A Vallejo hang-glider was hospitalized after crashing into another enthusiast in the air over Columbus Parkway Monday night, a Vallejo Fire Department spokesman said.
"Two hang-gliders collided over Columbus Parkway at about 6 p.m.," spokesman Mark Libby said. "They use that area; it's well known for this.
Hang-gliders crash over Vallejo on MondayA car chase through Vallejo and over the bridge into Contra Costa County on Monday, ended with the DUI arrest of a Fairfield man recently released from jail for drunk driving, a Vallejo Police Department spokesman said.
"Officers tried to make a traffic stop for a red light violation, at about 10 p.
Car chase through Vallejo and into Contra Costa CountyThe number of homes sold in the Vallejo area, and in the nine Bay Area counties in January, fell compared to December, but rose slightly compared to a year ago, the latest industry report reveals.
New data released Tuesday by CoreLogic shows a total of 4,849 new and resale houses and condominiums sold in Solano, Napa, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sonoma counties in January 2017, down 31.
Bay Area, Solano home sales fall in January, prices still risingU.S. Rep. Mike Thompson on Tuesday denounced "rising anti-Semitism sentiments, exemplified by multiple bomb threats against Jewish Community Centers and schools as well as vandalism in Jewish cemeteries," and called for swift, decisive action to quell it.
Some local Jewish community members expressed gratitude for the concern as well as hope that these issues won't worsen.
Thompson, others, denounce rise of anti-Semitism; local Jewish leaders reactOfficials of Solano County's Department of Health and Social Services, In-Home Support Services Public Authority invite everyone to attend caregiver recruitment sessions for qualified individuals to become paid caregivers for seniors and the disabled here.
Demand continues to grow, and there's a need for more local caregivers, officials said.
Qualified paid caregivers needed in Solano CountyA young woman was hospitalized Sunday after being struck by a driver who fled the scene in Vallejo on Sunday, a Vallejo Fire Department spokesman said.
The 20-year-old woman, whose city of residence was not immediately known, was crossing Sonoma Boulevard near Meadows Drive at 10:20 p.m. and got as far as the median when she was hit, Acting Battalion Chief Morty Culverwell said.
Woman pedestrian injured in hit-and-run in Vallejo on SundayThe victim of a Saturday stabbing died of his wounds Sunday and one man was killed and two others wounded in a shooting in a Vallejo bar early Sunday, in separate homicides this weekend, police said.
These mark the city's sixth and seventh homicides of 2017.
The Vallejo Police Department received reports of a shooting just after 1 a.
Two killed in separate homicides in Vallejo over the weekendThere's a new weapon in the battle against food deserts in Vallejo.
A group called Sustainable Solano is working to create food forests here on public and private property. The group is also looking for folks to volunteer a patch of lawn for that purpose.
The idea grew out of the Benicia Community Gardens, said Nicole Newell, Sustainable Solano's landscaping program manager.
Sustainable Solano seeks Vallejo sites for free food forest installationWork on Interstate-80 in Fairfield will mean overnight closures next month, state officials said.
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and its project partner the Solano Transportation Authority (STA) will install permanent overhead highway signs on westbound I-80 at Green Valley Road as part of the I-80/I-680/SR-12 Interchange Project.
Freeway to closure overnight in Fairfield next monthSolTrans officials said they are in the process of searching for a new executive director, since Mona Babauta gave notice that she's taken a job with Golden Gate Transit.
Hired in June of 2012, Babauta, who could not be reached for comment Friday, was the agency's first permanent general manager, now executive director.
SolTrans transitioning, search on for new leaderVallejo Police Chief Andrew Bidou will be Rep. Mike Thompson's (D-St. Helena) guest for President Donald Trump's upcoming address to a Joint Session of Congress, Thompson's office announced Friday.
"Chief Bidou has been an outstanding leader in our community," Thompson said. "He and other law enforcement officers risk their lives to keep us safe.
Bidou to accompany Thompson to president's Congressional addressSolano Means Business, and officials of Solano County and the Solano Economic Development Corporation will explain what that means at an event at 8 a.m. March 10 in Fairfield.
The details of "the new, forward-thinking economic development strategy called Solano Means Business" will be announced at the event at Fairfield's Hilton Garden Inn, 2200 Gateway Court.
Solano County unveils new growth and investment strategy at March 10 eventSolano County Health and Social Services and the Solano AIDS Coalition have joined forces to educate the community about HIV/AIDS, with an event scheduled to coincide with Saturday's Vallejo Farmers Market downtown.
Mario Saucido of the Solano AIDS Coalition said he wants people to know that AIDS remains a danger.
