Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County,California,in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is generally considered the midpoint between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento,approximately 40 miles (64 km) from the city center of each city,approximately 40 miles (64 km) from the city center of Oakland,less than 19 miles (31 km) from Napa Valley,16 miles (26 km) from the Carquinez Bridge,and 14 miles (23 km) from the Benicia Bridge. Fairfield was founded in 1856 by clippership captain Robert H. Waterman,and named after his former hometown of Fairfield,Connecticut.
Solano County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census,the population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield.
Suisun City is a city in Solano County,California,United States. The population was 29,518 at the 2020 census. The city takes its name from the adjacent Suisun Bay,which in turn is named for the Suisun people,an indigenous Native American tribe of the area.
Lori R. Saldaña is an American politician from San Diego,California. She is a former member of the California State Assembly from the 76th Assembly district. She served from 2004 to 2010,when term limits prevented her from seeking re-election. She served as a Democrat.
Alden Anderson was a Republican politician from California.
The Suisunes were a Patwin tribe of Wintun people,originating in the Suisin Bay and Suisun Marsh regions of Solano County in Northern California. Their traditional homelands stretched between what is now Suisun City,Vacaville and Putah Creek around 200 years ago. The Suisunes' main village,Yulyul,is believed to be where Rockville,California is located today. Father Abella,visitor to the tribe in 1811,indicated they resided in the present location of Fairfield,north of the Suisun Bay. One of the Suisunes' primary food sources was acorns. Their diet also included fish as well as miner's lettuce. Their huts were conical wikiups made of rushes or tule thatch.
Located in northern California,the Suisun Marsh has been referred to as the largest brackish water marsh on west coast of the United States of America. The marsh land is part of the San Francisco Bay tidal estuary,and subject to tidal ebb and flood. The marsh is home to many species of birds and other wildlife,and is formed by the confluence of the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers between Martinez and Suisun City,California and several other smaller,local watersheds. Adjacent to Suisun Bay,the marsh is immediately west of the legally defined Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as well as part of the San Francisco Bay estuary.
Collinsville is a rural unincorporated community in Solano County,California,United States. It is located at the mouth of the Sacramento River,on the north side of the river where it debouches into the Suisun Bay. Collinsville is effectively separated from the more intense urban development in Contra Costa County immediately across the river,as no bridge exists connecting the two areas. The area was once proposed for a major chemical plant of the Dow Chemical Company in the 1980s. The community is in ZIP code 94585 and area code 707.
Lois Wolk is an American politician and former member of the California State Senate. A Democrat,she represented the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region and portions of the North Bay.
Thomas M. Hannigan was an American businessman and politician.
Steven Seokho Choi is an American politician who serves as a member of the California State Assembly representing the 68th Assembly District,having won the post in 2016. A Republican from Orange County,California,he previously served two terms as mayor of Irvine,California. In 1998,he became the first Asian-American elected to the Irvine Unified School Board and served two consecutive terms there before becoming the first Asian American to have been elected to a four-year term on the Irvine City Council and one of two Korean Americans on the council.
The Suisun Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area in Solano County,California,located just east of the Napa Valley wine region in the Coast Range. It was established as a wine appellation on 27 December 1982,making it among the first AVAs of California,Napa Valley being the first.
California's 11th State Assembly district is one of 80 California State Assembly districts. It is currently represented by Democrat Lori Wilson of Suisun City.
Ryer Island is an island in Suisun Bay at the mouth of the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta in Solano County,California,eight miles east-northeast of Benicia. It is administered by Reclamation District 501,and is in the Suisun Resource Conservation District. At the time of statehood it was known as Kings Island,and is labeled as such on an 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold as well as an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange. It is labeled,along with Deadman Island,Joice Island,Grizzly Island,Simmons Island,and Roe Island,on a 1902 USGS map of the area.
Susan A. Bonilla is an American politician who served in the California State Assembly,representing the 14th district,encompassing parts of Contra Costa and Solano counties. She is a Democrat. Prior to being elected to the state Assembly,she was a member of the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors and was Mayor of Concord before that.
The Government of Solano County is defined and authorized under the California Constitution and law as a general law county. Much of the Government of California is in practice the responsibility of county governments,such as the Government of Solano County. The County government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration,law enforcement,jails,vital records,property records,tax collection,public health,and social services. In addition the County serves as the local government for all unincorporated areas.
William Harold Dodd is an American politician who is currently serving in the California State Senate. He is a Democrat representing the 3rd Senate District,which encompasses the northern San Francisco Bay Area and Delta region.
Dutton Island is a small island in Suisun Bay,California. It is part of Solano County,and included within Reclamation District 2127. Its coordinates are 38°04′54″N121°58′14″W. An 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold,as well as an 1854 map of the area by Henry Lange,shows an unlabeled island covering some of the area now occupied by Dutton Island.
Wheeler Island is a small island in Suisun Bay,California. It is part of Solano County;parts of it are included in Reclamation Districts 2127 and 2130. Its coordinates are 38°05′06″N121°56′15″W. An 1850 survey map of the San Francisco Bay area made by Cadwalader Ringgold,and an 1854 map by Henry Lange,show islands partially covering some of the current area of Wheeler Island,labeled "Davis Island" and "Warrington Island".
The 2021–22 session is the current session of the California State Legislature. The session first convened on December 7,2020.
