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but not as bad as full numbers suggest Todd R. Hansen THANSEN@DAILYREPUBLIC.NET
FAIRFIELD — The Solano County Public Health Division on Thursday published a significant reporting correction with 1,352 coronavirus cases being added to the county’s pandemic total, which shot past 98,600. More than 550 of those new cases were in Fairfield, the county reported. The pandemic total is 98,643.
However, only 636 of the total was from the three-day period since the last update on Monday, Dr. Bela Matyas, the county public health officer said in an interview. Matyas is not sure if the correction is due to a flood of old reports, or if there were other issues. “There was still a meaningful increase in the last couple of days,” Matyas said, noting the daily average was 212 compared to what had been a daily average around 180.
The 10-day daily average on Monday was reported at 175.3. The average as of Thursday was 223.6. Moreover, the number of residents in area hospitals dropped from 35 to 24, and the number of patients in the intensive care units was reported at two, down from three. There were no new deaths in the update, holding that See Covid, Page A7
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VACAVILLE — Transwestern Ventures and Vacaville announced Thursday plans to develop a 390,000-square-foot biomanufacturing campus on 22.4 acres in the Vaca Valley Business Park. The project will be built in two phases. Phase 1 comprises 233,888 square feet with delivery estimated in summer 2024, and Phase 2 comprises 158,316 square feet, coming later at a time to
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An artist rendering of the new biomanufacturing campus being built in Vacaville by TransWestern Ventures. be determined time. It will be located at the interchange of Interstate 80 and I-505.
“Vacaville is a biomanufacturing leader in the U.S., making this area incredibly attrac-
tive to companies looking for modern facilities in a region with a critical shortage of available life sciences space,” Fred Knapp, managing partner of Transwestern Ventures, said in a press release. “Some of the world’s leading life sciences firms have come to Vacaville to capitalize on the synergies created by a combination of extraordinary talent, relative affordability, and the city’s strong economic See Campus, Page A7
Supreme Court rules Biden can end Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld President Joe Biden’s power to enforce immigration laws, ruling he may repeal the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy, which barred most Central American migrants from entering the United States to seek asylum. The 5-4 decision in Biden v. Texas reversed lower court rulings that held the Democratic administration
must continue President Donald Trump’s strict border enforcement policy. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote the majority opinion, joined by fellow conservative Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh and the court’s three liberals, Justices Stephen G. Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Roberts said the law allowed the administration to return asylum-seekers to Mexico but did not require See Policy, Page A7
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Migrants from Central America and Mexico await the outcome of their U.S. immigration court cases in a tent encampment near the Gateway International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico border in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Oct. 1, 2019.
FAIRFIELD — The Solano County district attorney has charged the Fairfield man who fired shots at police cars – nearly hitting an officer – with three counts of attempted murder and four other felonies. Patrick L. Hall, 39, was shot in an exchange of gunfire with police officers following a pursuit from Fairfield into Vallejo on Sunday. The Fairfield police reported that they had tried to pull Hall over on a traffic violation, but he fled instead. The chase began about 10 p.m. on the 3000 block of North Texas Street and ended near Griffin and Gateway drives in Vallejo after a spike strip was deployed. Some of the bullets fired by Hall, the police reported, hit the head rest of the officer involved in the pursuit. The other felonies in the complaint are being a felon in possession of a firearm, evading a police
officer with willful disregard for public safety, unlawful driving or taking of a vehicle and being a felon in possession of ammunition. Fairfield police Chief Deanna Cantrell called the near-miss of one of her officers “frightening.” “This was a very close call, as bullets barely missed one of our officers,” Cantrell said in a statement. “It’s a frightening example of just how much potential danger the men and women of the Fairfield Police Department face every single day as they safeguard the lives and property of the people we serve, while also enforcing the law.” No officers were injured. Hall is not listed as being in custody in the Solano County Jail. It is not known if he had yet been released from the hospital. The Solano County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the officer-involved aspect of the case.
Supreme Court limits EPA’s power to fight climate change Tribune Content Agency WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday for the major coal-producing states and sharply limited the Biden administration’s authority to restrict the carbon pollution that is causing global warming. The justices agreed with lawyers for West Virginia and said Congress did not give environmental regulators broad authority to reshape the system for producing electric power by switching from coal to natural gas, wind turbines and solar energy. The court split 6-3 in the case of West Virginia v. EPA. Writing for the majority, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. said Congress, and not the EPA, has the authority to make decisions on fighting climate change. “Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a nationwide transition away from the use of coal to generate electricity may be a sensible solution to the crisis of the day,” he wrote. “But it is not plausible that Congress gave EPA the authority to adopt on its own such a regulatory scheme. . . . A decision of such magnitude and consequence rests with Congress itself, or an agency acting pursuant
to a clear delegation from that representative body.” The court’s liberals, Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan dissented. “Today, the court strips the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the power Congress gave it to respond to the most pressing environmental challenge of our time,” Kagan wrote. The ruling appears to allow for regulations focused narrowly on controlling pollution from smokestacks but blocks broader rules that would set state-by-state targets for pollution and force a shift to other ways of producing electricity. The outcome reflects the conservative court’s skepticism of federal regulation, particularly when it appears to go beyond what Congress specifically authorized. See EPA, Page A7
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