVINA SHEELEY.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,525    7.54           683         1,795            47             0
 JOHN SILVA .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,352   12.99         1,324         2,918           110             0
 SAM SMITH  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,773    8.28           758         1,949            66             0
 MIKE WRIGHT.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,988    8.92           828         2,092            68             0
 CARLA NELSON  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,713   11.08         1,050         2,562           101             0
 KATHLEEN P. MARIANNO.  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,699   14.03         1,319         3,244           136             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        235     .70            62           168             5             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         80                    12            60             8             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      9,862                 2,713         6,850           299             0

Travis Unified School District
Vote for no more than  2
 IVERY HOOD .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        562   31.22           112           441             9             0
 EDWIN SANDERSON  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        402   22.33            88           300            14             0
 ANGELA D. WEINZINGER.  .  .  .  .  .  .        456   25.33            99           344            13             0
 JOHN DICKERSON.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        370   20.56            65           294            11             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         10     .56             3             7             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          2                     0             2             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        326                    47           272             7             0

Vacaville Unified School District
Vote for no more than  4
 GREG FLETCHER .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,859    8.68           342         1,422            95             0
 JAY A. YERKES .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,823   13.19           533         2,181           109             0
 MICHAEL KITZES.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,529   16.48           720         2,690           119             0
 TRACEE STACY  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,201   10.28           374         1,721           106             0
 JERRY EATON.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,904   13.56           570         2,215           119             0
 SHERIE MAHLBERG  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,419   20.64           830         3,426           163             0
 LARRY MAZZUCA .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,627   16.94           728         2,779           120             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         48     .22            19            19            10             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         36                     8            28             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,478                   652         3,627           199             0

Vallejo Unified School  District
VALLEJO CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL
Vote for no more than  1
 TONY UBALDE.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,253   55.42         2,693         4,555             5             0
 ROBERT M. DAPRATO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      5,593   42.74         1,882         3,702             9             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        241    1.84            81           160             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         33                    14            19             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,753                   686         1,065             2             0

Mayor CITY OF BENICIA
Vote for no more than  1
 ALAN M. SCHWARTZMAN .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,903   48.76         1,076         1,827             0             0
 ELIZABETH PATTERSON .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,032   50.92         1,218         1,814             0             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         19     .32             4            15             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          0                     0             0             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         59                    26            33             0             0

Member, City Council CITY OF BENICIA
Vote for no more than  2
 TOM CAMPBELL  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,905   37.33         1,540         2,365             0             0
 CHRISTINA STRAWBRIDGE  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,242   30.99         1,196         2,046             0             0
 DAN SMITH  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,125   20.31           857         1,268             0             0
 JAMES F. ERNST.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,162   11.11           416           746             0             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         28     .27            12            16             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          6                     0             6             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,558                   627           931             0             0

City Treasurer CITY OF BENICIA
Vote for no more than  1
 HUGH "H.R." AUTZ .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,616   31.37           622           994             0             0
 ROBERT LANGSTON  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,493   67.81         1,255         2,238             0             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         42     .82            15            27             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          1                     0             1             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        861                   432           429             0             0

Member, City Council CITY OF FAIRFIELD
Vote for no more than  2
 CHUCK TIMM .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,176   26.65         1,115         3,042            19             0
 BRIAN TRAVIS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,094   19.75           820         2,260            14             0
 PAM BERTANI.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,301   27.45         1,377         2,897            27             0
 RICK VACCARO  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      4,066   25.95         1,291         2,749            26             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         31     .20             4            27             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         22                     6            16             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      2,108                   617         1,483             8             0

Mayor CITY OF VALLEJO
Vote for no more than  1
 JOANNE SCHIVLEY  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      6,804   47.48         2,180         4,621             3             0
 OSBY DAVIS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,390   51.57         2,993         4,395             2             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        136     .95            41            95             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          8                     4             4             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        389                   105           283             1             0

Member, City Council CITY OF VALLEJO
Vote for no more than  3
 SAM KURSHAN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,731    4.87           562         1,164             5             0
 ERIN HANNIGAN .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,126   20.04         2,595         4,529             2             0
 BOB SAMPAYAN  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,112   20.00         2,336         4,774             2             0
 MATTHIAS ESOIMEME.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,298    3.65           462           836             0             0
 JOHNATHAN LOGAN JR. .  .  .  .  .  .  .      5,520   15.52         2,336         3,184             0             0
 ROBERT H. MCCONNELL .  .  .  .  .  .  .      6,482   18.23         2,091         4,388             3             0
 JESUS C. MALGAPO .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      6,163   17.33         2,219         3,941             3             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        129     .36            58            71             0             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .         69                    21            48             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      8,551                 3,289         5,259             3             0