HIV/AIDS awareness at Vallejo Farmers Market on SaturdayCal Maritime representatives will present a Super Sunday program at Vallejo's Emmanuel Temple Apostolic Church on Sunday, as part of an ongoing effort to improve graduation rates among local African-American students, organizers said.
Service time is 11:30 a.m. at the church, located at 900 6th St.
Cal Maritime expands Super Sunday program for African AmericansIt's not there yet, but SolTrans' bus trips onto and around Mare Island have been extended and made free through May 27 to see if ridership can justify establishing a permanent route, agency officials announced Friday.
Now, through Saturday May 27, the "demonstration service" around the island provides "the public additional opportunity to experience the route first hand and utilize it to explore Mare Island," they said.
Bus service to Mare Island is extended, and it's freeExperts say there are likely more refugees worldwide now than at any time since World War II, and not all of them are escaping war and other violence. Some are fleeing climate change, says American Canyon High School teacher Sande Sutter.
It is with this knowledge that More Interesting Than Any Movie Presents "Human Resilience in the Face of Climate Change," with Phil Sutter, Sande Sutter's brother and Vice President of TANGO International, which provides technical assistance to non-governmental organizations.
Free AmCan High School event discusses climate change, refugeesBesides discussing future special meeting dates and topics, a special city council meeting set for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday will likely see a new compensation program for the city's non-union employees and a review of the city's Strategic Plan.
The meeting will be held in Council Chambers in City Hall, 4381 Broadway, Suite 201.
Special City Council meeting Tuesday in American CanyonAmerican Canyon Police Department released its comprehensive 2016 year-end report earlier this week, which spells out crime statistics and other department-related items for the city. Chief Tracey Stuart presented the information Tuesday at a meeting before city council, then published it online for public viewing.
2016 year-end report released by American Canyon Police DepartmentSutter Solano Medical Center officials want their patients and staff to feel acknowledged and appreciated, so, they embarked on a sort-of facility facelift, they said.
Also, studies show a relaxing environment is more conducive to healing than a stark, institutional-looking one, they said.
The "enhancements" were made to the center over the last 18 months, or so, spokeswoman Angela Borchert said.
Vallejo's Sutter Solano's new lookBENICIA >> Lorie Tinfow is likely to be Benicia's new city manager, Fire Chief/Acting City Manager, Jim Lydon, announced this week.
A resolution to that effect is on the Benicia City Council meeting agenda for Tuesday.
On behalf of the city of Benicia, Mayor Elizabeth Patterson said in a statement, that "The city council is extremely impressed with Ms.
Benicia to name new city managerThe Vallejo area is back in the number one spot as the hottest housing market in the United States in February, according to the latest data from realtor.com, released Thursday.
In January, the area ranked third, with a median inventory age of 59 days. This dropped to 33 days this month. The Vallejo area has hovered in the country's top three housing markets for months.
Solano County again country's hottest real estate marketBENICIA >> The appointment of Lorie Tinfow as the new city manager, tops the agenda for Tuesday's City Council meeting.
Tinfow's base salary is expected to be $226,788, plus some $33,888 in benefits.
Also on Tuesday, City Council members are expected to consider:
. Mayor Elizabeth Patterson's plan to maintain an open office every Monday (excluding holidays) in the Mayor's City Hall office, from 6 to 7 p.
Full plate of city business on tap for Tuesday's Benicia City Council meetingNearly 60,000 pounds of chicken salad products sent to stores nationwide are being recalled, federal authorities announced Wednesday.
Three Ready Pac Foods Inc. establishments - in Swedesboro, N.J., Jackson, Ga., and the headquarters in Irwindale in Southern California, are recalling some 59,225 pounds of one variety of chicken salad product that may be tainted with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.
Chicken salad product recalledAMERICAN CANYON >> Kevin Krase said he's fed up with having his neighborhood mailbox broken into and he is not alone.
American Canyon City Councilman Mark Joseph said his neighborhood was hit recently, and now he and his neighbors must go to Vallejo's main post office to pick up their mail.
"My mailbox has been tampered with, and at least four other cluster boxes in the area have been opened," Krase said.
Possible uptick in mail theft in American Canyon, Vallejo, elsewhereAMERICAN CANYON >> The city took a step toward improved water independence on Tuesday when the City Council approved two measures - one related to a reliable water source and the other to recycled water.
Council members voted to pay $120,000 to throw in with the Sites Reservoir Project, which is hoped will create a permanent, stable source of water for the city.
American Canyon takes slightly risky steps toward water independenceRep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) on Wednesday, led a group of 41 lawmakers in urging the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency to remove the word "Police" from its agents' jackets and vests, suggesting its making the country more dangerous, his office announced.
