Participating this year were Casa Agave, Pizza Twist, Famous Creations, Baja Ice Cream, El Pitayo, Million Thai, El Caracol, Saffron, China Palace, and Alejandro's Taqueria.
"A year ago? Massive construction. Orange cones, orange fencing. Today, we just finished our streetscapes phase one, which included lighting, sidewalks and new art," said Keisha Mamaril, economic development project manager for the city of Fairfield.
"I believe the people you actually meet. It is more about the connections you have with the community, with people," Gutierrez said.
"To be able to come and have just a little taste of all these restaurants? You can fall in love with the food, come back later, bring your family and friends," said K. Patrice Williams, a Fairfield city councilmember enjoying the evening downtown.
Garbage across Fairfield, Suisun City and several cities in San Joaquin County has been piling up thanks to a nationwide sanitation worker strike.
With trash piling up downtown, the city had to prioritize a quick fix to help clean it up, Fairfield city councilmember Scott Tonnesen told CBS13.
Downtown business owners say the trash overflow has never been this bad.
CBS13 obtained a letter sent by the city of Fairfield to Republic Services threatening legal action due to a breach of contract. Garbage pickups have been interrupted for two weeks.
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The trash trouble did not shy away community members from soaking in all the Taste of Downtown had to offer Thursday night, all tickets were sold out as of that morning. Republic Services has been bringing in outside workers from different areas to help collect trash amid the ongoing strike. In an update Thursday night, the city of Fairfield said rural Solano County routes were completed and most Tuesday trash pickup customers were serviced Thursday. Friday, Republic Services is scheduled to finish those remaining Tuesday routes and then start on Wednesday picking up customers.
Negotiations between Republic Services and the Teamsters union are ongoing.
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