Solano Irrigation District
Vote for no more than  1
 GLEN GRANT .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,661   59.45           293         1,115           253             0
 PRISCILLA ROLLEY .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      1,125   40.26           289           719           117             0
 WRITE-IN.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          8     .29             2             5             1             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          3                     0             2             1             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        133                    32            79            22             0

Meas B CITY OF VALLEJO
Vote for no more than  1
 YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,214   49.78         2,577         4,635             2             0
 NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      7,278   50.22         2,663         4,611             4             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          6                     4             2             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        229                    79           150             0             0

Meas C CITY OF VALLEJO
Vote for no more than  1
 YES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .     10,956   76.18         3,832         7,122             2             0
 NO.  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .      3,425   23.82         1,371         2,050             4             0
    Over Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .          5                     1             4             0             0
   Under Votes .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .        341                   119           222             0             0 

Verify this info for updates at http://www.co.solano.ca.us/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?blobid=12087 

Fairfield Political Mailers

Some Fairfield Political Mailers Can Get Out Of Hand

Beware of any bizarre political mailers that may be arriving in your mail box this election. Perhaps it will happen again next election if unethical politicos believe enough voters forgot the bully style mailers from the 2009 city councile election.

Fix Fairfield hopes voters will talk with their friends about the best city council and FSUSD school candidates to vote for.  Fix Fairfield probably will not endorse any city council candidates this year.  It will not be mailing out anonymous political mailers in any form.

In Upcoming Elections Over The Decades, Remember To Beware Of Suspicious Fairfield Political Mailers.

Don't Complain If You Don't Vote - Make Sure Your Friends Vote

Automated Way To Complain About Fairfield Mayor To Solano County & California Officials

This easy link let's your write one letter and send it to many elected officials representing Fairfield on the city, county and state level.

If more people speak up, Harry Price may be forced into being more transparent.

www.FreedomSpeaks.com/home/letter-create

Please help join the movement.

Why Can’t All Candidates Promise To "Try" To Keep Fairfield’s Promise?

Some candidates are busy raising money, but too busy to seriously discuss if they will promise to keep Fairfield city's promise to its voters.

These candidates appear not to have shown interest in verifying the www.WestTexasStreet.com promise to Fairfield voters. We requested their response by last Wed 5PM:

• Brian Travis: we received the best response from Brian.

• Chuck Timm: he expressed interest and spent time discussing the matter.  But did not promise to at least "try" to meet the guidelines.

• Pam Bertani: No written or verbal answer.  I'm surprised because she has stood up strongly on behalf of Fairfield's central business district.  Perhaps as much as Brian Travis. Maybe she did not get our emails.

• Rick Vaccaro: We spoke several times in the past two weeks. Verbally he told me he was too busy at this time. We hope he will reply.

While nobody would dare say they are not interested in keeping the promise to redevelop the few remaining blocks between modern Solano County office building and I-80, reality is nothing has happened.  Why didn’t it get redeveloped in the 1980’s or 1990’s?  Why did redevelopment pass the 2001 deadline, while other new projects had many grant applications submitted? 

Fairfield City Manager Sean Quinn appears forced to curtail the project. He wants it done, but the old boy network “appears” to be having Sean divert focus from completing the gateway over these many years. This Oct 31 (Halloween) Sean may be providing some information on this matter – which sources tell us will not satisfy Fairfield voters.

There are political motives in not redeveloping the remaining few blocks. See the blogs, comments and links from FixFairfeld.Com and SuisunVoters.Com for details.  This site and its links are opinions and allegations that may not be supportable. Were Fairfield City Hall to be transparent, greater clarity could be coming forth from this blog.  Check with the people mentioned for their view on this matter or call 707 434-8000 for any needed corrections.  Check back here for changing news.

Trying to redevelop the rest of www.WestTexasStreet.com is not a high enough priority for certain city council candidates.

Fairfield's Forgotten West Texas Street Improvement Promise

Keep Fairfield’s Promise To Redevelop West Texas Street

West Texas St is a Visitor’s 1^st Impression Driving into Downtown Fairfield

Install “Downtown Fairfield” Sign On I-80 To Create Jobs

Certain Fairfield City Council Candidates And Council Members Promise:

Future I-80 Downtown Fairfield Sign To Create Jobs:

• Capture Lost Business: Highway I-80 drivers targeted to spend money in our downtown.

• Install I-80 sign after the West Texas St gateway to downtown is finished: Make it half the old Solano Mall sign size.

