American Canyon >> The Broadway Specific Plan - which in any case isn't envisioned to happen before 2036 - will, if implemented, create air pollution and traffic issues bigger than can reasonably be mitigated, according to the Draft Environmental Impact Report, which was released this week.
The document's 45-day public review period ends Jan.
American Canyon's Broadway Specific Plan finds unavoidable traffic, pollution problemsAs part of the multi-agency response to the recent Northern California fires, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has started to remove asbestos-contaminated debris at fire-damaged properties in Lake and Mendocino counties, agency officials said.
This follows the completion of household hazardous waste collection and disposal conducted by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, they said.
EPA removes debris at fire-damaged properties in Lake and Mendocino countiesFor several years now, it's been bothering Bob and Linda Taylor of Vallejo that people with physical challenges had problems navigating their annual holiday decoration extravaganza, so this year, they did something about it.
Now in its 19th year, the display at the Taylor home at 817 Old Glen Cove Road, has become a Vallejo staple, attracting hundreds over the month of December, they said.
Old Glen Cove Road annual holiday display is now wheelchair accessibleNAPA >> Napa County Supervisors Belia Ramos and Alfredo Pedroza were elected Tuesday to the Latino Caucus of California Counties Executive Committee during the 123rd annual California State Association of Counties annual meeting in Sacramento.
It is the first time two Napa County supervisors have been named to the caucus, Napa County officials said.
Former American Canyon councilwoman elected to state Latino CaucusThe price of national forest and grassland visitor maps will increase by several dollars on Jan. 1, U.S. Forest Service, officials of the Mare Island-based agency announced.
Plastic visitor maps that are now $10 and the paper ones that are now $9, will both be going up to $14.
All maps are available for purchase online from the Forest Service at the National Forest Map Store, http://www.
U.S. Forest Service raising price of mapsAMERICAN CANYON >> A moving video from the firefighters'-eye-view was followed by a standing ovation from a packed City Council Chambers on Tuesday, when the council officially recognized its Fire Prevention District personnel for their contribution in battling last months devastating wildfires.
Council members also thanked retiring Police Chief Tracey Stuart and swore in new Police Chief Oscar Ortiz at Tuesday's meeting.
American Canyon fire fighters honored, new police chief sworn in TuesdayRep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) announced Wednesday that the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) approved the outstanding requests from the State of California for Public Assistance disaster relief funding for communities struck by the fires in Sonoma, Napa, and Lake counties.
"I'm glad FEMA has approved the remaining requests for Public Assistance disaster relief.
Thompson announces added FEMA funds for fire victimsContractors and tradespeople who lost their tools in the recent wildfires can get them replaced through a program sponsored by the North Coast Builders Exchange, a 1,150-member contractors association based in the North Bay, organization officials announced.
The exchange is a 63-year-old nonprofit contractors association that provides services and representation to construction-related firms in Sonoma, Mendocino, Lake, and Napa counties, they said.
Tool replacement program for tradespeople who lost theirs in the firesVallejo Police Department officials want people to know that some criminals are using apps on their own cellphones to find any electronics left turned on in your car.
'Tis the season to be wary when shopping, and the Vallejo Police have rolled out their Hideit. Lockit. Takeit. Holiday Shopping Season Awareness Campaign, aimed at reducing thefts this holiday season.
Police warn: Beware of thieves this holiday seasonThis year, SolTrans wants to help take the edge off your holiday stress by taking over driving duties at extremely affordable rates, agency officials said.
On weekdays throughout December, all local routes will cost 25 cents for a one-way fare, and $1 for a day pass, officials said. On the weekends, all local routes are free.
Soltrans' December Dollar Days, all month longNew traffic lights and other safety enhancements installed along a 2-mile stretch of Highway 29 through Vallejo appear to be an unexpected casualty, temporarily, at least, of the October North Bay wildfires, a California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) spokesman said Monday.
"We're waiting on PG&E at this point," Caltrans spokesman Vince Jacala said.
New safety lights are up, but not on, along Highway 29 in VallejoThe Napa Valley Unified School District is reeling from the loss of several members of the Horn family, who were killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 80 in San Pablo on Saturday night.
The multi-vehicle crash left four people dead, officials said.
Killed in the wreck were Daryl Horn, 50, a longtime member of the Napa Valley Baseball Club, and his 14-year-old son, Joe, a student at Redwood Middle school, who played for North Bay Basketball Academy.
