Housing & Development · Vallejo, CA
The projected cost to rebuild Vallejo's police headquarters at 111 Amador St. has risen from approximately $120 million (September 2025 estimate by Indigo | Hammond + Playle Architects) to $156–$162 million, significantly exceeding available funding. Public Works Director Leonard Bradley Job presented cost-reduction options to the City Council ahead of its Tuesday meeting, including deleting the Police Services Building and K-9 facility ($35.9M savings), removing a floor from the Community Safety Center ($17.8M), or pausing design work entirely. The project stems from a 20-year-plus effort to replace a building flagged in a grand jury report for hazardous materials, failing HVAC, sewage, and flooding issues. The council previously voted in September 2025 to close a $746,000 gap using funds from a PCB contamination lawsuit against Monsanto.
Crime · Fairfield, CA
Fairfield Police arrested Bryan Horan following a reported home invasion robbery involving a shotgun at a residence on the 2500 block of Huber Drive around 2:13 p.m. Sunday. Officers lost pursuit of Horan's vehicle due to his increasingly dangerous driving, then coordinated with Vacaville Police, who located him at a restaurant along Alamo Drive with the suspected weapon and vehicle. Horan was booked into Solano County Jail on charges including robbery, conspiracy, firearm offenses as a convicted felon, and violating Post-Release Community Supervision terms. Authorities have not released details about the victim or other potential suspects.
Local Politics · Vacaville, CA
With the Nov. 3 election three weeks away, campaign mailers and last-minute voter outreach are ramping up in Vacaville and across Solano County's Board of Supervisors District 4. The race pits Vacaville Mayor John Carli against City Councilmember Michael Silva, with Carli receiving endorsements from Dixon police and firefighter associations and Dixon Mayor Steve Bird. Campaign finance filings since Sept. 29 show Carli reporting contributions including $10,000 from Michael Ghilotti of Ghilotti Bros. Inc. and PAC donations, while Silva reported $2,666 in donations from a Vacaville resident. A separate campaign over Measure V, a proposed 1% local general-purpose sales tax, is using police and fire organization contributions to fund ads and mailers throughout the community.
Education · Vallejo, CA
Students, families, and community leaders gathered at Solano Community College's Vallejo Center to celebrate recipients of the Momhi Scholarship Program, funded by a $450,000 commitment ($150,000 annually over three years) from the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation through Doyuti T'uhkama and administered via the Solano Community College Educational Foundation. Momhi recipients Shalika Barnard, Terry Martin, and Shanna Belleau shared their stories, and several students received scholarship awards at the event. Tribal Chairman Anthony Roberts said the program reflects a belief in sharing resources with communities across Patwin homelands to help Vallejo students pursue their goals.
Community News · Vallejo, CA
Touro University California will host a free community event on breast cancer awareness, education, and support from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the Farragut Inn, 1310 Club Drive on Mare Island in Vallejo. A panel of health professionals—including a Sutter Health radiation specialist, a NorthBay Healthcare Cancer Center oncologist, and a Touro public health professor—will speak, followed by an audience Q&A. Solano County and Bay Area organizations such as Bay Area Cancer Connections and the Solano County Public Health Department will provide information and resources. California State Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson (D-Suisun City) is co-sponsoring the event, which includes breakfast for attendees.
