FAIRFIELD Former Suisun City Mayor Pete Sanchez has joined the growing list of candidates looking to replace Jim Spering on the Solano County Board of Supervisors, and current Suisun Councilwoman Wanda Williams has made her campaign official.
Sanchez said Tuesday he decided eight years ago he woul
Mysterious group still buying up Solano ag land
FAIRFIELD A group of investors under the Flannery Associates LLC banner has purchased 24,000 acres of land in Solano County.
It is a 2020 story that started in 2019 and startled some local residents enough that they asked the Board of Supervisors to include the area as a priority conservation area.
That was in September 2019 when the total acres purchased was announced as 30,000. The lower figure was confirmed Tuesday by the Solano County Assessor’s Office.
One of the concerns about the purchases is the proximity to Travis Air Force Base, which prompted wild theories of foreign involvement, or of equal concern, that future plans for the land could interfere with base operations.