Fairfield, CA Mayor Catherine "Cat" Moy
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Community Leader....absolutly not
1. Markley Lane malfeasance
October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023
Parents seek answers on restoring a portion of Markeley Lane
by
Amy Maginnis-Honey
Daily Republic
Oct 1, 2023 Updated May 17, 2024
FAIRFIELD — Street Talk 2023 became Straight Talk 2023 as several dozen people gathered in a Vanden High School parking lot Saturday morning to talk about restoring the portion of Markeley Lane that used to connect to Peabody Road.
The event was hosted by Matt Bidou, trustee of the Travis Unified School District and Fairfield Vice Mayor Pam Bertani. Catherine "Cat" Moy, Fairfield's mayor, and Mitch Mashburn, Solano County supervisor, were guests.
All four told those gathered, mainly parents, organizing is the key to get the portion of the road restored. The portion of the road was closed when the Peabody Road overpass was built.
Markeley Lane offered easy access to Center Elementary, Golden West Middle and Vanden High schools.
Now, drivers must access the schools via other streets, often leading to long traffic backups and many safety concerns about students.
Vanden High senior Brooklyn McCrary was there. She drives herself to school. The trips are about 15 minutes each. She arrives at school early and is able to leave early.
Shantel Smith has a daughter at Vanden who is getting ready to get a driver's license. "I'm already frantic about her driving," she said.
Getting to and from school takes between 30 and 45 minutes, she said. Her daughter then hikes from the road alongside the school to Whitney Drive where she meets her mom.
"School is out at 3:20," she said. "I tell her I will pick her up at 3:35 or 3:30."
Smith was there to take in all the information and possibly get involved. "I've learned over the years you can complain and complain, yell and scream, but your voice is not heard until you are organized."
Then, like McCrary, they take the Peabody Road Overpass to reach their homes.
Bertani and Moy emphasized they need two more council votes to help secure funding. To get the money, the council must re-prioritize its list of Capital Improvement Projects.
Frustrated parents had many questions and thoughts. Children from Vacaville and Fairfield also attend the Travis schools. It's estimated as many as 50% of the children are Vacaville residents.
Moy said she had approached Vacaville about helping and was offered a cheering section, not money.
One man said he worked on building the overpass and the plan for a whole Markeley Lane to remain was there and the money.
"It's the same rhetoric," one woman said. "You organize it," said another to Moy and Bertani. "Can you see our frustration? Hold yourself accountable."
The area is in the Train Station Specific Plan adopted by the Fairfield city council in July 2011. Bertani and Moy were not on the council then.
The plan calls for the developer of the first development to fund the construction. The Fairfield planning commission and city council recently voted to allow Canon LLC begin building homes without the New Canon Road.
Mashburn encouraged those attending to lobby Congressman John Garmamendi for an earmark.
"We don't need fancy landscaping or a sidewalk, just a road," Bidou said.
January 26, 2024
October 1, 2023
October 1, 2023
Fairfield City Council moves forward on plans for new Markeley Lane
by
Susan Hiland
Daily Republic
January 26, 2024
FAIRFIELD — Safety concerns have been at the forefront of complaints from parents, teachers and students over Markeley Lane ever since the new overpass was constructed. A portion of the road was closed when the Peabody Road overpass was built.
Before the overpass, Markeley Lane gave easy access to parents and students for Center Elementary, Golden West Middle and Vanden High schools.
Drivers must now access the schools using other streets, often leading to long traffic backups and many safety concerns.
Mayor Catherine Moy has good news about the issue. In an annual planning session a few weeks ago, the City Council pulled money from another project and will use that to start getting Markeley Lane fixed.
"The money is coming from a project on West Texas that we don't need to do anymore," Moy said in a phone interview. "It is a few million dollars."
Moy said originally the idea was to use funds from the Capital Improvement Project, but the money just wasn't there.
"The funding has been the big issue, but this should help," she said.
The mayor said people need to be patient as this process is in the very early stages of development. Several issues will need to be addressed before things can go forward.
"We will need to buy land, find a developer and an engineer," Moy said. "It may take up to five years to complete. Some have estimated that if we put the shovels in the ground this year, it would be three years. I don't think that is going to happen."
A group in early May stood on Peabody Lane, opposite the old Markeley Lane entrance, with signs bringing attention to the issue.
"The safety issue is a real concern for me," Moy said.
The council formed a subcommittee in July to pursue finances and support for a new Markeley Lane, off Peabody Road.
The City Council has reached out to Vacaville to see if some funding could be shared between the two towns.
