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Solano County

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Man Sues Solano Sheriff After Brother Beats Him During Murder Trial

    ​Solano County has gotten caught in the crossfire of a family feud that ended with one brother in the hospital and another in jail. David Bango is suing Solano County, claiming sheriff bailiffs failed to restrain his brother while Bango testified against him at his murder trial. According to court ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Chris Daly Goes to Work for SEIU

    ​Critics and supporters alike of Chris Daly can smile and state the former supe now works for Big Labor -- officially. An article in the Guardian feted Daly's recent appointment as the SEIU Local 1021 interim political director as a modern-day return from Elba. Not surprisingly Daly's new gig was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Michelle Le Update: Police Issue Search Warrants and Question 20 People

    Michelle Le has been missing since Friday ​Over the last five days, police have interviewed some 20 people -- even arresting one briefly. They've issued search warrants and tracked down a few "persons of interest," only to remained stumped as to what happened to Michelle Le, the 26-year-old nursin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    Scored on Craigslist: Texas-Style Sweet Potato Pies

    CraigslistStraight outta Vacaville.​From the cow dung-littered fields of Vacaville comes a new sort of pie altogether ― with roots in Texas, nearly 1,600 miles from Solano County. As of this morning, an enterprising Craigslist vendor is hawking Texas-style sweet potato pies, which typically ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Medical marijuana growers score a defense

    CraigslistStraight outta Vacaville.​From the cow dung-littered fields of Vacaville comes a new sort of pie altogether ― with roots in Texas, nearly 1,600 miles from Solano County. As of this morning, an enterprising Craigslist vendor is hawking Texas-style sweet potato pies, which typically ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Do Chris Daly's Potential Successors Want His Endorsement?

    Will District 6 voters still care what Chris Daly thinks?​Supervisor Chris Daly is a man toward whom few people in this city have an indifferent attitude. Despite the cursing, buying homes in Solano County, and abrasive behavior, he's still revered as the people's champion by plenty of folks in Di ... More >>

  • News

    December 23, 2009

    Catch and release: Did the SFPD lose track of a star witness?

    Will District 6 voters still care what Chris Daly thinks?​Supervisor Chris Daly is a man toward whom few people in this city have an indifferent attitude. Despite the cursing, buying homes in Solano County, and abrasive behavior, he's still revered as the people's champion by plenty of folks in Di ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2009

    Breaking: Prominent S.F. Private Investigator Indicted For Allegedly Scaring Off Witness

    A San Francisco private investigator who works with criminal defense attorneys has been indicted on a felony count of dissuading a witness, a charge stemming from his alleged efforts to scare off a star witness in an attempted murder case last month.Steve Vender, in a 2007 SF Weekly photograph​Ste ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    Jury Convicts Attempted Murderer Despite Disappearance of Victim Allegedly Scared Off By Private Investigator

    ​A San Francisco jury convicted Phil Pitney, 19, of attempted murder Thursday, even after the victim he shot at was a no-show for the entire trial -- apparently because he was threatened by the defense attorney's investigator.The Chron reported last week that Steve Vender, a private investigator w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Chronic City: Marijuana Moratorium -- How To Ignore The Voters And The Law

    Dispensary moratorium: Latest political fad?​One by one, across California, the lights are winking out.In city after city, town after town, patients who had dared hope they would at last have safe access to the medicine recommended by their physicians are having those hopes dashed  by politic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    SF Weekly Investigation: Creepy Fairfield No Place to Stow Your Wife

    ​Some observers might have felt tempted to reserve judgment upon hearing news of Supervisor Chris Daly's bizarre family decision to move his wife and kids to Fairfield, a suburb an hour north of here, while he minds the fort in his SoMa condo. As a former staff reporter for the Fairfield Dail ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2009

    Looks Like Supervisor Chris Daly Purposely Ruined Chron's Scoop

    Sorry, Chuck: No scoop for you! On Wednesday afternoon, Chronicle columnist C.W. Nevius e-mailed Supervisor Chris Daly asking him about the Fairfield home he had purchased in April. The email contained the exact address of Daly's new house. (In other words: Busted!) Daly didn't respond t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Actually, It Looks Like Chris Daly Bought TWO Houses In Fairfield