• Desires for Fixing Fairfield are also at www.HeartOfFairfield.Net and www.twitter.com/FIXFAIRFIELD

Seek West Texas St Redevelopment Grants:

• Improvement grants are available. City will submit over five serious new grants a year. The city will place the highest priority on keeping its promised to improve Fairfield’s main gateway.

Street & Landscaping Improvements:

• Plans: Use the city’s paid West Texas St redevelopment plans for nice landscaping, and street median strip with landscaping. Adapt to changing planning laws. Seek over $18 million in grants.

• Use city gateway studies & plans already paid for: Plans nicely show West Texas Street leading to the modern Solano County office building through downtown.  The entry segment from I80 to Pennsylvania is past the 2001 deadline.

Building Facade Improvements:

$80,000 loans to each property. Low government backed interest rates. Can increase Fairfield business and jobs.

Verifying City Gets Results:

City staff will provide clear monthly progress reports. Every quarter, the City Council will publicly report all grant attempts and any progress. Fairfield city government will be encouraged to avoid word games, or wiggle out of this promise’s intention.

Who Is Keeping The West Texas St Promise?

Let’s Work Together For A Better Fairfield. FixFairfield.Org 707 434-8000

Oct 2011 Letter - Too Little Changed Since Then

Dear Fairfield Politicians:

Kindly email if you agree or disagree to the attachment. You can add comments and links if you like.  It will be preferred if you don’t mention another candidate by name.  I pasted the simple Word attachment below.

We reserve the right to keep and transmit your emailed comments without violating copyright laws. We aren't guaranteeing anything. Put simply Fix Fairfield's disclaimers include www.NothingWarranted.com and www.BrainstormRights.com.

I hope this is the fairest way of handling this topic that won’t rest until it gets done. The city's delays caused this to come out so late in the election. Thank you for giving Fairfield voters what they want.

West Texas Street Fairfield CA Promise....

Steven Kays, FixFairfield.Org

DBA of California Business Center, Inc

1652 West Texas Street

Fairfield, CA 94533

707 434-8000

Fairfield's Most Cost Effective Economic Development Program Known

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Innovation Institute has thousands of electronic inventions for Fairfield - Suisun City research and possible light Fairfield - Suisun City manufacturing.  Fairfield - Suisun City engineers and Solano management with great autonomy are sought as Fairfield - Suisun City volunteers until Fairfield or Suisun city council, or Solano county funding. Half the electronic invention royalties for inventions at www.InventionSpringboard.com could go to Fairfield - Suisun City economic development if the inventions were developed, manufactured or otherwise spring boarded in Fairfield - Suisun City, Solano county, California.

Innovation Institute www.IdeaSpringboard.com, plus Solano Business Incubator www.SolanoIncubator.com seek one Fairfield - Suisun City entrepreneur to establish any one of these Solano business incubators.

Great Fairfield - Suisun City small business strategy links: Some of the top Solano business startup idea links and useful tips for Fairfield - Suisun City or international small businesses are at www.SolanoBusinessNews.com and www.Twitter.com/Innovation_Inst.

Members can enjoy the benefits from a Solano Virtual Office www.SolanoVirtualOffice.Net with conference rooms, furnished Fairfield office suites for rent by the hour www.CBCFairfield.com at $75/mo, plus phone answering, receptionist, janitorial, kitchens, coffee, PGE, internet and much more. More comprehensive full time furnished Fairfield office suite packages can cost over half traditional office suite rentals. Prices start below $500 a month.

Solano Finances For Proposed Solano Business Incubators Above:

• Launching a new Fairfield - Suisun City small business center: Business Incubator Innovation Institute, from Innovation Institute, LLC, can help spring board a Virtual Fairfield - Suisun City Business Incubator™ with a $900/mo grant to pay an ambitious person. The entrepreneur can be motivated with profit shares from Fairfield - Suisun City incubator users sharing their equity, or Fairfield - Suisun City / Solano can pay a higher amount based on results. Funds could come from the Fairfield or Suisun city council, Solano County Board of Supervisors, or Solano county small business development organization.  Innovation Institute can try to handle the other expenses. www.NothingWarranted.com

• Offer Fairfield - Suisun City electronic invention programs not given by Solano county’s small business center development programs. Innovation Institute can do this because it has electronic patent rights www.ElectronicPatentRights.com and provisional patent protection www.ProvisionalPatentRights.com to help protect Fairfield - Suisun City engineers and programmers.

