Marijuana is back on the American Canyon agenda for Tuesday's 6:30 p.m. City Council meeting, as is an effort to move forward on landscaping the PG&E substation and several other projects.
City staff is recommending council members extend by another six months - until May 4 - a temporary moratorium on outdoor marijuana cultivation that is set to expire Nov.
Pot growing, city beautification on tap for American Canyon meetingSutter Solano Medical Center is offering free mammograms one day in October, to women age 40 and older, hospital officials announced.
Sutter Solano Medical Center's Imaging and Mammography Department will be offering free mammograms to underinsured community members. Appointments are required and space is limited, they said.
Free mammograms in October for under-insured women over 40 in VallejoNAPA >> The Napa Valley Transportation Authority is seeking public input on the final draft of a Vine Transit Express Bus study that focuses on providing faster transit to key regional destinations on Napa County's main travel corridors.
Key travel destinations include the Vallejo Ferry Terminal, the El Cerrito del Norte BART station, and Amtrak's Capitol Corridor in Suisun City.
Napa bus study seeks respondentsOne in a series of public meetings to discuss the fate of Highway 37 is planned for 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in Vallejo, organizers announced.
The Highway 37 Improvement Plan, which will be discussed at the informational Open House, is being developed in response to conditions suggesting something needs to be done before the roadway becomes impassable.
Highway 37 planning meeting open to the public in Vallejo MondayKaiser Permanente officials on Thursday announced a $1 million contribution to the CDC Foundation to provide immediate public health support in Puerto Rico following the devastation caused by recent hurricanes.
The CDC Foundation is an independent nonprofit created to mobilize philanthropic and private-sector resources to extend the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) lifesaving work, officials said.
Kaiser Permanente gives $1 million to help Puerto RicoFollowing some concern generated by a media report about the possible release of a convicted Napa area murderer, a California Department of Corrections spokesman said a definitive decision has not yet been made yet.
Department of Corrections spokesman Luis Patino said there is still a process to go through before Jerre Allen, 75, who was convicted of murdering his ex-wife in 1994, is actually granted parole.
Convicted Napa murderer may not be paroledWhile Vallejo remains the San Francisco Bay Area's most affordable place to rent a home, it's not clear how long that will last, since a new report finds rents here are rising faster than elsewhere.
"Vallejo has the largest year over year rent for two bedroom units, up nearly 15 percent," Zumper spokeswoman Crystal Chen said.
Vallejo most affordable rents rising fastOnline fraud occurs when someone poses as a legitimate source (like your bank, favorite shopping site or internet provider) to obtain your personal information - data that can then be used to conduct transactions on existing accounts, experts at First Bank said in a news release.
People who commit fraud use a variety of methods to ply their trade, including fake emails, pop-up messages and/or web sites, officials said.
First Bank offers tips for staying secure onlineThe Columbus Parkway exit from westbound Interstate-780 in Benicia will be closed for four consecutive days starting Tuesday, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and PG&E officials announced. Crews will remove multiple overgrown trees and bushes on and near the Columbus Parkway exit to ensure the continued access and operation of underground utility pipelines in the area, they said.
Local Caltrans road closuresA man convicted of murdering his ex-wife more than two decades ago will be released from prison despite official objections, partly because of statewide prison overcrowding, Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced.
Haley announced that Jerre Allen, 75, was granted parole after an Aug.
California's prison overcrowding contributes to parole of convicted Napa County murdererAMERICAN CANYON >> New information on park options, the Broadway District Specific Plan and PG&E Substation landscaping is scheduled for discussion at a 6 p.m. open session of the city council on Tuesday, officials announced.
A 4:30 p.m. closed session precedes it, according to the announcement.
American Canyon City Council to share new information on several issues at Tuesday, Thursday meetingsHorses are people, too.
At least they're close enough to deserve humane treatment.
That was the impetus for and remains the focus of an organization called Equitopia, founded by a Vallejo horse lover about 18 months ago.
Caroline Hegarty's mission for Equitopia (Equi - for horse, and topia - for perfect place) is to establish it "as the global leader in the provision of online and in-person research and evidence-based education on the care, welfare and training of horses and riders.
Front and Center: Vallejo woman founds horse/rider advocacy groupVallejo's Dan Foley Cultural Center becomes South Korea for an evening on Friday when it hosts the Vallejo Sister City Association's 13th Annual International Dinner & Auction.