    Supervisor Chris Daly Yesterday Supervisor Chris Daly (a.k.a Brilliant Comrade) disclosed on Fog City Journal that he and his wife, Sarah, recently purchased a home in Fairfield, a stones throw from his in-laws. While that's true, online property filings suggest there's more to the story: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2007

    Solano Medfly Sightings: Hot Fruit Fly On Fruit Fly Action

    Supervisor Chris Daly Yesterday Supervisor Chris Daly (a.k.a Brilliant Comrade) disclosed on Fog City Journal that he and his wife, Sarah, recently purchased a home in Fairfield, a stones throw from his in-laws. While that's true, online property filings suggest there's more to the story: ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2007

    Solano Medfly Sightings: Hot Fruit Fly On Fruit Fly Action

    Supervisor Chris Daly Yesterday Supervisor Chris Daly (a.k.a Brilliant Comrade) disclosed on Fog City Journal that he and his wife, Sarah, recently purchased a home in Fairfield, a stones throw from his in-laws. While that's true, online property filings suggest there's more to the story: ... More >>

  • News

    June 1, 2005

    B.A.D. Girls

    Iva Vendetta, Miss Moxxxie, Ghoulina, and the other Bay Area Derby Girls are into piercings, tattoos, partying, sexual innuendo, and whatever they decide roller derby is going to be

  • Summer Guide

    June 23, 2004

    Festivals and Fairs

    Iva Vendetta, Miss Moxxxie, Ghoulina, and the other Bay Area Derby Girls are into piercings, tattoos, partying, sexual innuendo, and whatever they decide roller derby is going to be

  • News

    November 19, 2003

    Like Father, Like Son

    Think Quentin Tarantino's flicks are gory? Wait 'til you see his dad's new, um, movie

  • News

    October 29, 2003

    Case Study: Christopher Taylor

    Taylor's lawyer was suspended from practicing during the robbery trial.

  • Calendar

    August 13, 2003

    Ready, Set, Charge!

    Tony goods, thrifty prices

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    Summer Events a Go Go!

    What to do, all summer long

  • Summer Guide

    June 25, 2003

    And You're Off!

    Even if you dont know your exacta from a post parade, the racetrack can be a summer joy

  • Summer Guide

    June 19, 2002

    Festivals/Fairs

    Even if you dont know your exacta from a post parade, the racetrack can be a summer joy

  • News

    October 18, 2000

    Odor! Odor in the Court

    It wasn't impossible to find justice in Michael Dufficy's Marin County courtroom. But it was easier if you had been to one of his parties.

  • News

    January 26, 2000

    "Fairfield Wives" Saga Continues

    Mormon doctor's conviction for sexual penetration with foreign object upheld; allegation of juror misconduct headed for court

  • Calendar

    June 16, 1999

    Cothran

    Mormon doctor's conviction for sexual penetration with foreign object upheld; allegation of juror misconduct headed for court

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    The Fortress on the Hill

    Once, she partied with the Rolling Stones. Now, shunned by family and sued by friends, aging eccentric Arden Van Upp has retreated to her mansion.

  • News

    August 5, 1998

    The Fairfield Wives

    Dr. John Parkinson, a civic and religious leader in the perfectly suburban town of Fairfield, told women they needed pelvic exams. Long exams. Several times a week. For years. And they believed him.

  • Calendar

    December 27, 1995

    Night+Day

    Dr. John Parkinson, a civic and religious leader in the perfectly suburban town of Fairfield, told women they needed pelvic exams. Long exams. Several times a week. For years. And they believed him.

  • News

    November 15, 1995

    Death Sentence

    Why are prisoners with AIDS dying for release?

  • News

    March 29, 1995

    Whirly Birds

    The wind-power entrepreneurs at Kenetech have spent millionsin vain tosolve this avian mystery: Why have hundredsof raptors, including golden eagles, died alongside the windmills of Altamont Pass?

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