• Innovate failed Fairfield - Suisun City small business center: Innovation Institute can take over a failed Fairfield - Suisun City business incubator and probably operate below previous Fairfield - Suisun City grants and Solano county funding.

This Is Suisun's & Fairfield's Most Cost Effective Economic Development Program Known. Let's All Work Together.  Constructive suggestions for helping make this happen are welcome.

Will Fairfield City Council Candidates Keep City's Promise?

The Mayor & Most Fairfield City Council Candidates Have Not Yet Clearly Stated If They Will "Try" To Keep The City's Promise. We Expect More Info Soon. 


City Council Candidate Brian Travis Has Given The Clearest "Yes" Answer So Far.

 

Who Will Keep Fairfield’s Promise To 

Create Jobs By Redeveloping West Texas Street?

West Texas St is Visitor’s 1^st Impression Driving into Downtown Fairfield

Install “Downtown Fairfield” Sign On I-80 To Create Jobs

Certain Fairfield City Council Candidates And Council Members May Promise To The Following Draft. Some Suggested You Wait Another 20 Years.

Future I-80 Downtown Fairfield Sign To Create Jobs:

• Capture Lost Business: Highway I-80 drivers can be targeted to spend money in our downtown.

• Install I-80 sign after the West Texas St gateway to downtown is finished: Half the Solano Mall sign size.

• Place “Downtown Fairfield” directional signs where practical.

Seek West Texas St Redevelopment Grants:

• Improvement grants are available. City will submit over five new grants a year. The city will place the highest priority on keeping its promised to improve Fairfield’s main gateway.

Street & Landscaping Improvements:

• Plans: Use the city’s paid West Texas St redevelopment plans for nice landscaping, and street median strip with landscaping. $18 Million.

• Use city gateway studies & plans already paid for: Plans nicely show West Texas Street leading to and thru downtown to the modern Solano County office building.  The entry segment from I80 to Pennsylvania remains uncompleted.

Building Facade Improvements:

$80,000 loans to each property. Low government backed interest rates. Will increase business and jobs.

Verifying City Gets Results:

City staff will provide clear monthly progress reports. Every quarter, the City Council will publicly report all grant attempts and progress made.

Who Might Keep The West Texas St Promise?: (below names Not yet verified)

• Brian Travis, Council candidate – hopefully

• Cat Moi, councilman - probably

• Chuck Timm, Councilman & candidate – hopefully

• Harry Price, Mayor – hopefully

• John Mraz, councilman – hopefully

• Pam Bertani, Council candidate – hopefully

• Rick Vaccaro, Councilman & candidate – hopefully

The city is seriously considering a plan to rob West Texas Street property owners the right to make many major improvements by changing zoning laws.  This then lets developers buy the property for less value 20 years later, and make bigger profits at the property owner's expense. Is it fair to change the city's promise then in effect rob Fairfield property owners who fell for Harry Price's dog pony tactics? 

So far it appears the following chose not to commit to this promise (at least a clear email from them has not been received on this subject):  
• Fairfield Mayor Harry Price
• Rick Vaccaro (voted by Harry Price and others onto the Fairfield City Council). 
• Pam Bertani

Check back to the blog for updates. Nothing warranted on this blog. Let’s Work Together For A Better Fairfield. FixFairfield.Org 707 434-8000.
 

Things are hopefully changing for the better?

Fix Fairfield was able to see the good side of mayor Harry Price again.

Fairfield mayor Harry Price expressed serious interest in redeveloping West Texas Street when and if government monies come through again.  We can't expect anything to happen too soon though. City Manager Sean Quinn is working on the matter.  Fix Fairfield continues to have a high opinion of Sean Quinn's brilliance.

Secrets Fairfield Mayor Harry Price Keeps From Voters. Harry & Crew's Tactics.

Harry Price is such a successful politician it is hard to imagine he is such a game player.  What is behind his facade?


Here are a small portion of the things Harry & Crew Have Refused To Disclose.

• Refusing to give full details on the www.FairfieldGateway.com project he promised to redevelop, e.g.: where did the city really put the money allocated for the project? It disappeared before the state went into recession.
• The full connections between Harry and Crew with their financial interests in redevelopment projects other than West Texas Street.  WTX did not offer any "special gifts" to his old boy network, so the project got mysteriously canceled.
• Refusals from Harry and Crew to abide by the Fairfield Sunshine Act on open government is exemplified in many examples.

There's enough to write a book on Harry & Crew's tactics coupled with taking holding the voter's babies for his photo opps.

Fairfield Election Volunteers Needed

Dig up the truth on what suave speaking Fairfield mayor Harry Price has been hiding from voters.