"They aren't handing over money, but I would think they would also be concerned because students from Vacaville are using the road to get to school in Fairfield," Moy said.
Moy said she understands some of the issue is financing and it took work to get the amount that they do have for the new road from another project.
"People have said we aren't working on it, but that is not true. We have been working on it, but the financing has been the issue," she said.
The de-evolution of Markley Ln
The lies begin to be uncovered, the truths begin to be revealed...
2. HOT MIC hellion
June 8, 2025
Moy does not back down from 'retaliation comment' against employees
by
Todd R. Hansen
Daily Republic
June 8, 2025
FAIRFIELD — Mayor Catherine Moy has found herself in the middle of another controversy after she was overheard at a recent council meeting telling City Manager David Gassaway "these people better stop or she'll go down there and whoop their ass."
The "hot mic" comment followed employees speaking out against a contract proposal by the city that offers no cost of living increase, increases employee share of medical insurance from 5% to 20% and eliminates a paid holiday.
"We know that's a non-starter ... Did you expect (it) actually to be (that way), or let's just start the conversation here and see where it goes?" Elizabeth Harrison, regional vice president for SEIU 1021, told the council.
"But we are talking about balancing a budget on the backs of the lowest paid workers that you have in the city. There has to be someplace else you can balance the budget."
A number of employees who spoke on June 3 said they are only looking for what is fair, and for the city to show it values their work. One person said the ask was for 10% over two years, though it was not immediately clear if that was 10% each year or 10% combined.
The comments also noted that with inflation, the paychecks were not going as far as they used to, and to take what they labeled the city's offer as a "pay cut" that situation would only get worse.
Moy's comment was made under her breath as those employees were leaving the council chamber.
In a social media post, Moy owned up to what she said, and even doubled-down.
"First, I absolutely said this. I always have an open mike," Moy said in her post.
"I’ll say this: Our city has a $10 million structural deficit. I won’t bankrupt our city. My record shows that I have 100 percent supported labor. In fact, I’m the ONLY Fairfield elected to do so," the post stated.
"I highly suggest that folks don’t bully council members. They are mostly volunteer. I told two labor groups ... I’ll talk with them. As for bullying me with lies and distortions – I’m not that girl!! I will ALWAYS think of the tax paying citizens, those who really have no voices. Our staff already know that I’ve always had their backs," the post stated.
"Play stupid games, win stupid prizes," Moy stated.
The post also suggested that the mayor believed she was protecting Gassaway, who she stated in her post had taken some "hard jabs" by the employees.
Those "jabs" did not take place at the council meeting. The only reference to the city manager is when James Fry, an instrument technician at the city water plant, asked if Gassaway still believes what he said in 2023, purportedly that "cutting employee pay does not save money in the long run."
While no cost of living increase would mean the paychecks will not buy as much against the current inflation rate, it is not a cut in pay. Technically, increasing the share of health benefits paid by employees will mean less money in the home budget, too, but it is not a pay cut, either.
However, for workers seeing their take-home pay shrinking, the semantics of what is actually a pay cut has no practical meaning.
A number of responses have followed Moy's retaliatory comment, including that "elected officials should be held to a higher standard."
And while Moy's comment about "mostly volunteer" council members was clearly a reference to what the mayor considers minimal pay and all the additional responsibilities that come without extra pay, more than a few responders noted that the only volunteering going on is choosing to run for office, and that the mayor gets paid $1,560 per month, and the other council members receive $1,300.
Raises took effect in December 2022, moving the salaries from $600 and $500, respectively.
June 9, 2025
June 9, 2025
Fairfield mayor caught threatening SEIU 1021 members after public comments
by
SEIU 1021 article
June 9, 2025
At a recent Fairfield City Council meeting, SEIU 1021 members gave calm public testimony calling for management to bargain in good faith.
As they exited the chambers, Mayor Catherine Moy was caught on a hot mic saying, “Those people better stop or I’m gonna go out there and whoop their a*.”*
Watch the KRON 4 coverage here.
When questioned later, Mayor Moy refused to back down from her statement and even defended it on social media, describing the workers’ comments as “insulting” and claiming she had only meant it “in jest.”
This is no joke.
These are our people who maintain our parks, streets, public buildings, and critical infrastructure — the very systems that keep Fairfield functioning. They are public servants who showed up at city council to be heard. Instead of being listened to respectfully, they were threatened.
Mayor Moy’s reaction isn’t just disrespectful — it’s a threat. Workers should never fear retribution for speaking their truth. That’s democracy. That’s safety. That’s dignity.
