I had a question regarding development along the Florin Road corridor. I sent an email and received…read moremy response within two hours! Great organization for keeping up to date on the happenings on Floin Rd.

I have lived in Fairfield for 12 years, and until now, I did not know about the Casual Carpool. It…read morereally is a tremendous resource for drivers and riders in the Fairfield community, and surrounding cities. At this point, I have only been a driver, and it is nice to take the carpool lane up to SF. I've only had pleasant riders, that all have offered me $1.25 for the ride. It's not a lot, but it's better than nothing and I get to drive in the carpool lane. It's been such a great experience that has reduced the stress of dealing with morning traffic. I'm surprised that no one has "yelped" about it, so I thought I would be the first...CASUAL CARPOOLING ROCKS!!!

I will tell you what. Going to school is'nt like it was when I was a kid. I had no idea the hoops…read moreparents have to jump thru to get their kids an education, even at the public level. After getting the run around for a couple weeks by that other district, I got in touch with NCOE. I went straight to the top. I was mad, had run out of patience and wanted answers. Barbara saved the day. She has gotten me more results in the past 72 hours than I got in weeks elsewhere. I know that people are busy, we all are but Im just really blown away that Barbara, the superintendent, contacted me directly and told me, "We are on this" like I, or more importantly, the kids education mattered. I have a kid that wants to go to school but cant because of the back and forth. There are hundreds of kids that dont want to be there so I was very vex on why the delay from NVUSD. Anyhow, job well done NCOE from top to bottom.

We came to the fire station several weeks ago for a wonderful children's event they put on…read more The firefighters and staff were engaging, friendly, personable, and polite. Our toddler had a blast! She particularly enjoyed spraying the firehose. We've had firefighters and paramedics out to my grandparents home a number of times. They always did a wonderful job quickly assessing the situation, keeping the family calm, and transporting them. They're a great asset to the neighborhood and our junior firefighter can't wait until next year's event.

It's quite reassuring to know that station 74 is close by in case of an emergency. There has been…read moremany a times in the past that station 74 first response team quickly came to the aid of one of my neighbors . Fire stations in Elk Grove are part of the Elk Grove Community Service District. Fire stations not only house fire trucks but all the men a women fire fighters. They also give educational tours ( online registration required), do school visits, CPR classes, Safety Surrender Baby Program, and even give Santa a ride through the neighborhood in December. Special thanks to all the men and women in M.B. "Bud" Jones Fire Station". YOU ROCK !!!

Travis Air Force Base (KSUU) is located in Fairfield, California. The base has its origins all the…read moreway back to 1942. It is named after Brigadier General Robert F. Travis who died in a B-29 crash there in 1950. Both of its offset runways area quite long at 11,000 and 10995 feet. Travis, is the home of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, part of the USAF Air Mobility Command. It is primarily a home to C-5's, C-17's, and KC-10's. In addition as the "Gateway to the Pacific" it hosts a variety of units just passing through on they way East or West. In addition there is a USN detachment of E-6B Mercury (TACAMO) aircraft as this is considered one of their West Coast outposts (Normally they are based at Tinker AFB, in Oklahoma). The David Grant USAF Medical Center, a 200+ bed hospital is also on the base. Unless you have business or stationed on the base there is no visiting. However, it is a phenomenal place to plane spot as the various aircraft there practice touch and goes, and are in such demand you are guaranteed to catch a few. In addition ot the plethora of Cargo and refueling aircraft, you also can get lucky on occasion and get other interesting transients like the Blue Angels, RAF, RAAF, LC-130H's, T-38's and the odd fighter aircraft

Beautiful airbase, and it has everything you need! In town for a short stay at the Westwind, we…read moreused the base gym (great!), went to the Commissary and Exchange (terrific) and a good look around reveals a well-run base! Bravo, Travis!

My husband and I were visiting Napa and spoke to a woman whom I made the mistake of not getting her…read morename, but I had to give a shout out for the Napa chamber of commerce, given she was so very sweet and kind, gracious and seriously well mannered. She actually thanked us for coming to Napa and supporting the tourism in the city. She recommended a breakfast/brunch place, which we're going to try tomorrow.

The people at the Napa Chamber of Commerce are REALLY good at taking FREE stuff, but they totally…read moredrop the ball whenever it's time to recompense and they NEVER follow thru on their promises. My dealings with the Napa Chamber of Commerce, I was initially alarmed to find out that this place had a 5 star yelp rating, but once I saw that there were only 2 reviews it became much more understandable. My experience with the Napa Chamber of Commerce was far from a positive one. In my business dealings with them, they were completely underwhelming. Their staff failed to honor numerous agreements we had in place, and it became rather cumbersome for me to contact them regarding egregious business ethics. Many things were promised to me as part of some work I did for them, and they failed to compensate me with anything that they said the would. They seemed incredibly slow and inattentive whenever I reached out to them, but I can't help but notice the expedience in which I was removed from their mailing list after I reached out to them. My experience with the Napa Chamber of Commerce was very unfavorable, and I hope to spare others from this deplorable experience.

I was stopped on Cordelia Road for doing a rolling stop at a stopsign. The cop gave me a lecture on…read morerolling stops. Then he saw the boxes of human blood in the back of my truck marked ''DO NOT DELAY.'' I told him I was sorry for making a rolling stop, but my cargo is time sensitive and I need to go soon. He let me go without a ticket. So anyway: There's a rolling stop trap on Cordelia Rd near the Firehouse

GOD AWFUL! Been 7…read moreweeks and I'm still waiting on my Police Report from a car accident we had back in the middle of September, today is Nov 7th WARNING: If Officer Jimmy Williams writes your report... good luck. I've left him several voicemails and still no call back. I was referred up to a Lieutenant Foot(may be wrong, starts with a F though) who assured me he would do it and I could pick it up "next week" . HA! Yeah, that was 3 weeks ago. Holding me up from getting a new car from my Insurance company who needs the police report to contact the person who hit me insurance and etc.. Just awful all the way around.

The Commandant's Residence, built in 1860, used to be the hot spot for fine dining in Benicia in…read morethe 70's and 80's. From 1975 to 1986, the Commandant's Residence served continental cuisine to many patrons in various settings ranging from one of their dining rooms to banquets outside the facility and even to banquets in the Clocktower Fortress across the street. Unfortunately a fire in 1986 brought an end to the restaurant's operations and the building sat empty and rarely used for years. Now, Arts Benicia has adorned the facility with many works of art created by local artists, not solely from Benicia, but mostly from areas nearby. It's a pleasure to see the facility restored and updated in many ways, including new electrical, an elevator, and new ADA compliant restrooms. There's a very small gift shop near the main entrance. Not a huge inventory of merchandise, but what is there is quite unique and artsy. Some items are not priced and the volunteers, (all of whom were very kind and cordial), may have difficulty getting a price if you're interested in purchasing one of those items. Hours are very limited, I believe they're open Thursday-Saturday from 1 pm to 5 pm. For me, it was a stroll down memory lane since I worked in the restaurant in the early 80's; but I believe most art enthusiasts would find a visit quite worthwhile.