Though dinner will include dishes representing all six of Vallejo's Sister Cities as well as its three Friendship Cities, the d#xe9;cor and entertainment will be all about Korea, said organizers Tae Kwon Do grand master/instructor William Kim and his wife and business partner, Yolanda Kim, president of the 46-year-old Vallejo Sister City Association.
Korea-themed, international event planned for next weekNAPA >> The next Napa Countywide Cannabis Roundtable is scheduled for 1 to 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 28, in the board meeting chambers on the third floor of the Administration Building, 1195 Third St., in Napa, officials announced. The discussion will include issues on taxation, revenue, public health, and safety.
Napa Countywide Cannabis Roundtable scheduled for Sept. 28Two Solano County men were indicted on weapons charges by a grand jury, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced Thursday.
The federal grand jury returned two separate indictments against Jerry Lyle Andrews, Jr., 34, of Vallejo and Maurice Darnell Jones, Jr., 21, of Vacaville, and, with one count each of being a felon in possession of a firearm, Talbert announced.
Two Solano County felons indicted on weapons chargesNorthern California Kaiser Permanante health plans were the only ones in the U.S. to earn top ranking for Medicare and Commercial offerings, Kaiser officials announced.
For the second consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente's Medicare and commercial health plans in Northern California, which serve more than 4 million members, received the highest ratings from the National Committee for Quality Assurance, (NCQA) a national group that rates health plans for consumer experience, prevention and treatment, officials said.
Northern California Kaiser health plans win top ratingsAMERICAN CANYON >> Late-arriving mail. Mail theft. Lines at the post office that are so long, people give up and go elsewhere.
These are a few of the postal grievances expressed by those who filled the Canyon Oaks Elementary School multi-purpose room Tuesday for a meeting with U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, city officials and representatives of the United States Postal Service.
Postal problems plaguing American Canyon aired at Tuesday gatheringSutter Solano Medical center offers adults 18 and older a free oral health screening examination and health education, cancer prevention and early detection materials and HPV awareness information on Friday.
Sutter, with support from The Oral Cancer Foundation and the American Cancer Society will offer the screenings, which will be performed by a licensed clinician, between 4 and 7 p.
Free health screenings at Sutter Solano on FridayAn estimated 100 or so filled an American Canyon elementary school's multi-purpose room Tuesday night, to join U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson and his staff members, city council members and representatives of the United States Postal Service to air some long-standing grievances about mail service in the city.
Thompson talks post office in American CanyonAmerican Canyon residents learned the city is in the market for a new city manager Tuesday, when City Manager Dana Shigley announced her retirement after about six years as the city's chief executive.
Shigley said she'd stay in the post until her replacement is hired.
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American Canyon City Manager Shigley announces retirementAMERICAN CANYON >> The deadline to submit proposals for this city's community grant program is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, officials announced.
The city of American Canyon periodically receives requests from community groups for Community Subsidy Grant funds.
The city council adopted a policy identifying how to handle these requests, which outlines a time line for each step of the process, establishes qualifying criteria and criteria for evaluating proposals, and delineates reporting requirements.
American Canyon Community grant applications deadline next monthInterstate-780 in Vallejo will be closed over night for two consecutive nights as the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) begins installation of bridge scaffolding and initial bridge deck work for the new Laurel Street Bridge, agency officials said.
The old Laurel Street Bridge was demolished in June, and is being rebuilt above I-780.
Overnight freeway closure at I-780 for two nights for bridge workEvery indication suggests the new Solano Community College Auto-technology building in Vallejo is a game-changer, course instructor Paul Hidy said.
The new, state-of-the-art facility at 1687 N. Ascot Parkway, celebrates its grand opening at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Following some 30 years during which most California high schools stopped offering vocational classes, Solano Community College's 4-year-old automotive course's growth proves letting those programs go was a mistake, Hidy said.
Solano College Vallejo campus celebrates new, state-of-the-art auto-tech facility on WednesdayKaiser Permanente nurses held rallies at Kaiser facilities all over California - including in Vallejo and Vacaville - on Monday.
They say it's about "alerting patients and the public to what they see as a growing erosion of care conditions in Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics - and how to upgrade care standards," though they also happen to be in contract negotiations, Nurses Union spokesman Charles Idelson said.