Join us Tuesday, June 18, to stand in solidarity with city workers and insist on respectful, fair treatment at the bargaining table.
Rally Details:
- When: Tuesday, June 18, 12 p.m.
- Where: 1000 Webster st, City of Fairfield
- RSVP here
Fairfield works because SEIU 1021 members do.
3. to hate or not to hate
Cat's REAL feelings towards the "gays"
Whir of blades is a sign of hope for Fairfield
by
Catherine Moy
Vacaville Reporter
September 2, 2006
updated August 30, 2018
I love the sound of a police helicopter over the skies of Fairfield. It means our law enforcement officers are rounding up bad guys and cleaning the streets of scum. It also means that our city leaders recognize crime problems and are doing what they can to make the city safe.
What a difference a couple of councilmembers make. I remember the days when liberals on the Fairfield City Council yammered on about “perceived” crime. In other words, streets colored with murder victims” blood were just a perception. Crime problem? We had no crime problem.
Then two law-and-order men, John Mraz and Frank Kardos, took office and, voila, the bad guys are scattering like cockroaches under light. We have cops knocking on doors and locking up the filth that gives any city a bad name. Conservatism is shining. No more liberal coddling of the criminal class.
In June, Fairfield and other law enforcement agencies opened an industrial-sized can of whoop-butt on the town and hauled in hundreds of criminals. Every night I heard the helicopter and it sounded like an angel singing. (I”m sure the devils on the streets heard Mephistopheles calling them home.)
The June crackdown was the largest ever in the city. My husband, daughter and I waved at the helicopter and give our hometown heroes a thumbs up. Before that June crime sweep, the sound of a helicopter usually meant bad news. A criminal was on the run or somebody had crashed her car.
The helicopter went silent after the first run. But last weekend, I saw her flying again. Fairfield is now in the middle of a two-week crackdown aimed at sending the message that rapists, drug dealers, murderers and all of the dregs of society are not welcome here.
Contrast this attitude to San Francisco, which faces a climbing murder rate. We all know that the big city by the bay is a bastion of liberals, freaks and conservatives who can stomach the left-wing nonsense that is poisoning San Francisco.
S.F. Mayor Gavin Newsom is famous for allowing gays to marry in his city. The gay agenda has distracted Newsom from saving the city from its deviance and crime. Last year, 96 people were murdered in Newsom”s city, and that might be eclipsed by this year”s tally.
Liberalism is literally killing the city”s residents. A year ago, San Francisco voters made gun ownership illegal – though their unconstitutional law is being challenged. And the murder rate climbs. But do you think they can put 2 and 2 together? Only if they”re gay.
Newsom is stunningly popular with residents because of his unhealthy focus on promoting the city”s gay lifestyle, even as gunfights rage in the streets. The mayor plans to hold a second gun violence summit.
He should instead look to Fairfield and New York City under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani for pointers. Helicopters, snarling dogs, tough cops and diligence works. What doesn”t work? Men dressed up like Tinkerbell, dikes on bikes and outlawing citizens” guns.
The author, a lifelong Fairfield resident, can be reached at Poohdo@aol.com.
Originally Published: September 2, 2006 at 12:00 AM PDT
Stark Contrast!
United against Hate is an orgnization that since 2017 have come together with state and local leaders, community members, activists, and so many others to stand United Against Hate. Catherine Moy used their platform to align herself with communities whom she previously openely condemned and spoke against during her years as Vacaville Reporter columnist. BTW....how many Pride month proclamations and/or flag raisings has she attended since her rise to the Fairfield City Council?
Shame.
Community Response
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Community Response
From rhetoric to Auschwitz
from the Vacaville Reporter
September 6, 2006
Updated August 30, 2018
If I may borrow a pejorative label from Catherine Moy”s latest offering (“Whir of blades is a sign of hope for Fairfield,” The Reporter, Sept. 2), I cannot imagine anyone but the odd “freak” finding her columns clever or enlightening.
The recent anti-crime effort of the Fairfield Police Department, the subject of Ms. Moy”s column, is to be welcomed. The problem is the tone in which she couches her opinion. She is free to express her convictions. However, both she and The Reporter – which continues to give her a regular forum and apparently pays her for it – might call to mind the period between the two world wars when strong leaders first began to map out the next logical step.
Believing that ultra-conservatism was shining brightly, they put their rhetoric into action. They attempted to cleanse whole nations of filth. Jews were the primary target, but other categories of “freaks” and “scum,” including Catholics and Protestants, were not overlooked. At Auschwitz, huge piles of religious items, as well as child-sized artificial limbs, give eloquent testimony to just some of these perceived scum.
