FAIRFIELD — The stage is set for Democratic Party presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont to lead a rally this afternoon at Solano Community College.

Police issued a traffic advisory that’s in effect from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today along Suisun Valley Road, Business Center Drive and Green Valley Road as a result of the Sanders rally at Solano College.

Nearby streets and roads will likely also see traffic delays.

Gates open at the college quad at 11:30 a.m. Sanders is scheduled to begin his speech at 2:30 p.m. The college is located at 4000 Suisun Valley Road in rural Rockville.

Admission is free and is first-come, first-served. Members of the public will enter the rally from a point outside the college’s physical education building.

Those who attend the rally are encouraged to bring plenty of water and to use sun screen. The forecast today calls for a high of 97 degrees in Fairfield, the National Weather Service reports.

Plastic bottles will be allowed through security, according to a Sanders campaign announcement.

People are asked for security reasons not to bring bags to the rally and to limit what they bring to small, personal items like keys and cellphones.

Weapons, sharp objects, chairs and signs or banners on sticks will not be allowed through security.

Parking is available at the college, although people are encouraged to car pool or use public transportation. There’s a bus stop at the college.

Police also warned that residual traffic from the rally may cause delays for those who attend the Rodriguez High School graduation ceremony that starts at 6 p.m. at the school’s Red Top Road campus.

Sanders appeared at a rally May 18 on the Vallejo waterfront. That rally drew thousands of supporters.

The barnstorming campaign by Sanders through California comes in advance of Tuesday’s primary election. He faces frontrunner Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Sanders remains far behind Clinton in the delegate count but is seeking a win California in advance of the party’s convention in July.

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