Kaiser nurses rally statewide, including Vallejo, VacavilleSenator Bill Dodd's (D-Napa) resolution naming the third week of September as Child Passenger Safety Week in California, passed the State Legislature with bipartisan support.
The resolution recognizes that fatal vehicle crashes account for a quarter of children's injury deaths, Dodd's office said.
Sen. Dodd's Child Safety resolution creates Child Passenger Safety Week statewideNAPA >> The Napa Valley Transportation Authority is getting a $1.1 million federal grant to acquire electric buses for the Vine Transit fleet, officials announced.
Calling the grant "a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to encourage public transit use and curb greenhouse gas emissions," agency officials said the grant funds will be applied toward the purchase of five new, 30-foot electric buses.
Federal grant to help Napa go greenerFive brain surgeries, one spinal surgery and several rounds of chemotherapy have not rid 14-year-old Josiah Denham of Vallejo of his brain and spinal tumors, but a group of his mother's friends have not given up.
They have organized a spaghetti feed/contest, a childhood cancer awareness event planned from 4 to 9 p.
Vallejo child with rare cancer to benefit from fundraiser spaghetti feed-contestAMERICAN CANYON >> Most of the items that weren't gotten to at the last meeting are set for discussion at a special public session of a City Council meeting set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
These include adopting a Veteran's Preference hiring policy and revising the city's Cash-for-Grass program.
Council members will also consider allocating unanticipated revenue to Clarke Ranch improvements and landscaping at the PG&E Substation.
Finishing unfinished American Canyon city business TuesdayThe unemployment rate in Solano County rose for the second consecutive month, while the rate in Napa remained steady for a second month in row, according to state figures released Friday.
Solano County's jobless rate was 5.5 percent in August, up from a revised 5.4 percent in July, and below the year-ago estimate of 5.
Joblessness higher in Solano, unchanged in Napa in AugustA Vallejo pastor and his co-conspirator will spend many years behind bars for defrauding his own congregation members, California Attorney General Becerra announced.
Luther Feltus-Curry, 69, former pastor for the Revival Center Ministries, and Alma Perez, 56, were sentenced to serve nearly 24 years and 10 years respectively, according to the announcement.
Vallejo pastor, woman, sentenced to prison for defrauding parishionersAMERICAN CANYON >> Only one city resident has applied for a seat on the new nine-member Water Rate Advisory Committee. Within about six months that committee is expected to help staff figure out how much people here should pay for water.
"We hope to have at least one business inside city limits and one business outside city limits, along with city residents and businesses," Public Works Director Jason Holley said.
American Canyon Water Rate Advisory Committee to help determine water costsThere's a process involved with creating the authentic Greek dishes and pastries that have made the Vallejo Greek festival so popular for so long.
This week, the ladies from Sts. Constantine & Helen Orthodox Church are repeating that process, as they've done for decades. They are turning out sheet pans full of the delicacies the crowds who attend this weekend's annual Greek Food Festival, expect.
Vallejo Greek festival returns to decades-old tradition of food, music, dancingAMERICAN CANYON >> Residents in this town of just under 20,000 have been complaining about a few Post Office-related issues for several years, so, Rep. Mike Thompson is holding a public meeting to discuss options on Tuesday, Sept. 19, his office announced.
Thompson (D-St. Helena) "will host a community meeting in American Canyon to discuss U.
Rep. Mike Thompson to hold meeting to discuss American Canyon's Post Office problemsHurricanes are not typical in California, and the state does not depend on the Gulf Coast for gasoline, but drivers here are nevertheless paying the highest gas prices in the U.S. this month in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, a AAA spokesman said.
The average price of a gallon of regular gas in Vallejo is up 19 cents to $3.
Vallejo, California gas prices spike after Harvey hits TexasFor Vallejo's Robert Radigonda, it was about standing on the same ground his grandfather walked in a much earlier era - making him all the more disappointed to learn that last weekend's Evening at the Ruins event in American Canyon was sold out.
The event took place at the ruins of a former basalt mine, which city officials plan to one day have transformed into a destination venue.
Vallejo man commits his interests, history, passions on canvasCity officials, noting that being home to a top-ranked university can only be good news, took particular delight with word that Vallejo's California State University Maritime Academy ranked first among public colleges in the western region in the 2018 edition of U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges.