In an earlier column, Ms. Moy wittily advocated sending the whole Middle East to oblivion atop a mushroom cloud. Wonderful. Fanatics of all possible extremes are blithely saying fundamentally the same thing. Ms. Moy”s personal jihad against “liberals,” among other deviants, doesn”t sound all that different from the rhetoric of any other kind of extremist. The difference is one of degree, not of kind, and all of them scare me.
Whatever comes out of the mouth comes from the heart. When our words are ugly, what does that say about us? Who decides who is unworthy and who is an upright citizen? Ms. Moy, after all, comes close to equating “liberals” with “scum.” And is it really such a big step from the ugly words to the appalling deeds?
If our faith does not answer that question for us, then history, not to mention current world events, answers it unequivocally.
- Sylvia Giem, Vacaville
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Put off by ”hate-filled tirade”
from the Vacaville Reporter
Septemeber 7, 2025
Updated August 30, 2018
I am wondering whether columnist Catherine Moy was a guard at Abu Ghraib prison, with her snarling dogs and tough cops (“Whir of blades is a sign of hope for Fairfield,” The Reporter, Sept. 2). Maybe we should shoot the cockroaches in the street, with no judge, jury or trial.
Helicopters and gay bashing won”t clean the streets. She trashes liberals and brags about being a conservative. Why doesn”t she hold our neocon leaders accountable for starting a war in Iraq based on a pack of lies; high gas prices; high health care (or no health care for some 20 percent); the cost of living rising, but not wages; huge tax breaks for the very people who don”t need them — the rich; the horrible response to Hurricane Katrina, and the biggest gap since the Great Depression between the rich and everyone else.
Her hate-filled tirade was offensive to read. Nobody wants crime, but when hope is taken away, crime will rise. We need programs that help pull people out of poverty, instead of people crossing their arms saying, “I have mine, too bad for the rest of you.” She could go ahead and brag about being a neocon – after she looks at all of their accomplishments.
- Michael Rhoades, Fairfield
4. domicile deflection
June 28, 2025
Question arises over Moy residence; mayor blames California Forever
by
Todd R. Hansen
Daily Republic
June 28, 2025
FAIRFIELD — The Solano County District Attorney's Office has confirmed it is "looking into" allegations that Mayor Catherine Moy is not living in Fairfield as required by law.
However, Assistant District Attorney Paul Sequeira said it is not a formal investigation.
Moy said she is living in Fairfield with family, but declined to provide a specific address for privacy and safety reasons for those family members. She also declined to elaborate on other family situations linked to her living arrangements, notably anything to do with her husband.
"I'm not going to do that. My family has had enough. It's been destructive and very painful for me," Moy said.
The mayor confirmed that she and her husband sold their Potrero Street home she listed on her candidate papers as her "domicile." She also confirmed that she and her husband own property on Rockville Road, outside the city limits, but she is not living there.
"My sister lives in that home; she leases it from us," Moy said.
The mayor also is certain where this "political attack" originated.
"It comes from California Forever," Moy said. "They don't like me because I've been the most outspoken (against the proposed East Solano project), and have followed them longer than anyone else."
She said Suisun City Councilwoman Princess Washington, snared recently in a Napa arrest controversy, also is a target due to her open opposition.
The mayor does not think the matter is the result of her "hot mic" comment that upset city employees who had come to a council meeting to testify about their contract situation. Moy was overheard saying "these people better stop or she'll go down there and whoop their ass."
"So this is what this is all about," Moy said. "It is politics."
California Forever was contacted for comment, but did not respond immediately.
The state Elections Code governs the topic of official residency, and it is clear an elected mayor of a city is required to live in that city.
But the code language defining "residence" and "domicile" can be nonplus.
The code even confusingly states that "residence, for voting purposes, means a person's domicile."
A domicile, the code states, is where the person intends to return to as the permanent place to live. By definition, a person can have multiple residences.
In order to run for an elected office, a candidate must list on the nomination papers the address of the domicile location, but the word used is residence.
The code does not address the issue of residency after being elected, but county Assistant Registrar of Voters John Gardner believes the implication is clear: When it comes to a local office holder – as opposed to a state or federal official – that office holder must maintain a legal domicile within the specific area they represent.
He said if someone wants to contest whether an elected official lives within the proper jurisdiction, the complaint is filed with the District Attorney's Office.
Gardner added, "from our perspective, anytime you move we encourage you to update your (voter) registration." Moy declined to say whether she intends to run for re-election in 2026, or whether she will pursue a different office such as county supervisor.