Deadly alcohol-related crash on I-80 Saturday takes lives of four members of Napa familyAn acknowledgment of fire fighter efforts during the recent Napa and Sonoma County fires and the likely acceptance of a new police chief are just two of the items scheduled for discussion at Tuesday's City Council meeting.
The meeting's public portion is set for 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall.
A new Police Chief will likely be approved in American Canyon on TuesdayTouro University students impacted by the devastating North Bay wildfires will benefit from the school's Giving Tuesday Campaign this year, which includes a new wrinkle, school officials said.
"Giving Tuesday is an annual national fundraiser that helps various organizations with financial support," officials said.
Touro University campaign helps raise funds for fire victim studentsVallejo native Randy Larson said he thinks he's hit on the future of building - and an answer to the homeless problem in Vallejo and other cities - all while recycling something that's outlived its original use.
Larson's Transport Products, Unlimited, Inc. and several dozen of his closest friends, recently celebrated the grand opening of a tire shop in Alameda he built with his recycled cargo containers.
Vallejo company turns used cargo containers into just about anythingNAPA >> Most Napa County offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Law enforcement and public safety services will continue to be provided.
The Local Assistance Center, 2751 Napa Valley Corporate Dr., Building A, will be closed.
The Napa County Sheriff's Office will be available; however, the public office will be closed on these days.
Most Napa County offices closed Thursday, Friday for ThanksgivingSolano County's Probation Department was awarded a $280,083 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, to help ensure that high-risk, felony, and repeat DUI offenders are complying with all court orders, county officials announced.
These offenders are over-represented in traffic crashes involving alcohol and other drugs, often with tragic results, they said.
Solano County Probation gets more than $200,000 to monitor repeat DUI offendersThere's more than one way to tell a story, and a Vallejo high school history class learned how museums do it during an annual field trip to the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum on Tuesday.
"My AP U.S. History class is taking part in the 'Hands on the Past' project, in conjunction with the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum," St.
St. Patrick-St. Vincent High students take a day at the museumMaria Guevara says she's not really concerned that Vallejo Together is short by a significant margin on the food her volunteers plan to feed seniors and others on Thanksgiving, because she puts her trust in a higher power and that's worked every time so far.
"I'm not worried," the organization's founder said.
Vallejo Together's free seniors' Thanksgiving still needs some itemsAs one of the traditionally busiest travel times in America, Thanksgiving weekend can also be one of the deadliest on the roadways. To help motorists avoid tragedies, the California Highway Patrol will be out in force, agency officials announced.
CHP officials plan to have all available officers on patrol during a Maximum Enforcement Period, which will start at 6:01 p.
CHP to be out in force over Thanksgiving holiday weekendAAA wants Californians to start the holidays safely, and is putting its money where its mouth is, so to speak, by offering a free ride home to those too tipsy to drive, company officials announced.
The safety advocate is urging motorists to plan for a safe ride home before heading out to celebrate this season.
Tipsy Tow is one option on ThanksgivingSome of the out-of-state insurance adjusters brought in to help handle the thousands of claims in the aftermath of the Northern California wildfires, are giving some claimants incorrect information, Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said in a news release.
In response, he "directed the California Department of Insurance to issue a formal notice to insurers, licensed public adjusters and admitted carriers to make sure all claims adjusters assigned to wildfire claims, including those not licensed in California, are properly trained on the California Unfair Practices Act, Fair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations, and all laws relating to property and casualty insurance claims handling.
Some fire victims getting misinformation from insurance adjustersThe 1891 Queen Anne, Easterlake-influenced historic house at 705 Georgia St. in Vallejo, was nearly 120 years old when it was snatched from the bulldozers' jaws.
Best known as the Commodore Potts House, the gingerbread-looking home was lovingly restored 45 years ago, and maintained since then, but its longtime owner, Annzell Loufas, passed away, and her daughter, who lives with her family in Oregon, is seeking the right buyer.
19th Century Vallejo home on the market for first time in 45 yearsThe San Francisco Bay Ferry will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, but will operate on a modified schedule for the holiday weekend from Friday through Sunday, officials announced.
. The Vallejo/SF route will operate on a modified schedule on Friday and Saturday. The regular fall weekend schedule will resume on Sunday.
