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Vacaville, California is located in Solano County. Zip codes in Vacaville, CA include 95688, 95696, and 95687. The median home price in Vacaville is $320,000 which is roughly $157/per square foot. More Vacaville information.

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6 min ago | The Reporter

Pink fire truck to visit Vacaville and honor Solano cancer victim

Vacaville resident Christine Franklin smiles and enjoys a home visit from the pink fire shortly before she succumbed to cancer in 2011.

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2 hrs ago | The Reporter

Richard Bammer: Biz Kid$ fills student, business, societal needs

How refreshing it was on Friday to see and hear Mark Miller lead a workshop/review for eighth-graders on Biz Kid$ at Vaca Pea Middle School in Vacaville.

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6 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times

Vacaville teacher faces illegal drugs, firearm charges

A Vacaville middle school teacher is facing felony charges related to the alleged discovery of illegal drugs and a firearm in his vehicle earlier this month.

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13 hrs ago | The Reporter

Solano County group set to donate blankets to Oklahoma tornado victims

The victims of the devastating tornado in Oklahoma may not have ever met anyone from Solano County but soon they will be wrapped in a warm hug sent straight from the hearts of a group of caring local residents.

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Tue May 21, 2013

The Daily Republic

CMF bike program benefits community, inmates

It's an iconic piece of cowboy narration that means something totally different to California Medical Facility inmates and personnel.

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Mon May 20, 2013

The Daily Republic

Rural fire threatens homes in north Vacaville

Residents on Clancy Lane in rural north Vacaville watched as fire burned within feet of their home Monday and firefighters knocked down the flames.

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The Daily Republic

Vanden Meadows project heads to Vacaville Planning Commission

The proposed 255-acre Vanden Meadows development will go before the Vacaville Planning Commission on Tuesday so commissioners and residents can see what it entails and voice any concerns they have about the project.

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The Reporter

Grass fire in north Vacaville

Vacaville fire crews are responding to a six-alarm grass fire at Timm Road and Buena Vista Lane in rural north Vacaville.

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The Daily Republic

Solano College honors taxpayers' commitment

What we came to realize was that the taxpayers of Winters, Dixon, Vacaville, Fairfield, Suisun City, Benicia and Vallejo enthusiastically want Solano Community College to excel further in its academic and vocational programs, as well as in the infrastructure that are the means to those ends.

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The Daily Republic

Solano College eyes safety changes

This is not a new problem. Jowel Laguerre, the college's superintendent and president, talks of discussions that date back to 2008 when the notion of contracting for police services was floated as a way to cut costs associated with policing the district's campuses in Fairfield, Vacaville and Vallejo.

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The Reporter

Editorial: Fight for Vacaville parking lots

It was always a money grab, but one wonders just how much shutting down California's redevelopment agencies is costing the state.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Daily Republic

Hot times in the summer sun

If Fairfield's industrial market had a theme song, it would definitely feature the word "hot." With the first three months of 2013 showing continued absorption of space, Fairfield's industrial market remains quite strong.

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The Daily Republic

When goats attack! A personal confession

The bizarre story about a Vacaville woman allegedly feeding a baby goat beer, then kicking and swinging it by its front legs, brought plenty of reactions this week - including extensive media coverage beyond Solano County.

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The Reporter

Visitor dollars key to Solano County economy

Lake Berryessa is an attraction for recreational visitors and brings tourism dollars into Solano County.

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Fri May 17, 2013

The Reporter

Holly Valentine: Buckingham's Tennyson takes home best-picture award

Vacaville got a taste of Hollywood when character actor Charlie Holliday made a guest appearance at the 12th Annual EYE Light Film Festival at Brenden Theatres.

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The Reporter

Vacaville Unified School District delays charter school oversight vote

Unresolved questions about liability and costs of special education postponed the approval of a petition by a Rio Linda-based nonprofit operator of charter schools to have its downtown Vacaville campus, Heritage Peak, fall under the oversight of Vacaville Unified.

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Thu May 16, 2013

Vallejo Times-Herald

Vallejo's Sutter, Kaiser hospitals earn As in patient safety study

Sutter Solano Medical Center and Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center earned "As" in safety in The Leapfrog Group's latest report, according to Leapfrog's website.

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The Reporter

Disaster drill helps prepare Traivs Air Force Base, Solano area hospitals

Volunteers and medical personnel teamed up on Wednesday as Solano County and Travis Air Force Base prepared for a disaster.

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The Reporter

Four-alarm Vacaville blaze blackens 20 acres

A four-alarm grass fire ripped along a Vacaville hillside Wednesday evening, spurred by breezy conditions and dry vegetation as it charred more than 20 acres before being controlled, officials said.

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The Reporter

Vacaville trustees to hear report on governor's May budget revise

Gov. Jerry Brown's latest 2013-14 state budget revision likely will be topic No.

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