Cal Maritime earns high marks in national college rankingsWith the strongest earthquake to hit Mexico in more than 100 years happening late Thursday, AAA is reminding Californians not to delay in preparing their own family's earthquake and disaster plans.
"The Big One will happen in California - it's just a matter of when," AAA Northern California spokesman Michael Blasky said.
AAA reminds Californians to prepare for 'the big one'AMERICAN CANYON >> The two high school buglers stood at attention in front of the 9/11 memorial - made from a piece of twisted metal from the World Trade Center - and slowly in tandem, raised their horns to their lips and played Taps.
American Canyon Fire Chief Glen Weeks, in dress blues and white gloves, stood at attention and tolled a silver bell - 5-5-5 - the time-honored sign of respect for firefighters who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
American Canyon remembers 9/11 with 10th annual ceremonyTom Sawyer's got nothing on the volunteers who spent much of Monday whitewashing the fence surrounding the Mare Island Cemetery as part of their 9/11 Day of Service.
Along with the dozen or so who attacked the fence with paint and brushes, other volunteers spent their Sept. 11 morning raking, pruning and otherwise providing some TLC to the historic Mare Island Cemetery, organizer Tina Chechourka said.
Dozens of volunteers clean up Mare Island Cemetery for 9/11 Day of ServiceA Vallejo woman and Fairfield man were arrested on suspicion of child abuse in American Canyon on Sunday morning, American Canyon Police Chief Tracey Stuart said Monday.
On Sunday, at about 10:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the apartment complex at 5500 Eucalyptus Drive for a small child alone in a car crying for her mother, Stuart said.
Vallejo, woman, Fairfield man, arrested for child abuse in American CanyonBENICIA >> A father and son were killed early Sunday when the plane they were in crashed in unincorporated Benicia, the Solano County Sheriff's Office said.
Federal investigators are investigating the crash, which reportedly happened just after 4 a.m. in the 2200 block of Lake Herman Road.
Deputies arrived at the site, where they met with Civil Air Patrol members who had reportedly found wreckage from a small single-engine Bonanza Beechcraft plane that had been reported missing Saturday.
Two dead in plane crash early Sunday in BeniciaSolano and Napa County Public Health departments are offering free flu shots again this year, county officials announced.
In Solano County, Public Health has teamed up with the libraries to offer free, drop-in flu shots to the public. They will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on these dates and library locations:
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Free flu shots in Napa and Solano CountiesThe local Red Cross seeks volunteers to help in the hurricane disaster areas, agency officials announced.
Thousands of experienced American Red Cross volunteers and employees are working around the clock to provide shelter and supplies to those already affected by Hurricane Harvey or evacuating ahead of Hurricane Irma, officials said.
Local Red Cross recruiting for new volunteers to help with hurricane relief effortsNapa's Queen of the Valley Medical Center recently purchased two Hologic 3D Mammography machines, providing radiologists with another tool to screen and diagnose breast cancer, hospital officials announced.
This technology is the newest addition to the hospital's breast cancer screening program, which also includes highly accurate digital 2D mammography.
Queen of the Valley gets new, cutting edge mammography equipmentThe California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will begin demolishing the Napa River Bridge on State Route 29 (SR-29) in Calistoga the week of Sept. 7, agency officials announced.
The project demolishes and rebuilds the bridge to the latest seismic safety standards, they said.
During the daytime demolition of the bridge's southern section, lasting approximately five to seven days, traffic lanes on the bridge will remain open in both directions.
Calistoga's Napa River Bridge demolition starts this weekHaving read about the sorry state into which the historic Mare Island Cemetery has fallen, Tina Chechourka of Vacaville realized that she had at least part of the answer - and she put it in gear.
The volunteer coordinator for Solano County said the annual Sept. 11 Day of Service was the perfect opportunity to gather volunteers and spruce the place up.
It's 'All Hands on Deck' for 9/11 Day of Service Mare Island Cemetery cleanupJoining the Arbor Day Foundation in September will net you 10 free trees as part of the Foundation's Trees for America program, foundation officials announced.
Through Trees for America, everyone is encouraged to plant trees, which benefit the environment and improves quality of life, they said.
Free trees for those who join Arbor Day Foundation in SeptemberIt's official.
"The sale is final, all employees kept their jobs and DGDG is moved in," company spokeswoman DeeDee Taft said. "It couldn't have gone any smoother."