San Francisco Bay Ferry releases Thanksgiving holiday scheduleVallejo Together and SolTrans are throwing a free Thanksgiving feast from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, at the Loyal Order of Moose - 337 Nebraska St. - and offering free rides there and back, officials of both agencies said.
It's the eighth year for the free lunches, and Vallejo Together produced Thanksgiving dinners for three years before that, agency founder Maria Guevara said.
Free bus rides, Thanksgiving lunch for seniors, homeless, others in VallejoAmerican Canyon Police Chief Tracey Stuart will retire at the end of the year, but a new chief has already been selected to take over, city officials said Monday.
Though Stuart's last day is officially Dec. 31, she is on vacation until then, a woman from her office said.
The city's police services are administered through the Napa County Sheriff's Office.
American Canyon gets new Police Chief as first female chief retiresShop classes. Vocational Training. Career Technical Education. Career Education programs.
Whatever you call it, programs for preparing students for careers working with their hands are back in fashion after a decades-long hiatus.
"California Community Colleges launched a new statewide campaign in July to raise awareness among students, parents, counselors, teachers and others about Career Education programs (formerly referred as Career Technical Education) offered at all 114 community college campuses across the state," California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office spokeswoman Sarah Pollo said.
New push for not your grandfather's vocational trainingSeveral new laws take effect in 2018 that will impact businesses statewide, California Chamber of Commerce officials said.
Some of the new laws create significant changes in key areas, while others make small changes to different parts of an existing law or may affect only employers in specific industries.
CalChamber releases list of new employment laws for 2018Unemployment was down slightly in Solano County in October, and up slightly in Napa County according to the latest state figures, released Friday.
Solano County's unemployment rate last month was 4.3 percent, down from a revised 4.6 percent in September, and below the year-ago estimate of 5.
October unemployment down in Solano, up in NapaThe 21st Annual Meyer Factory Outlet Sale will run from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11 at both the Vallejo and Fairfield locations, company officials announced.
The tradition of Meyer Corporation doubling donations to the Humane Society of the North Bay by matching gifts up to a total of $15,000 also continues, they said.
21st Annual Meyer Factory Outlet Sale starts Nov. 30 in Vallejo, FairfieldAMERICAN CANYON >> The American Canyon Fire Protection District, once again in conjunction with the United States Marine Corps Reserve, is sponsoring the "Toys for Tots" drive in town.
New, unwrapped toys for children up to age 12 will be accepted at the locations below from Nov. 21 through Dec.
American Canyon Toys for Tots drive starts TuesdayAmerican Canyon families in need of holiday help can register at the American Canyon Family Resource Center until Nov. 30, officials said.
The Holiday Assistance Program serves Napa County families with children who are 12 or under, they said. Registration is available at the center's offices, 3423 Broadway, Suite D1 in American Canyon from 11 a.
American Canyon holiday help program registration ends Nov. 30The California Department of Motor Vehicles will begin offering the option to apply for a federal compliant REAL ID driver license or identification card beginning Jan. 22, at DMV offices statewide, officials announced. Californians may choose either a REAL ID or a federal non-compliant card.
The federal REAL ID Act of 2005 was passed by Congress in response to the events of 9/11.
California DMV to offer new REAL IDs in 2018Vallejo firefighters from Fire Station 27 responded to a reported solo vehicle into a light pole near the Blue Rock Springs Golf Course just after 8 a.m. Thursday, a Vallejo Fire Department consultant said.
Fire/paramedic crews arrived to find the driver trapped in the vehicle "due to the major intrusion on the drivers door," created by the pole, former Vallejo Fire Department spokesman and current consultant, William Tweedy said.
Man taken to hospital following solo-vehicle crashTwo American Canyon home owners foiled attempted break-ins, and two would-be burglars were arrested in apparently unrelated incidents Wednesday, American Canyon Police Department officials said.
The first call dispatched officers to Montevino Drive at about 10:45 a.m., Lt. Oscar Ortiz said.
"The victim saw three unidentified males flee over his backyard fence, but was able to identify their 'get-away' driver to officers," Ortiz said.
Two home burglaries foiled by American Canyon home ownersIn most of the Bay Area, a rising tide does not lift all quality-of-life boats, a new study found. The exception, the study's authors said, is Solano County.