Call Fix Fairfield 707 434-8000.

Clean Up Volunteers Needed

Fairfield Clean Up Volunteers Needed To Clean Up Central Fairfield.

The Matt Garcia Foundation volunteered before.  Matt Garcia was very passionate about fixing central Fairfield.

Suisun City is looking nice thanks to mayor Pete Sanchez, and city council members Mike Hudson, Jane Day and others. We hear Solano Maids' cleaning services are great too.  Maybe we'll give them a call?

Fairfield & Suisun Link Site

Check out the Fairfield & Suisun site for Solano links at www.Fairfield-Suisun.net. Get good Fairfield - Suisun links in one spot.

Fairfield Tomato Festival A Huge Success

Many people say Fairfield's annual August tomato festival is their favorite. Lot's of healthy tasty tomatoes, and more.

The Fairfield Tomato Festival is also good economic development for central Fairfield.

What Is Fairfield's Grade For "Open Innovation"?

Guess What Is Fairfield City Hall's Grade For "Open Innovation"?

The costly errors Fairfield continues to make result from many factors.  One of them is Fairfield' famous closed innovation.  Local organizations not part of the Fairfield Old Boy Network are not allowed to know much of what goes on inside closed doors.

Fairfield city employees are also disgusted, but can do little because their heads may be next on the the butcher block during the next round of layoffs.


Don't remain in the dark. You won't know what may happen next unless you are prepared.

Discover questionably ethical practices by surfing the web. What you find may or may not be correct, at least ponder what you discover. Look up matters such as:
• Fairfield Mayor Harry Price
• Broken Fairfield Gateway Promise
• Is Fairfield City Hall fair?  Look up: fair Fairfield
• Fix Fairfield www.twitter.com/FixFairfield
• Solano Business News www.twitter.com/SolanoBizNews
• Solano Government www.twitter.com/SolanoGovNews
• Look up other subjects adding terms like: tricky, dishonest, unethical

Next City Trick On Promoting Downtown Fairfield

What's The Next City Trick On Promoting Downtown Fairfield?  FixFairfield.Org bets almost the bottom dollar that the games will continue because not enough voters really understand how certain parties in the city financially benefit from breaking promises.

Steven Kays says "we need more than a chain saw to cut through Fairfield City Hall's obfuscation tactics and tricks. Their pretending to be all nice and happy with little trace of guilt is astounding."  Kays suggests they might be "class A actors", but too polished to be believed by everyone.

More background at FixFairfield.Org

More Drops Expected In Fairfield Office Space & Residential Real Estate Prices

Follow News On Expected Price Decreases In Fairfield Office Space & Residential Real Estate Prices at SolanoBusinessNews.Com

Fairfield office suite lease packages sometimes even start at only $75/mo for shared office services.  Further price drops possible.  Might be a good time to lock in longer Solano office suite leases.

Association Of Bay Area Governments Meet In Fairfield

The Association Of Bay Area Governments organized a large Solano County planning meeting May 4, 2011.  Association Of Bay Area Governments heard local concerns about the need for more economic development.

Association Of Bay Area Governments organized Solano planners, contractors, developers (fewer in attendance due to the economy) along with private citizens.  Association Of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) was told that the main future focus should be more about job creation.

The three hour meeting Fix Fairfield's Steven Kays attended was later divided into smaller innovative brainstorm groups. Fix Fairfield attended Suisun mayor Pete Sanchez's table where we took advantage of Sanchez's wide level of experience in highway traffic design to solve today's Solano gridlock.

Jim Spering, Solano County Supervisor spoke about needing more stable finances, so Solano County can better design and innovate needed services. Fix Fairfield agrees with Jim Spering that Solano County may save money with better long term planning.

With nearly all California funds previously allocated for different projects, there is little wiggle room for Sacramento to redirect allocated funds from matters that now appear less urgent than they were years ago. California state senate and assembly probably cannot bypass past California referendums without yet another referendum.

Interestingly, a number of people in government wanted more job regulations, though studies show further restrictions on employers will further contribute to more Solano job losses.

It's hard to legislate ethics in the workplace, and not have that interpreted by employers as having their hands shackled.

Association Of Bay Area Governments is planning another meeting perhaps sometime towards the end of 2011.

Buy In Fairfield Program Answers Fairfield Sales Tax Questions

Fairfield City Hall Supported "Buy In Fairfield" Answers Sales Tax Questions

FAQ Fairfield Sales Tax Questions
http://buyinfairfield.com/sales-tax-facts-faqs.php

Fairfield Economic Segregation?

