Gang Members Convicted of Murder

The week of Sept. 18 in Department 15 of the Solano County Superior Court before the Honorable Bryan J. Kim, a jury found Defendants Danteon Jeffreys and Mario Johnson Guilty of Murder in the First Degree as well as Attempted Murder. Read More »

Community Invited to Take Part in the Festivities at Merriment on Main Tree Lighting Event

The City of Vacaville invites the community to take part in the holiday magic at the 2026 Merriment on Main Tree Lighting held in Downtown Vacaville Tuesday, Dec. 1, from 5 to 8 p.m. Read More »

Lewis Eyeing Next Dixon Project

As the Lewis Group of Companies finishes Independence in Dixon, the $93 million community development on North First Street, it is laying the groundwork for a nearby project. Read More »

Council Reviews General Plan Amendments to Address New Development Proposals

At the Sept. 15 meeting of the Dixon City Council, they considered a $5,000 contribution to the Downtown Dixon Business Association (DDBA) to help with costs for the annual Christmas tree lighting event, planned for Dec. 5. Read More »

A Peaceful Retreat to Pescadero

Lounging out by the pool at Venture Retreat Center, we were the only two souls in this forest canyon at the moment. The topic being discussed was ‘childlike wonder,’ and how difficult it seems to shift our mindset back to this type of innocence. Read More »

California Gas Average Tops $6 a Gallon

AAA Weekly Fuel Report Read More »

Support Inclusive Programming at the Inaugural Adaptive Recreation Community Day

The City of Vacaville Parks and Recreation Department is proud to announce the inaugural fundraiser, Adaptive Recreation Community Day, supporting inclusive recreation opportunities for the Vacaville community. Read More »

Council Approves Bonds for Construction Projects

Requests Alternative Locations for Catholic School Proposed Downtown Read More »

Solano County Receives Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) Award

The County of Solano, Department of General Services, Purchasing Services, has been awarded the prestigious 2026 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement (AEP) from the National Procurement Institute (NPI). Read More »

Teachers Trained in Solar School Curriculum

Teachers in Woodland, Davis and Dixon recently had a lesson in solar power and are now helping students explore solar energy and connect classroom learning to real global challenges. Read More »

Dixon Leaders Swap the Dias for Coffee Counters to Put Resident Voices First

Over cups of coffee and morning pastries, Dixon residents spent August doing something rare in modern local government: sitting face-to-face with their elected officials for unscripted, direct conversations about their town’s future. Read More »

Thompson Secures $4 Million from USDA for Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Response Activities

Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $4 million in emergency funding to address the growing threat posed by the invasive glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) in California. Read More »

City of Vacaville Director of Public Works Brian Oxley Announces Retirement

City of Vacaville Director of Public Works Brian Oxley has announced his retirement, effective Oct. 1, concluding more than two decades of service to the city and more than 25 years in public works and municipal engineering. Read More »

Dixon Football at Marysville

The Dixon High School Rams football team has an away game on Sept. 18 at Marysville High School. Read More »

Mark Your Calendars!

Solano Home & Garden Show, Teen Literacy Sessions, Senior Resource Fair, Toastmasters Open House and more! Read More »

A Morning Like No Other - Ground Zero at 25 years

After a long night of late work well into the morning, I was in a deep sleep. The repeating ring of the telephone awakened me. I received an alarming telephone call from a close friend frantically trying to get my attention. She said “just get up and turn on the TV. You won’t believe what is happening”. She was absolutely right. Read More »

Celebrating Transit Month in September

Sacramento riders can earn gift cards by simply logging their rides Read More »

Dixon Fire Personnel Deploy to Monterey County Wildfires

Dixon Fire Department personnel were deployed in early September as part of a Solano County strike team assisting with the Timber and Plaskett fires in Monterey County. Read More »

Dixon Council to Receive General Plan 2040 Amendment Update

The Dixon City Council will receive an update on the proposed scope of the city's General Plan 2040 Amendment during a public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15. Read More »

Residents Invited to Apply to Serve on Sales Tax Citizens’ Oversight Committee

The City of Vacaville is accepting applications from residents interested in serving on the newly established Sales Tax Citizens’ Oversight Committee, created to provide an additional layer of public review, transparency and accountability regarding the City’s local sales tax revenues. Read More »

Dixon Chamber Marks Manager’s First Anniversary

The Dixon Chamber of Commerce recognized Chamber Manager Sara Echarte on Sept. 3 for completing her first year in the position. Read More »

Mark Your Calendars!

Chamber Networking Lunch, Fall Water Aerobics, Tai Chi, Senior Resource Fair and more! Read More »

Solano College Claims Back-to-Back Commissioner’s Cups

Solano Community College has once again earned the top spot in the Bay Valley Conference, winning the 2025–26 Shirley Baskin Commissioner’s Cup for the second consecutive year. Read More »

J.A. Taylor Foundation Helps Bring Back Recreation Fields at John Knight Middle School

Athletic fields at what is now John Knight Middle School are being brought back to life nearly 20 years after they ceased regular use following the opening of the new Dixon High School in 2007. Read More »

Travis Credit Union to Celebrate 75th Anniversary Sept. 19

Travis Credit Union will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a community event Sept. 19 at its corporate headquarters in Vacaville. Read More »

Highlighting Infrastructure Projects

The city of Dixon recently provided representatives from U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla’s office with a tour of infrastructure projects and other community priorities as officials seek additional partnerships and funding for future improvements. Read More »

Finding Capacity and Resilience

Exploring Somatic Therapy and Dream Work with Nicole Lemaster, LFMT, SEP Read More »

What UC Davis Lab Discovered About Aphids and Milkweed

Those aphids infesting your milkweed plants offer a surprising benefit. Read More »

Mark Your Calendars!

The Dixon Chamber of Commerce is hosting a networking event from noon to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 17. Read More »

West Nile Virus Activity Detected in Solano County

The Solano County Department of Health and Social Services, Public Health Division, and the Solano County Mosquito Abatement District (SCMAD) have confirmed that two mosquito pools (mosquitoes collected in a trap) have tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). Read More »

Dixon Fire Department Responds to Second-Alarm Structure Fire on Putah Creek Road

Just before 6 a.m., Aug. 31, the Dixon Fire Department received a 911 call for a reported residential structure fire in the 5000 block of Putah Creek Road in Winters, within the Dixon Fire Protection District. Read More »

Nonprofit Community Celebrates America’s 250th

The Capitol’s Rose Garden Claimed Site for 150,000 Pounds of Food Distributed to Nonprofits Read More »