The first of its kind initiative, called Race Counts, measures racial disparities in California's 58 counties across key issues and found that if you're black here, you are substantially more likely to be poor, be in prison and to die young.
Solano exception to race disparities among California counties, study findsA free screening of the film "The Longest Road" - preceded by a reception with cast members - is planned for Tuesday at Cal Maritime's Rizza Auditorium, school officials announced.
In the 2016 film, whose title comes from a Kurdish proverb ... "A good companion shortens the longest road. ...
Documentary about American vets returning to Iraq to fight ISIS to be shown at Cal MaritimeBitten by the theater bug at age 8, Jeremy Kreamer, of Vacaville, said he never really considered any other direction for his life.
Now pushing 30, Kreamer is featured in a one-night-only screening in Vallejo and nationwide, of a film of a play he toured with, called "The MeshugaNutcracker!"
Playing at 7 p.
Local man in one-day-only nationwide screening of The MeshugaNutcracker!Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) on Wednesday, introduced a bill to deliver temporary tax relief to survivors of the Northern California fires, his office staff announced.
"The fires that tore through our California were the worst in our state's history, leaving communities devastated. The bill I'm introducing today would bring important tax relief to those communities, giving them more tools to begin the process of rebuilding and recovering," Thompson said.
Thompson introduces bill to bring more disaster tax relieve to fire survivorsBroken On All Sides, a documentary on "race, mass incarceration and new visions for criminal justice in the U.S.," was screened at Touro University on Monday as the last in a series of Health Equity and Criminal Justice-related events for 2017.
The series sets the school's public health program up for the 2018 launch of a new push for health equity in public health, Touro's Gayle Cummings said.
Mass incarceration of minorities is a public health concern, Touro event organizers sayVallejo's only synagogue has increased its security measures partly in response to a perceived increased risk to minorities and others nationwide, and they are not alone.
Pastor Scott Peterson of The Hill, Vallejo said his congregation is feeling a little nervous, too.
"Yes, we are more vigilant," he said.
Some Vallejo houses of worship eyeing beefed-up security after Texas church massacreThe Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved more than $30 million in federal disaster loans for California businesses and residents impacted by the recent wildfires in Napa, Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Nevada, Orange, Sonoma and Yuba counties, the agency's disaster field operations center-west director Tanya N.
Small Business Administration fire-related loans tops $30 millionIn order to accomplish its core mission of saving lives, Solano, Stockton and South Sacramento area offices of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) are jointly using a federal grant to conduct a traffic safety campaign on Highway 12 in Solano, San Joaquin, and Sacramento Counties, agency officials announced.
CHP involved in new year-long push for safety along Highway 12If you get a notice from the Social Security Administration about a Social Security benefits filing you know you didn't make, you've likely been the victim of a scam that Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley is warning Napa County residents about.
The District Attorney's Office received several reports from residents whose personal identifying information, including social security numbers, was used to file a fraudulent claim for Social Security benefits, her office staff said.
Napa D.A. warns of Social Security benefits scamThe U.S. Small Business Administration and the Napa/Sonoma Small Business Development Center on Friday announced the closing of the Business Recovery Center in Santa Rosa at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
"SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to businesses that were affected by the wildfires that occurred Oct.
SBA to close Santa Rosa Business Recovery CenterThe Solano County District Attorney's Office and the Family Justice Center is hosting a Domestic Violence Prevention Forum on from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 at Fairfield's County Events Center, Room A, 601 Texas Street.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free informational forum, to learn more about awareness and the prevention of domestic violence, organizers said.
Solano County D.A. hosts Domestic Violence Prevention ForumIf you really want to honor America's veterans this Veterans Day, and year 'round, hire a few, state officials said.
The California Employment Development Department is calling on California's employers to celebrate Veterans Day with a renewed commitment to hiring those who have served in the military, officials said.
State officials: Celebrate Veterans Day by hiring a vetTurnovers can be monumental in the Sac-Joaquin Section football playoffs.
Visiting River Valley of Yuba City had just a pedestrian two on Thursday night at Wolf Den Stadium.
That might not seem like much, but American Canyon did not have one.
That might have been the difference as the No.
American Canyon High football team wins thriller over River Valley in playoffsAMERICAN CANYON > > An 18-year-old man from Vallejo was killed on Thursday morning after his car collided with a big rig, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol said.