Does Solano County Capital City Fairfield Have Economic Segregation? Is This More Of A Less Talked About Nationwide Trend?

Solano Business News has an interesting expose on Solano Economic Segregation. Or simply google this topic and see what comes up.

Fairfield's Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum Exceeded 1st $1M Fundraising Needed

Fairfield's Doolittle Museum Raised First $1 million

Fairfield's Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum at Travis Air Force Base surpassed the $1 million mark. 

Fairfield's Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum is being supported by the Fairfield-Suisun Chamber of Commerce, Solano economic development organizations like Solano Business Incubator (offers museum free fund raising facilities without having to go through Travis AFB check points), Fairfield mayor Harry Price, Suisun mayor Pete Sanchez and his Suisun City Council, etc.

Details on Fairfield's Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum at www.DailyRepublic.com

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Vacaville Banned Marijuana Shops

Vacaville Banned Marijuana Shops

Vacaville Police Chief Richard Word supported Vacaville City Council’s pot shop decision.  Maybe Vacaville pot shoppers will start hunting for deals in Suisun or Fairfield?

Solano County Sheriff Checking If Autopsy Reports OK

Solano County Decided Their Sheriff Neededs To Check Doctor’s Autopsies.

San Francisco Chronicle

http://articles.sfgate.com/2011-02-28/bay-area/28638592_1_gill-autopsy-forensic-medical-group/2

Current Facts On Suisun City, Fairfield & Solano County

You might be surprised to learn something you didn't know about the changes happening in our community. How Does Wikipedia Describe Suisun & Fairfield?

Suisun City http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suisun_City

Fairfield http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairfield,_California

Solano County California http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solano_county

Also check out SolanoBusinessNews.com

Special Interests Control How Fairfield Unions Get Salary Protections

Personally I like most of the women and men in Fairfield's protective services.  They take their work seriously.  I should know as I almost won the Fairfield City Council elections though the unions supported those who won.

Guess why the Fairfield city council wanted Rick Vaccaro appointed?  Matt Garcia and I were friends - he told me I should have won the election as he knocked on few doors.  I knocked on more voter doors than any other candidate when I ran.  I dare anyone to do a large survey of Fairfield voters to prove this. 

Actually when Frank Kardos said he knocked on something like 9,000 doors I was floored.  So tempted was I to expose what appeared his falsehood. I kept my mouth shut on this and other negative things i knew about him because I prefer to avoid mud slinging campaigns. Others knew and also chose not to speak up.

Maybe I should have told the Fairfield City Council during the appointment process my close relationship with Matt Garcia.  But so soon after the great guy's funeral was simply not something I felt was right for the time.

I'm not taking sides, but simply shedding light on part of what I know is really going on in our Fairfield, capital of Solano County.  Politics requires tough decisions, and Fairfield city employees need all the support they can get. Please Support Our Fairfield City Employees. They Have Families To Support Too.

Solano Hopefully Far Enough From Nuclear Power Plants

Luckily California has only two nuclear power plants. California nuclear power plants appear to use similar technology to those in many of Japan's nuclear power plants.

We predict chances are very low for new Solano nuclear power plant construction in the reasonable future. Solano is hopefull far from nuclear power plants.

One California nuclear power plant is in Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant high up the hill over the Pacific Ocean near San Luis Obispo. The other is the San Onofre nuclear power plant near Long Beach. Both California nuclear power plants use pressurized water reactors.

Diablo Canyon wishes to extend their nuclear power plant’s operating license, which may expire in about 15 years. Opponents point in part to the discovery of a previously unknown fault about a mile offshore.

Pacific Gas and Electric's nuclear power plant geological studies show Diablo Canyon's nuclear power plant's maximum seismic strength for a California earthquake near the nuclear power plant at maybe 6.1 to 6.5, and other factors shows it will withstand a quake of around 7.5.

Japan's March 2011 earthquake was 8.9.

While Solano County Appears Safe From Nuclear Power Plants Other Areas May Not Be As Safe. Details at http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/14/world/asia/14industry.html

Vacaville Kids Fixing Downtown Fairfield

Vacaville Boys & Girls Club Is Fixing Downtown Fairfield

The Vacaville children are getting out their colorful paint brushes and creative bursts of energy to fix up the remaining vacant retail spaces in Fairfield's business center.

Details at www.DailyRepublic.com (password required)

Solano County Housing Prices Doing Poorly

As the saying goes, you can now get more than a "fair" prices on "Fairfield" houses.

Fix Fairfield predicts a further drop in Solano County housing prices before they go back up again. 