DGDG - otherwise known as Del Grande Dealer Group - bought Ken Ross' 23-year-old Team Superstores' four dealerships - Team Caddilac, Team Chevrolet, Team Mazda and Team Hyundai, at 301 Auto Mall Parkway, in Vallejo.
Ross out, Del Grande in for Vallejo auto dealership dealAMERICAN CANYON >> The city is moving forward with plans to widen Green Island Road, while moving existing overhead utilities underground. It's also moving forward with the annexation of some 83 acres for a future extension of Newell Drive. But the most contentious item discussed at Tuesday's City Council meeting had to do with the city's Parks and Recreation Department.
New American Canyon city position and infrastructure improvements approvedThe California State Assembly passed a bill by Senator Bill Dodd (D-Napa) on Tuesday to protect victims of mass fraud and identity theft in the wake of the Wells Fargo scandal, Dodd's office announced.
The bill, co-authored by Assembly member Matt Dababneh (D- Woodland Hills), was introduced in response to Wells Fargo having been caught creating millions of fraudulent accounts, opened without consent, using consumer's personal information from existing accounts.
Dodd bill protecting victims in wake of Wells Fargo scandal, passes AssemblyAmong the many things that Vallejo's diverse community has in common is the need to be and stay healthy. This is what motivates the various health-related concerns that plan to be at Unity Day 2017 - One Love - from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at City Park on Sept. 10.
Attendees will be able to get a flu shot, an HIV or hepatitis C test, a diabetes screening and more, all free, as you check out the various booths and exhibits spread around City Park during the 8th annual Unity Day on Sunday.
Unity Day event Sunday will feature free health tests, informationHaving come to the United States from Mexico at age 7, Nathalie Flores, now 22, said she's lived with the fear of deportation all her life. The rescinding of the Deferred Action for Child Arrivals this week just adds another layer of concern, she said.
"If I get deported, I would be totally lost," she said, adding that her brief life before coming with her parents to the U.
Local 'dreamers' react to Trump's DACA decisionWork on the Midway Road Bridge just east of downtown Vacaville and the portion of Interstate-80 around it, will be impacted by road work starting Wednesday, Sept. 6, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) officials announced.
Caltrans crews will demolish the Midway Road Bridge above eastbound and westbound I-80 during one night of demolition work on Wednesday into Thursday.
Interstate 80 and Midway Road Bridge to close this weekKaiser Permanente officials announced the health care giant donated $1 million to support those affected by Hurricane Harvey.
The contribution will aid in immediate relief and recovery efforts, as well as help address mental health and wellness needs of those impacted by the flooding, they said.
Kaiser Permanente sends $1 million for Harvey reliefA new city position, a veterans preference policy in city hiring, revamping the city's cash for grass program are among the issues slated for discussion at Tuesday's City Council meeting. The public portion of the meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.
City council members will consider creating a new $83,000 per year Parks Project Coordinator position.
New city jobs, added opportunities for vets, upcoming road work on American Canyon's Council AgendaThe Vallejo Sister City Association, looking to bring to life the culture of each of its cities, will make its first appearance at Vallejo Together's Unity Day this year.
Association President Yolanda Kim a conversation with Maria Guevara sparked the idea to participate at United Day, set for Sept.
Get to know Vallejo's Sister Cities at this year's Unity DayHere's what will be open and closed Monday in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
. Most Solano and Napa County offices will be closed Sept. 4, in observance of the holiday, though law enforcement and public safety services will continue to be provided.
In Solano County, dispatch can be reached at 421-7090, while Napa County dispatch is at 253-4451.
Open/closed for Labor Day holidayA new public/private partnership has launched to encourage some Solano County workers to use public transit by bridging the transportation gap between the train station and the employees' offices, officials announced.
As it stands, many people who take public transit to work in Solano County have to find a way from the station to their place of business.
New public/private partnership launched to encourage Solano County public transit useAn elderly man who has served nearly 30 years in prison for murder was recently granted parole because of prison overcrowding, Napa County officials announced Friday.
Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced that Edward Voss, 77, was granted parole after an Aug. 25 hearing before the Board of Parole Hearings at California Health Care Facility in Stockton.
Killer of Napa woman nearly 30 years ago to be released to ease prison overcrowdingTouro University California's lecture series on Health Equity & Criminal Justice, described in a page one story Friday, is free and open to the public, but requires registration at http://ift.tt/2wYrkYz.
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