Solano County, California
"Solano" is a common surname in the north of Spain, especially in Navarra, Zaragoza, and La Rioja.Between 2017 and 2023, California Forever purchased over 50,000 acres of land in the county for an estimated $900 million to develop a new city.[15] Solano County has a number of rare and endangered species, including the Delta green ground beetle,[16] the wildflower Lasthenia conjugens, commonly known as Contra Costa goldfields,[17] and the annual plant Legenere limosa or false Venus' looking glass.The following table includes the number of incidents reported and the rate per 1,000 persons for each type of offense (2011).The County government provides countywide services such as elections and voter registration, law enforcement, jails, vital records, property records, tax collection, public health, and social services.However, the northern area of Solano County including Vacaville and Dixon have begun shifting right as evidenced by the 2022 midterms, voters in Congressional District 4 favoring the Republican candidate 50.3% to 49.7%.[39] Solano County is split between California's 4th, 7th and 8th congressional districts, represented by Mike Thompson (D–St.[42] On November 4, 2008, Solano County voted 55.82% in favor of Proposition 8, which amended the California Constitution to ban same-sex marriages.[44] According to the California Secretary of State, as of February 10, 2019, Solano County has 236,028 registered voters.[45] Democrats hold voter-registration advantages in all incorporated cities and towns in Solano County.
CountyFairfieldBenicia Capitol State Historic ParkVacavilleCaliforniaRegionSan Francisco Bay AreaIncorporatedNamed forChief SolanoCounty seatVallejoCouncil–AdministratorBoard of SupervisorsTime zoneUTC−8Pacific Time ZoneUTC−7Pacific Daylight TimeArea codeU.S. state2020 censusmetropolitan statistical areaSan JoseSan FranciscoOaklandcombined statistical areaUniversity of California, Daviscounties of CaliforniaMariano Guadalupe VallejoSuisun peopleNative AmericanPetaluma RiverSacramento RiverFranciscanmissionaryFrancisco SolanoTravis Air Force BaseCalifornia ForeverNorth BayEast BaySacramento ValleyU.S. Census BureaucinnabarHastings MineSt. John's MineContra Costa County, CaliforniaSonoma County, CaliforniaNapa County, CaliforniaYolo County, CaliforniaSacramento County, CaliforniaSan Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refugeendangered speciesDelta green ground beetlewildflowerLasthenia conjugensLegenere limosaRail transportation in Solano County, CaliforniaInterstate 80Interstate 505Interstate 680Interstate 780State Route 12State Route 29State Route 37State Route 84State Route 113SolTransVallejo TransitBenicia BreezeSan Francisco Bay FerryFairfield and Suisun TransitVacaville City CoachRio Vista Delta BreezeGreyhoundAmtrakNut Tree AirportRio Vista Municipal AirportBlack or African AmericanAlaska NativePacific IslanderOther RaceMixed Race or Multi-RacialHispanic or LatinoThe AtlanticAleutians West Census AreaAleutians East BoroughQueens CountyAlameda CountyAllendaleBeniciaElmiraGreen ValleyHartleyRio VistaSuisun CityGreen Valley (Solano County)2010 United States CensusAfricanAmericanNativeAmericanPacificIslanderOtherracesIncorporatedcities and townsCensus-designatedplacesunincorporated areas2000 censusGermanEnglishCensus 2000SpanishTagalogpoverty lineGovernment of Solano County, CaliforniaGovernment of Solano CountyCalifornia Constitutiongeneral law countypresidentialcongressionalRichard NixonRonald ReaganRepublicanDemocraticThird party(ies)Mike ThompsonSt. HelenaDoris Matsui