San Francisco Chronicle article on US house prices. However Fairfield house prices have sometimes dropped more than any of the SF Chronicle examples mentioned here

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/02/22/financial/f060239S93.DTL

With High Unemployment, Employers Now Get Fairfield Salary Subsidies

In Fairfield employers can receive huge subsidies for hiring new employees.  Solano County reimburses 80% of the salary when you create new Fairfield job openings, and fill them with those receiving subsidies from CalWorks.  Fairfield employers can't fire current Fairfield employees, and replace them with CalWorks people to get the 80% Fairfield subsidy.  Details at Feb 19, 2011 issue of SolanoBusinessNews.com

Free Workshop To Help Fairfield Kids With Autism

The Solano autistic workshop - Teaching Children with Autism: Where to Begin, is part of a growing interest with autism in Solano County. It's being held in Brandman's Fairfield University campus.

Fairfield Autism Workshop Reservations: (707) 863-0990 fairfield@brandman.edu  

Fairfield's 80 to 80 Corridor Revitalization Plan

The City of Fairfield’s 2008 project studied the entire corridor from West Texas Street to North Texas Street. In this larger context, the 80 to 80 plan outlined the vision for West Texas Street and reiterated the importance of West Texas Street as a vital gateway to downtown Fairfield. The 80 to 80 Fairfield plan proposes different interesting improvements. These include creating a pedestrian friendly environment along the street, such as separated sidewalks, landscaping and street trees, additional street lighting, decorative crosswalks, and median islands.

For more on the Fairfield's 80 to 80 Corridor Revitalization Plan, bookmark or subscribe to FixFairfield.Org's blog.

Gunmen Robbed Fairfield Hotel

Gunmen Robbed Fairfield Hotel.

The robbers visited America's Best Value Inn on North Texas Street in Fairfield.

For details visit www.TheReporter.com or www.DailyRepublic.com

City Might Fix One Block Of West Texas Street

Fairfield City Council is discussing plan to revamp about one block of West Texas Street from McDonalds (Beck Avenue) to the roadway under I-80. The Feb 15, 2011 Fairfield City Council session on the project went well.

It's great news that the city is moving forward on keeping part of the promise to complete redeveloping West Texas Street. Fairfield voters look forward to the main section of West Texas Street, from Beck to Pennsylvania to also be redeveloped. Ideas to redevelop West Texas Street were discussed for decades (check city records). While plans to start the changes should have happened in 2000, happily things are moving forward.

Discussions on adding again another traffic light to West Texas Street will further hurt traffic getting to downtown Fairfield. Fairfield Planning needs to reduce the obstacles in getting from I-80 to downtown and the Solano County capital building.

The $350,000 discussed for this project will be moving forward for now. But who is responsible for the Fairfield Gateway project?

They include: Fairfield Mayor Harry Price, Fairfield City Council members John Mraz, Catherine Moy, Chuck Timm, Rick Viccaro, Erin Beavers, Fairfield Director of Community Development, David White, Assistant to Fairfield City Manager, Curt Johnston, Fairfield Economic Development Division Manager, Brian Miller and many other Fairfield City staff. Steve Kays, founder of Fix Fairfield will continue to press the city to continue making needed improvements as well.

Fairfield's Pepper Belly's Reopens - Will Help Downtown Fairfield Merchants Too

More Visitors Are Expected Back To Downtown. Fairfield's Pepper Belly's Reopens.

Fairfield downtown merchants are happy to see Fairfield's Pepper Belly's reopen, said Margaret Manzo, head of Fairfield Main Street Association. Her boss Curt Johnston couldn't agree more.

Fairfield restaurants were affected by Fairfield's Pepper Belly's closure per Margaret Manzo, and Curt Johnston.

Details at www.DailyRepublic.com

Fairfield City Hall At The Mall Closing To Save Money?

Fairfield needs to cut another $7 million from the budget.

Fairfield City Hall At The Mall is another way to get Fairfield residents to visit the mall and shop locally. With more shoppers, the mall's clients are happier, and they can pay their rent. While our blogs over simplify things, let's think about how synergy can help improve Fairfield business.

In addition to Fairfield City Hall At The Mall, Fairfield cut the equivalent of about 128 full-time employees. Fairfield is now staffed at its lowest level since early 1997.

Fairfield City Hall is closed on Fridays to save more money as well.

Details at www.DailyRepublic.com

Fairfield City Council Session Won't Answer About Broken Promise

At the Feb 1, 2011 Fairfield City Council session tonight, the city was asked about their Fairfield Gateway Promise. The city promised to complete the redevelopment of Fairfield’s main gateway. But mayor Harry Price and others politely danced around clear answers.

