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In today's newsletter:

  • What Fairfield's new housing services director means for local residents
  • What you'll find at Saturday's sickle cell resource fair downtown
  • How Fairfield's Manufacturing Week could reshape local job opportunities

Also on today's calendar: UC Master Gardeners Fall Faire and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 91 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Brilliant sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 53.
  • Saturday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 82 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• City of Fairfield selects Will Daniels as director of housing services (publicceo.com) — Fairfield has hired local resident Will Daniels as its new Director of Housing Services, bringing 17 years of housing and community development experience to the city. Daniels, who says Fairfield is home, will lead efforts to expand housing opportunities and support residents through the department's offices on Webster Street.
   

• Solano Valley Alumnae Chapter and Community Partners to Host Sickle Cell Anemia and Health Equity Resource Fair (riovistabeacon.com) — A free Sickle Cell Anemia and Health Equity Resource Fair is coming to the Solano County Building on Texas Street in Fairfield this Saturday, offering education, wellness resources, and family activities. Local residents can hear medical experts, personal testimonies, and advocacy information, plus connect with community groups and learn how to support blood donation efforts for people living with sickle cell disease.
   

• Fairfield to celebrate Manufacturing Week amid changing industrial landscape (thereporter.com) — Fairfield is gearing up for Manufacturing Week Oct. 19–23, spotlighting local manufacturers and connecting residents, students, and job seekers with new career paths after the Anheuser-Busch brewery closure and Valero idling shook the regional job market. City officials hope tours, events, and outreach will help residents explore advanced technology, logistics, and skilled trades while supporting Fairfield's evolving industrial economy.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Just wanted to thank these three boys for stopping and helping my girlfriend get help from our neighbor!!!
    They were walking by across the street and saw my girlfriend on the ground suffering. She had fallen and dislocated her shoulder and broke her bone… (Nextdoor Goldridge North)
  • I Found a Costco Membership Card outside Raley's Travis Blvd.
    With the Name: Christopher Turner If you know him please Notify him or myself. (Nextdoor Elmhurst Circle)
  • Chedraui USA posted a job opening for Service Clerk - 723 Fairfield in Fairfield. Apply here.
  • Sportsman's Warehouse posted a job opening for 176 - Fairfield - Asst. Store Manager - Wage: $21.10-$26.44/HR in Fairfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fairfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Trauma Nurse Turns Near Deadly Fall Into Fundraiser For Napa Search And Rescue (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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