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Vallejo resident Paula Bauer: I support Supervisor Monica Brown

District 2 Supervisor Monica Brown (Incumbent). | Robinson Kuntz  / Daily Republic.

By Paula Bauer, February 22, 2024

There have been some unflattering letters and social media posts lately about Supervisor Monica Brown.  I supported Supervisor Brown in 2016, and was her treasurer in 2020.  She won both times, and I just voted for her again in 2024.
Has she made some mistakes?  Yes.  She is human.  She has made mistakes.  But she also shows up and supports the causes I support. She stands with science and supported masks and vaccinations when that was not a popular position in Solano County.  She fought for and got us the home kitchen ordinance that has allowed meal prep in private homes for public consumption.  She has fought for eight years but I don’t think has yet won fire suppression regs.  I also think she understands the issues that Solano County will face with California Forever/Flannery Associates.  We cannot afford to have a rookie trying to ramp up to speed when these issues come before the board. Let’s elect someone who already knows the terrain.
While I’m asking you to support Monica on the board of supes, I’m also asking you to vote for Monica, Kathy Kerridge, Pat Toth-Smith, and me for the central committee.  And I’m asking for all of the same reasons: we support science, LGBTQ rights, women’s health, voting rights, and everything else Big D Democratic.  None of us have been on the central committee as long as Monica, but we are all on it now, and probably against our smarter instincts, are asking you to put us there for four more years.  We ask for and would appreciate your votes.
Thank you.
Paula Bauer
Solano County, District 2 (Vallejo)
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Fairfield resident Grant Kreinberg: District 2 Supervisor Candidate Rochelle Sherlock is responsive, proactive, and committed

District 2 Supervisor Candidate Rochelle Sherlock (third person from right). | SherlockforSupervisor.com.

By Grant Kreinberg, February 21, 2024

This year, it’s crucial for residents of Solano County’s District 2 to shift their focus beyond the presidential race and consider the pivotal Board of Supervisor seat. Incumbent Monica Brown, has displayed a concerning lack of attention to the residents’ issues, including fire protection.

Solano County is currently under a severe fire threat, comparable to the devastating 2020 LNU Complex fire, the state’s second-largest at the time. Despite urgent warnings from local and state officials, Supervisor Brown has seemingly turned a blind eye to these concerns. Fire officials have repeatedly reached out to her, inviting her to meetings and seeking her support to improve the county’s fire districts, but she has consistently ignored these calls for assistance.

Solano County deserves better leadership, and Rochelle Sherlock is the answer.

I first encountered Rochelle Sherlock in 2019 when she was actively working to gain support for the “Green Valley Fire Safe Council.” Through public education, fuel reduction strategies, and mobilizing resident volunteers, the Green Valley Fire Safe Council has made significant progress in reducing the risk of wildland fires.

In 2022, Rochelle successfully secured a nearly $1 million grant from Cal Fire for fuel reduction. This grant enabled the creation of a substantial “shaded fuel break,” a critical measure to disrupt approaching wildfires. The project’s first phase was completed in spring 2023, showcasing Rochelle’s effectiveness.

Rochelle’s leadership extends beyond securing grants; she actively collaborates with local fire authorities and other stakeholders. The council, under her guidance, has applied for and received additional CAL FIRE grants, initiating the second phase of their project. The goal is comprehensive protection for upper Green Valley, and the adjacent area of Cordelia.

As March 5 approaches, the choice for District 2 is clear. Instead of retaining a supervisor uninterested in broader community concerns, it’s time to vote  in Rochelle Sherlock as the next supervisor. The county needs a leader who is responsive, proactive, and committed to the well-being of all residents.

Grant Kreinberg
Fairfield, CA

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Vallejo resident Cookie Gordon: Supervisor candidate Dr. Rochelle Sherlock is District 2’s choice for a better Solano

District 2 Supervisor Candidate Dr. Rochelle Sherlock. | SherlockforSupervisor.com.

By Helen-Marie “Cookie” Gordon, February 20, 2024

I am writing to endorse and encourage you to vote for Dr. Rochelle Sherlock for District 2 Solano County of Board Supervisors. I have had the pleasure of knowing Rochelle for over five years. We’re both members of the Solano Transportation Equity Working Group, and I have worked with her in engaging the community to identify issues and develop solutions. I can confidently say that she possesses the necessary qualities and skills to excel in this position and to continue building relationships to partner with resources for our communities and move forward to a quality of life for all.

As a resident of Solano County and District 2, I believe that it is essential to elect leaders who are committed to improving and bringing real quality equity financial and environmental benefits to support all of our community, and Dr. Rochelle Sherlock is one such leader. She has already demonstrated the commitment to public service through her decades of community work across several causes, and she continues to show up and support community events and initiatives, volunteering her time to build the capacity of the community. I believe she will continue to work tirelessly to make our community a better place.

I strongly recommend your vote for Dr. Rochelle Sherlock in the upcoming election. I am confident that she will make a positive impact and work towards the betterment of our community. Please join me in supporting Dr. Rochelle Sherlock and electing her as our District 2 Solano County Board of Supervisor. My son Christopher Gordon agrees. He represents residents who live with disabilities such as himself who lives with Down Syndrome, however they have many abilities to recognize what they want to see and experience in their communities as well.

Sincerely,

Helen-Marie “Cookie” Gordon
Community Advocate
Chair for Solano Transportation (SOLTRANS) Commissioner VHA

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Solano Supervisor candidates for Vallejo, Benicia spar over committees, California Forever

The candidates debated in a lively forum in Benicia moderated by the Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee. | Ryan Gellar / Vallejo Sun.

The candidates debated in a lively forum in Benicia moderated by the Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee.

Vallejo Sun, by Ryan Gellar, January 9, 2024

BENICIA – Candidates for the District 2 seat on the Solano County Board of Supervisors exchanged barbs and trumpeted platform points as they answered questions in a forum moderated by the Solano County Black Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee at the Benicia Veterans Hall Monday night.

Incumbent Monica Brown and challengers Rochelle Sherlock and Nora Dizon responded to individual questions posed for each candidate by the forum moderators, PAC chair Charles Lee and local business owner Tara Beasley-Stansbury. Candidates were allowed short responses to their opponents’ answers.

Sherlock, a business management consultant who previously ran against Brown in 2020,  took her first opportunity to challenge Brown’s record by saying that Brown had voted to dissolve several advisory committees, including the Agricultural Advisory Board, the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Committee and the Solano County Historical Records Commission.

The issue came up a second time when moderators read questions collected from an audience of about 40 people. One attendee asked if candidates would work to reinstate the commissions.

Brown said that the board had valid reasons to dissolve the committees. She said that the Alcohol and Drug Advisory Board was folded into the Behavioral Health Department to fit the statewide model and the board felt that Farm Bureau was a better fit to represent agricultural interests.

In regards to the Historical Records Commission, Brown said that the county received very few requests for records from the archive and they wanted to devote staff time to more widely used services.

But Sherlock fired back, saying that the dissolution of the committees was an assault on democracy. “I’m going to do everything I can to restore those advisory committees,” she said. “If the county Board of Supervisors are making major decisions and they are not getting input from the people that those decisions are impacting then we have got a problem.”

Sherlock said that the committees had served an important role in monitoring the effectiveness of county programs and tracking the use of county funds. She said that she would work to build greater collaboration and citizen participation at both the city and county levels of government.

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