Tonight FixFairfield.Org sent a letter to the city and "hopes" to get clear answers as required by the Sunshine Act. Clear answers are not expected however.

Good Turn Out For US Congressmen John Garamendi Open House In Fairfield

Solano County & Contra Costa County's US Congressmen John Garamendi had a huge gathering for Garamendi's open house. US Congressmen John Garamendi just opened his new office across the street from the Solano County government building.

Many Solano county voters and government officials showed up for Rep. John Garamendi.

John Garamendi community open house

Rep. John Garamendi is hosting his community open house from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday January 27th, 2011 at his new office suite in 609 Jefferson St.

Others who also plan to attend the John Garamendi community open house include:
Assemblywoman Mariko Yamada, Fairfield Mayor Harry Price, Fairfield Vice Mayor Chuck Timm, Suisun City Mayor Pete Sanchez, Suisun Vice Mayor Jane Day, Solano County Supervisor John Vasquez, plus Solano Community College President Jowell Laguerre.

City Decides To Dump Low Income Housing Into Central Fairfield

Who is going to pay the increased costs from further burdens Fairfield is placing upon central Fairfield? School costs will go up with more low income housing. With the lack of local jobs, will the new residents be paying enough in taxes to at least cover public school costs? More long term low income residences (while needed) are dumped into central Fairfield versus other locations. The city promised to start improving central Fairfield over a decade ago, and things only keep getting worse.

FixFairfield.Org attended the Fairfield City Council session on Jan 4, 2011. Fairfield Motel owners probably didn't attend because they didn't want to get the city angry. There are many more dynamics on the city not keeping its promise. 

Fairfield planning (or lack there of for central Fairfield) has many more dynamics.  For example, there are good sides to allowing the motel conversions, as fewer Fairfield police calls might be made regarding short term visitors.  Yet will the new proposals outweigh the further burdens the city enjoys dumping outside their own neighborhoods?

Learn more about Fairfield Motel Conversions at SolanoBusinessNews.com (free) and DailyRepublic.Com (subscription required).

Fairfield Police Greatly Help In Fixing Fairfield - Today's FFPD

Fairfield PD remains busy in central Fairfield.  Vagrants and Fairfield got the message from Fairfield's City Council.

Solano businesses in central Fairfield (downtown, plus West Texas Street, plus the previously redeveloped Armijo high school area) are happy with increased Fairfield police patrolling Fairfield's business tax base.  The number of Fairfield vagrants has dropped tremendously since Fairfield City Council's John Mraz and Chuck Timm turned the Fairfield Police Department around.  Thanks to Fairfield Police Department (FFPD), Fairfield shoppers have become more comfortable shopping in our downtown Fairfield.

Any future Fairfield police budget cuts however should not touch central Fairfield, until the city finishes its promise to fix the remaining redevelopment they promised.  With increased Fairfield tax revenues from the redeveloped central Fairfield, our FFPD will have more money to continue offering the team stable employment.

Report suspicious activities to FFPD"s non emergency line 707 428-7300.

Vacaville Says They're More Pro Business Than Fairfield

Fairfield's 2011 Resolution: Will It Be To Keep Promise To Fix Central Fairfield



Mashburn, the new Vacaville City Council member again knocked Fairfield down to reality.

Mashburn said "Vacaville is the city most likely to position itself to take advantage of the economic recovery"

When will Fairfield fix itself and get back on track?  First step is to keep the city's important promise to redevelop the donut area surrounding downtown Fairfield.

Question is when will Fairfield work with everyone to begin fixing itself? 

Let's make keeping promises Fairfield's 2011 resolution! We want to hear the next Fairfield City Council session tell us on local cable TV, "Fairfield's 2011 Resolution Is Keeping Promise To Fix Central Fairfield". Will they say this?  Watch and find out.

Details in Fairfield's Daily Republic, and Vacaville's Reporter.

Fairfield Reaching Out To Sister City Nirasaki, Japan

Fairfield mayor Harry Price will help lead the 40th year celebrations.

Fairfield and Nirasaki, Japan, celebrate their 40th year sister city relationship in 2011. Fairfield students have been traveling to and from Fairfield, California to Nirasaki, Japan for 23 years.  The Nirasaki - Fairfield sister city coordinator Arletta Cortright's daughter is one of many who love Nirasaki, Japan.

Steven Kays, Founder of FixFairfield.Org and Innovation Institute worked in Tokyo.  Kays' father worked for USIA (US Information Agency) at the US Embassy in Tokyo.

Details at DailyRepublic.com (password required)