"This is a matter of public safety," Thompson said in a statement.
Thompson calls on ICE to remove "POLICE" from jackets, vestsFrom the World War II-era classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Lifeboat, to the modern, big-budget blockbuster Deepwater Horizon, Cal Maritime's 2017 installment of the Maritime Film Festival spans many decades, genres, and bodies of water, organizers said.
The Maritime Film Festival, which runs several Tuesdays in March, is free.
Free martime-themed film festival returns to Vallejo's Cal MartimeSolano County businesses can now file their property statements electronically, adding to the convenience and security of submitting tax documents over the internet, the Solano County Assessor-Recorder's Office announced.
"There are so many benefits to submitting documents through our new e-file system," Solano County's Assessor-Recorder Marc Tonnesen said.
Solano businesses can now file property statements electronicallyCalifornia State University Maritime Academy is celebrating Black History Month with a free program Thursday, school officials announced.
The event will feature performances by John Ramas Ann'al and band, a mime called Unique Praiz, Spoken Word by Lericia Davis, the Cal Maritime Chorale as well as personal reflections by the Cal Maritime community, they said.
Cal Maritime offers free Black History Month programVisit Vallejo business partners and their employees are invited to learn the subtle and not-so-subtle strategies for "delivering memorable customer service experiences that go far beyond friendliness" at a half-day workshop called, Spirit in Service, set for Tuesday, March 14, agency officials announced.
Customer service workshops scheduledKaiser Permanente, received the 2016 silver level recognition in the American Heart Association's (AHA) inaugural Workplace Health Achievement Index, company officials announced.
This is expecially relavant as the country observes American Heart Month in February, they said.
Describing Kaiser as the nation's largest integrated health system, officials said the AHA's new index is "a science-based and evidence-informed measurement that assesses and recognizes workplace health programs.
Kaiser gets heart assoc. silver recognition for efforts to keep its workforce healthy"Grace Wins."
Mandy Le, the American Canyon Chamber of Commerce's new president and CEO, has that tattooed on her upper arm, and it's there for a reason.
At 29, Le may be the youngest chamber head in the western United States, "At least according to the Western Association of Chamber Executives," she said.
American Canyon's new chamber chief's hard road to successSolano County officials want more women to open businesses here, and for the women-owned businesses already here, to thrive, so they've devised a program designed to inspire and support female entrepreneurs, Solano County Library officials announced.
Women Mean Business, a comprehensive approach to inspiring and supporting women-owned businesses, debuts in March at Solano County Library branches.
Solano County Libraries host free women in business eventsState Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) joined other members of the Delta Caucus in releasing a statement about the hazardous situation at the Oroville Dam after Bay Area News Group reported that previous concerns about its infrastructure safety were ignored.
"We are concerned that a clear alarm raised 12 years ago about the state of the Oroville Dam's emergency spillway was discounted," the statement says.
Bill Dodd joins area legislators in statement on Oroville Dam situationThe Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center Breast Care Center has received a new three-year accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, a program administered by the American College of Surgeons, Kaiser officials announced.
Three years ago, the Kaiser Permanente Vallejo Medical Center Breast Care Center became the first such center in Solano County to receive the designation.
Kaiser Vallejo's breast cancer center re-accredited by oversight agencyFor the 12th consecutive year, Vallejo's Cal Maritime is participating in Super Sunday programs designed to improve preparation and graduation rates for African American students, organizers said.
This month, events were scheduled for three area churches.
Speakers attend the church services, and at their conclusion, Cal Maritime representatives are there with materials about all aspects of the university and to take questions from prospective students and their families, they said.
Cal Maritime visiting area churchesThe average price for a gallon of gas in Vallejo is higher than the national average but lower than the state, regional and area average, a new survey found.
At $2.77, the average per-gallon price of regular unleaded gasoline in Vallejo, is up .03 cents from a month ago, according to AAA Northern California.
Refinery problems keep impacting Vallejo, state gas pricesPacific Gas & Electric Co. workers are inspecting gas meters locally as part of its ongoing efforts to provide safe and reliable service to customers, company officials announced.
Contractors will perform routine gas meter inspections in parts of Solano County, inspecting the gas meters of more than 20,000 customers in Benicia and Vallejo, they said.
Vallejo, Benicia gas meters being inspected by PG&EAn American Canyon woman was arrested Sunday in a car reported stolen earlier the same day, a Vallejo Police Department spokesman said Monday.
At about 9:30 p.m. Sunday officers stopped a gray Chevrolet Tahoe in the 3200 block of Sonoma Boulevard and discovered it had been reported stolen.
