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  • Solano COVID report on Fri. Sept 25: 31 new cases, 5 new hospitalizations, no new deaths September 25, 2020
  • You can VOTE in Benicia on Monday, September 28! Roger’s recommendations… September 25, 2020
  • Solano is mailing your ballot to you this weekend – Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, Vacaville, Suisun City, Rio Vista, Dixon September 25, 2020
  • Smoke from California fires may have killed more than 1,000 people September 25, 2020
  • Solano County COVID numbers going in wrong direction September 25, 2020
  • 3 more COVID deaths in Solano County, 8 reported in last 3 days September 24, 2020
  • Biden’s campaign assures voters the U.S. ‘is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House’ September 24, 2020
  • Solano’s 3 new COVID deaths not new – County is updating records September 24, 2020
  • Solano COVID update: 38 new cases, spike in hospitalizations, 3 new deaths (including a person 18-49 years of age) September 23, 2020
  • Solano announces plan to re-open today and meanwhile reports 19 new COVID cases, 19 new hospitalizations, 2 deaths September 22, 2020
  • Benicia School Superintendent Young: Letter on COVID-19 plans September 22, 2020
  • Solano County press release: Loosening some COVID restrictions, “…best defense is to continue with the safety protocols” September 22, 2020
  • BREAKING: Solano County may move into COVID-19 red tier Tuesday Sept 22 September 22, 2020
  • Solano COVID test rate back up to 5% while California’s rate dips to 2.8% September 21, 2020
  • How to report illegal political campaign ads, signs, and more September 20, 2020
  • FOX News, Right-wing Radio, GOP Senate: No Systemic Racism September 19, 2020
  • The death of RBG; news orgs remember legal legend; election jolted; McConnell warns of ‘pressure from the press’; views from right and left September 18, 2020
  • Solano County daily COVID update: 31 new cases overnight, test rate remains low at 2.9% September 18, 2020
  • RIP, RBG September 18, 2020
  • Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. September 18, 2020
  • 3 COVID dead, 47 new cases today, 15 hospitalized – this is Solano County 10 days after Labor Day September 17, 2020
  • Tinfow receives $300,000 severance package from city of Benicia September 17, 2020
  • Bay Area refineries taking a new path – going from processing crude oil to renewable energy September 17, 2020
  • Solano County COVID cases pass 6,000 – good news: over 82,000 residents tested September 16, 2020
  • Fairfield COVID outbreak adds to Solano daily update: 4 hospitalized, 2 new deaths September 15, 2020
  • Valero shells out its first $20,000 – for phone calls and polling data September 15, 2020
  • Game Over for the Oil Industry, What Will Benicia Do? September 15, 2020
  • 31 residents and 8 staff have COVID at Fairfield Alzheimer’s and dementia care facility September 15, 2020
  • Benicia Firefighter Tests Positive for COVID-19 September 15, 2020
  • Solano COVID numbers all rise: 10 more in hospitals, spike in elderly cases and deaths, possible start of a Labor Day surge? September 14, 2020
  • Marilyn Bardet – mask recommendation September 12, 2020
  • Year of calamities taking toll on mental health September 12, 2020
  • Funny video: The Birds & the Bees (Taking flight for the survival of all living things) September 12, 2020
  • Solano County COVID testing passes 80,000, 7-day positive test rate falls below 3% September 11, 2020
  • Why did Benicia’s City Manager Lorie Tinfow resign suddenly? September 11, 2020
  • Dramatic drop in COVID-19 test rate: Solano, Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun City, Rio Vista, Vacaville September 10, 2020
  • Solano daily COVID-19 update: Benicia, Vallejo, Fairfield, Suisun City, Rio Vista, Vacaville, Dixon September 9, 2020
  • Solano County reports 91 new COVID cases over Labor Day weekend September 8, 2020
  • Benicia City Manager resigns, effective immediately September 8, 2020
  • Trump’s latest racist move – Defunding Anti-Racism Trainings September 5, 2020
  • Vallejo settlement in 2018 police shooting of Ronell Foster: $5.7 million September 5, 2020
  • Solano COVID-19 update Sept. 4: Another death, someone of 65 years or more, total of 48 deaths September 4, 2020
  • Documenting Trump’s insane comments and racist behavior in Kenosha September 4, 2020
  • Solano COVID update: total of 5,631 cases, 345 currently active September 3, 2020
  • ‘Insulting’: California police reform bills die without vote September 3, 2020
  • Solano County COVID test rate 7.1% while state of California rate drops to 4.1% September 2, 2020
  • Solano COVID report on September 1: positive test rate continues to climb, tops 7 percent September 1, 2020
  • Youth COVID cases in Solano County steadily increasing as percentage of all cases, now at 11% September 1, 2020
  • Benicia passes historic resolution, takes action on Black Lives Matter August 28, 2020
  • Solano COVID update: 60 new cases today, focus on hospitalization rates by race/ethnicity August 28, 2020
  • We turned the tv off on Trump – And here’s some of the reasons why… August 28, 2020
  • Former Trump official: Trump is enabling white supremacists August 28, 2020
  • Solano COVID report: another 48 infected, test rate jumping all over the place August 27, 2020
  • Line us up, all snug, front to back – a mile of Solano residents infected with COVID-19 August 26, 2020
  • Solano COVID report – possible error corrections, unlikely sudden drop in 7-day test rate August 25, 2020
  • Solano COVID report: 2 more deaths today, test positivity rate climbs to 7% August 24, 2020
  • City Council considers major program to recognize Benicia Black Lives Matter and address unconscious bias August 24, 2020
  • Here’s a fix for the one thing that could screw up your early mail-in ballot August 22, 2020
  • Solano COVID report – it’s more than numbers: putting a face on one among us who died… August 21, 2020
  • Solano County surpasses 5,000 COVID-19 cases, nearing a high of 400 actively infected August 20, 2020
  • VIDEO & TEXT – Barack Obama’s convention speech, a teaching moment and a historic warning August 20, 2020
  • Postmaster DeJoy will not replace sorting machines, blue mailboxes and will not restore overtime August 20, 2020
  • Solano COVID report – Another death today, someone 18-49 years old August 19, 2020
  • Solano COVID report: 2 new deaths, County approaching 5,000 cases August 18, 2020
  • Solano County adding two new curbside ballot dropboxes in response to public concerns over postal slowdowns August 18, 2020
  • Watch Michelle Obama’s Full Speech At The 2020 DNC August 18, 2020
  • Solano COVID report: spike in hospitalizations, test rates continue to climb, more youth infected August 17, 2020
  • KAMALA! A Randy Rainbow Song Parody August 17, 2020
  • Benicia and Solano: How to work around Trump’s Sabotage of the US Postal Service August 16, 2020
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