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  • How will Fairfield’s new police unit change neighborhood patrols?

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  • Tuesday: Periods of sun; not as cold, with a high of 37 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 43, low: 30.
  • Thursday: Windy with periods of rain, with a high of 55 and low of 24 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fairfield approves 2026 budget that adds directed police patrol, communications director (journal-news.com) — Fairfield has approved its 2026 budget, funding a new directed police patrol unit and restoring a communications director to improve public safety and resident outreach. The plan also adds staff in human resources and IT, raising the city manager’s budget by just over 11%. Police hope to secure a federal COPS grant to offset much of the new unit’s cost.
   

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