Arrested was Amanda Oriarte-Smith, 23, of American Canyon, on suspicion of being in possession of a stolen vehicle, police said.
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These events are designed to promote better community relations and interaction between the members of the community and the Vallejo Police Department, police said.
Coffee with the Cops event set for SaturdayThe man shot to death in a south Vallejo park Saturday afternoon, was identified as Antonio Warren, Jr., 25, of Vallejo, Vallejo Police Department Lt. Herman Robinson said Monday.
Calls of a shooting in Lake Dalwigk Park at 5th Street and Lemon Street came into the police at about 2:18 p.m. Feb.
Man killed in Vallejo park on Saturday, identified as Vallejo residentNo one was injured Sunday morning when shots were fired into a Vallejo liquor store, Vallejo Police Department Lt. Herman Robinson said Monday.
"At about 11:45 a.m. Sunday, a black man walked into the liquor store at Lemon (Street) and Sonoma (Boulevard) and shot at a customer inside," he said.
Shots fired into Vallejo store; shooter, target fleeNominations for this year's Community Service Recognition Awards must be in to the American Canyon Parks and Recreation Department by 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 22.
The five awards open for nominations include:
. Certificate of Community Appreciation - Community organizations may recognize up to 10 individuals for their volunteer work and contributions to the community.
Nominations open for 18th annual American Canyon Community Service Recognition AwardsOne thing about those adorable little baby outfits - the baby barely gets a chance to wear them before outgrowing them. Wouldn't it be nice if you could get a little something for those new or practically new baby items before packing them away never to be seen again?
That is the concept behind Simona Dodson's new Vallejo downtown store.
New downtown Vallejo store offers consignment opportunities for baby clothes, other items"By taking the necessary precautions now, we'll all be better off should our homes and neighborhoods be affected by the storm," Solano County Emergency Services Manager Don Ryan said. "While the county is making preparations for flooding and impacted travel conditions, there are lots of things individuals and families can do to prepare themselves.
Storm preparedness tipsTwo men were arrested Tuesday after allegedly stealing hundreds of dollars of liquor from a supermarket in American Canyon.
At approximately 9 a.m., a report was made by Safeway employees that two men had just stolen a large quantity of liquor, police said.
The suspects, Natali Cisneros, 18, and Tyree Vaughn, 20, both of San Francisco, were also reported to have fled the area in a grey Honda.
Two men arrested in American Canyon for stealing large quantity of liquorThere may be some minor inconveniences starting Tuesday Feb. 21, when the Solano County Assessor-Recorder's Office, temporarily relocates for remodeling, officials said.
Located on the second floor of the County Administration Center, 675 Texas Street, in Fairfield, the office will relocate temporarily during a lobby remodel, which may impact some customer and self-help services, they said.
Solano County Assessor-Recorder's Office temporarily relocates during remodelAMERICAN CANYON >> City Councilman Kenneth Leary said he cast the deciding vote, making David Oro the new City Council member, so as not to allow a deadlock to force a special election.
He would have preferred to vote for Joan Bennett, he said.
Bennett and Oro had been the last applicants standing Tuesday, after Arvind Nischal removed his name from consideration Monday night, and Tony Heuschel and Doug Lindsey failed to get enough votes in the first round in the application process selected to fill an empty council seat.
Oro wins seat on American Canyon City CouncilWith Republicans promising to repeal and replace Obamacare, Rep. Mike Thompson is hosting in Vallejo the first in a series of Healthcare Town Halls to help address constituents' concerns, his office announced.
The event is planned from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Vallejo's Florence Douglas Senior Center, 333 Amador Drive.
Thompson kicks off healthcare town hall series in Vallejo on FridayA free, one-man show chronicling the "poignant and comedic, ... changing face of the African American experience," is being offered free on Valentine's Day at Vallejo's Touro University's Farragut Ballroom, organizers announced.
As a visual chronicle of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Movement highlights many of the political, social, and cultural markers of the last 50 years, they said.
Free funny, serious, one-man race-relations play at Touro Feb. 14Authorities continued searching for a 20-year-old American Canyon man whose parents reported him missing on Friday and whose car and belongings were found on the Benicia Bridge, American Canyon Police Chief Tracey Stuart said.
Dominick Williams was reported missing by his father, just before 8 p.
Missing American Canyon man's things found on Benicia BridgeTwo stolen cars and more than 80 other abandoned vehicles were taken off Vallejo streets over the weekend as part of an ongoing police effort, officials said.
