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Renting an Apartment in Fairfield
Fairfield is a city located in the northeastern portion of the San Francisco Bay
Area in Northern California, USA (See East Bay and North Bay). It is
approximately 40 miles from both San Francisco and Sacramento, approximately 30
miles from Oakland, and less than 10 miles from Napa Valley. Fairfield was
founded in 1859 by clippership captain Robert H. Waterman, and named after his
former hometown of Fairfield, Connecticut. It is the home of Travis Air Force
Base and the Jelly Belly factory, and has a population of over 108,000, slightly
less than Vallejo, which is the Bay Area's ninth-largest city. It shares a
border with its sister city, Suisun City. Other nearby cities include Vacaville,
Benicia, Napa and Vallejo. Fairfield is the county seat of Solano County.
Geography
Fairfield is located at 38°15'28" North, 122°3'15" West (38.257763,
-122.054256)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of
97.623 km˛ (37.7 mi˛). 97.5 km˛ (37.7 mi˛) of it is land and 0.1 km˛ (0.04 mi˛)
of it is water. The total area is 0.05% water.
The city is located within the California Coastal Ranges of the San Francisco
Bay Area. The city is centered directly north of the Suisun Bay and northeast of
the San Pablo Bay. Much of the Suisun Bay contains the Suisun Marsh, the largest
saltwater marsh on west coast of the United States. The Sacramento Valley lies
east of Fairfield.
History
The history of Fairfield stretches back five to six thousand years. That is the
age of artifacts of native people which have been excavated here. The first
European contact came in 1810 when the Spanish army was ordered to attack the
Suisin Indians. In 1835 the Mexican General Vallejo was so magnanimous in
victory over the Indian Chief Sem Yeto that the chief later became his ally in
conflicts against other tribes. In 1837 the Indian Chief Solano received a land
grant from Mexico named Suisun Rancho. This grant eventually came into the hands
of a clipper ship captain from Connecticut named Robert H. Waterman. He not only
parceled out the town in 1856 but also, in a commercially shrewd move, arranged
to have the county seat moved here in 1858 from Benicia. As an inducement he
granted sixteen acres of land for the construction of county buildings. In 1903
Fairfield was incorporated as a city.
Industry and Major Employers
Fairfield has an enviably diversified economy, with robust government,
manufacturing, health care, retail, professional and commercial construction
sectors. Anheuser-Busch operates a large Budweiser brewery facility, Clorox
produces bleach products here and the Jelly Belly Candy Company confects its
specialty jelly beans here.
* Agriculture; see Suisun Valley;
* Anheuser-Busch; regional brewery
* Copart Auto; worldwide headquarters
* Edwards Cinema
* Jelly Belly; worldwide headquarters and factory
* Jimmy Doolittle Air & Space Museum; located on Travis AFB
* Solano County Government Offices
* Travis Air Force Base
* Wal-Mart
* Westfield Shopping Mall
Schools
Fairfield's public schools belong to the Fairfield-Suisun Unified School
District; (FSUSD) and the Travis Unified School District; (TAFBUSD).
Area High Schools
* Armijo High School;
* Fairfield High School;
* Angelo Rodriguez High School;
* Sem Yeto Continuation School;
* Mary Bird Community Day School;
* Vanden High School;
* Sem Yeto Continuation School and Mary Bird Community Day School are part of
the FSUSD. Vanden High School is part of the TAFBUSD, and is located near Travis
Air Force Base. All others are part of the FSUSD.
Universities nearby include California Maritime Academy, UC Davis, UC Berkeley,
Sacramento State, CSU East Bay, Sonoma State, Trinity College of Massage, St.
Mary's College, University of Phoenix, Chapman University. The main campus of
Solano Community College is located in Fairfield.
Recreation
* Downtown Fairfield;
o Offers shopping, community festivals and entertainment.
Parks
* Rockville Hills Regional Park
o The Park is located on Rockville Road approximately 3/4 of a mile from the
corner of Suisun Valley and Rockville Roads. Allows bicycling, hiking, and
provides walking trails.
* Fairfield Linear Park
o The Linear Park stretches throughout the city. Picnic tables and play
equipment can be found along the route. Runners, walkers and bicyclist enjoy
this route.
* Alan Witt Park
o Contains the Fairfield Sports Center and City of Fairfield Rotary Skate Park.
the park offers tennis courts, a recreation building, picnic area, ball fields,
basketball courts, volleyball courts and horseshoe pits. Restroom facilities are
available.
Golf Courses
*
o Fairfield is home to three golf courses, two public and one private. Paradise
Valley and Rancho Solano Golf Courses, both public, are rated in the Zagat
Survey of “America’s Best Golf Courses,” rated 3 ˝ stars by Golf Digest Magazine
in 2004 and voted #1 & #2 golf courses in Solano County for consecutive years.