On Saturday, members of the Vallejo Police Department Traffic Division and Community Services Section conducted an abandoned auto enforcement operation, checking on 235 cars reported to police as abandoned, Lt.
Dozens of derelict cars taken off Vallejo streetsAs the spring planting season approaches, joining the Arbor Day Foundation this month will get you a slew of free trees to spruce up your yard or neighborhood, organization officials announced.
Anyone who joins the Foundation in February will receive 10 free Colorado blue spruce trees or 10 free redbud trees to plant when the weather turns warm, they said.
Free trees for joining organization this monthVallejo police found a man shot to death on the street Sunday afternoon, in what appears to be the city's third homicide of 2017, officials said.
At about 12:40 p.m. Sunday, the Vallejo Police Department responded to a report of gunfire in the 100 block of Hilborn Street with a subject down, police said.
Vallejo's third homicide of 2017 Sunday afternoonAMERICAN CANYON >> In a meeting starting hours earlier than usual, city officials and residents will go through a rare though not unprecedented process to select someone to fill an empty city council seat. The meeting starts at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Hall.
It's hoped that one of five applicants will be selected at the end of the process, to finish out the term Belia Ramos gave up to serve on the Napa County Board of Supervisors.
Rare seat selection process planned for Tuesday's American Canyon City Council meetingA man accused of killing a 69-year old woman while driving drunk in American Canyon in 2015 was found guilty by a jury Thursday afternoon at Napa County Superior Court.
On that fateful Saturday night, Oscar Felix, 42, of Napa was drinking at Mi Zacatecas Family Restaurant in American Canyon when he drew police attention for causing problems in the parking lot.
Drunk driver found guilty of murder for 2015 death in American CanyonAMERICAN CANYON >> A former American Canyon firefighter-paramedic is suing the city and its fire department for letting him go for defying what his lawyers say is an outdated, sexist organizational culture.
City officials, who are aware of the litigation, strongly deny the claims, city attorney William Ross said.
American Canyon fire fighter-paramedic sues for discriminationPreparing for American Canyon, the Bethel High School boys soccer team went through the usual routine this week - as the Jaguars practiced their passing, shooting and defending and talked some strategy.
Bethel also looked like it might have watched a lot of Tasmanian Devil cartoons.
The Jaguars came to Wolf Den Stadium on Thursday with bundles of energy en route to a 1-0 win over the Wolves as both teams are now tied for first place in the Solano County Athletic Conference standings.
Bethel beats American Canyon in boys soccer, both teams tied for first placeAmerican Canyon Police Department took to social media Wednesday to enlist the public's help in identifying a woman wanted for stealing a car.
On the afternoon of Jan. 26, a woman entered In-Shape Gym in American Canyon and broke into several lockers in the women's bathroom, police said.
The suspect apparently found a set of keys, then made her way outside and stole the vehicle from the gym's parking lot.
American Canyon police seek help to ID vehicle thiefWith its U.S. operation based on Mare-Island, the France-based Alstom and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency have signed a two-year $14.5 million extension contract for an inventory control program, called Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI).
This will help the agency improve fleet availability, which is currently composed of 151 light rail vehicles, 26 historic streetcars and 40 cable cars, requiring a continuous supply of spare parts and inventory from a variety of vendors, Alsom officials said.
Mare Island business wins multi-million dollar contractThousands of excited third-graders are expected to descend on the Solano County Fairgrounds on Tuesday, March 14 for the 15th annual Youth Ag Day, fairgrounds officials announced.
The Solano County Fair Association hosts this free interactive hands-on event as part of its ongoing efforts to educate Solano County's youth about the county's rich agricultural heritage and the crucial role agriculture plays in our daily lives, they said.
Solano County Fair Association seeks volunteers, donations for Ag DayA Solano County man was denied parole in connection with a 1996 attempted murder case, Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced.
Haley announced that David Stander, 39, was denied parole after a Jan. 25, hearing before the Board of Prison Terms at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione.
Solano man denied parole by Napa County in 1996 caseAMERICAN CANYON >> In its 25th year, the little city that could, still can - and is - according to the presenters at Thursday's 2017 State of the City event.
Thursday's event, which drew an estimated 150 dignitaries, elected officials and others, reminded folks about the city's vision, and the progress being made in fulfilling its components.
American Canyon State of the City event held ThursdayNAPA >> St. Joseph Health, Queen of the Valley Medical Center was recently verified a Level III Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS), supporting the Level III Trauma Center title designated to the hospital by the county.
The Napa County Board of Supervisors named the hospital the county's "designated trauma center" in 1988 and that contract has been renewed several times, most recently, in 2016.
Napa's Queen of the Valley verified a Level III Trauma Center