The man was driving north on Highway 29 in unincorporated Napa County when he ran a red light at South Kelly Road and his Nissan struck a Kenworth truck and trailer traveling west, police said.
Vallejo man in fatal crash on Hwy 29Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) on Thursday announced it will offer free installation and removal of temporary electric service to eligible customers rebuilding after the devastating October 2017 wildfires.
Through Dec. 31, 2018, PG&E will provide no-cost installation and removal of temporary electric service for customers' rebuilding efforts across Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Solano, Sonoma and Yuba counties, officials said.
PG&E offers free temporary electricity for rebuilding fire victimsAMERICAN CANYON >> Anthony Krager said he discovered a problem when he took his daughter trick-or-treating on Halloween this year.
The nearly three-year resident said he set out to take his 9-year-old daughter, Faith, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, around town to collect goodies on Halloween, only to be stymied by the city's lack of curb ramps.
Father of disabled American Canyon child raises concern about lack of proper sidewalks, curbsOne way locals seeking to make a difference in the North Bay Fire recovery effort is by hunting up acorns, according to the Napa Valley Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
The group has put out a call for people to find and gather acorns to help replenish the many native oak trees lost in the blazes.
All hands on deck for re-oaking wine country expert says.U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) on Thursday released a statement urging those whose property was destroyed in the recent fires to submit "right-of-entry" forms to receive free debris removal services from the Army Corps of Engineers.
"Debris cleanup is the first and often an expensive hurdle for many people who return to a burned down home.
Deadline to submit free fire debris clean-up forms is today for Napa victimsA new study suggests lower-income renters in Vallejo are being replaced by higher-income ones.
The Apartment List study finds that more than half of Vallejo renters spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. This is significantly fewer than just a few years ago, indicating that the area's economic demographics may be changing.
Vallejo area experiencing some gentrification, new study findsAMERICAN CANYON >> With the precise location of outdoor exercise equipment still to be determined, the American Canyon City Council on Tuesday approved a Master Plan for the Clarke Ranch development that will one day likely be a regional draw.
They also heard an explanation of how publicly funded affordable housing developments here will benefit local residents with the city's local preference policy, and officially OK'd adding 10 years to the Napa Logistics Park's permit for phase 2.
Ambitious Clarke Ranch Master Plan unveiled at American Canyon council meetingFor the eighth consecutive year, the Arbor Day Foundation offers unique holiday gift ideas, organization officials announced.
Give-A-Tree cards, for instance, "offer a unique holiday giving opportunity with conservation benefits that will endure for generations," they say. These can be purchased individually and with customized text, for $5.
Unique gift ideas from the Arbor Day FoundationCongressman Mike Thompson (D-St Helena), who chairs the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, led a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis on Wednesday, signed by 76 other members, asking for an explanation as to why the Texas shooter's military conviction for domestic abuse was not entered into the National Criminal Information Center Database, his office announced.
Thompson, others, demand explanation for Air Force's failure to report church shooter's convictionThe American Canyon Family Resource Center is cosponsoring a Campus Hiring Event from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the Napa Valley College Student Activities Center, officials said.
This event is open to the public, including students, alumni and the rest of the community in Napa and Solano counties, Resource Center director Sherry Tennyson said.
Napa Valley College Career Center hosting hiring event ThursdayMore than 300 people spent several hours stranded between San Francisco and Vallejo, on the MV Intintoli ferryboat Monday night, ferry officials confirmed Tuesday.
For part of that time, there were no functioning toilets or food or beverages available, they said.
Ferry spokesman Ernest Sanchez said the vessel experienced mechanical issues and had to stop about 20 minutes from the Vallejo Ferry Terminal.
Packed ferry stranded for hours in San Pablo Bay on Monday nightOne of the men buried in the Mare Island Cemetery drowned in the line of duty, leaving a wife and children who spent the next decades protecting passing and approaching ships. Another died in battle in the Philippines. Yet another lost his life in France during World War I, just two days before the Armistice.
Veterans Day event planned at historic Mare Island CemeteryAmerican Canyon city officials plan an event to officially thank those who stepped up and helped their neighbors impacted by the October fire storms, they said.
The event is planned for 6 p.m. Nov. 15, though the location has yet to be nailed down, Interim City Manager Jason Holley said. More information will be available next week, he said.
Fire response Thank You event planned in American CanyonBenicia's much anticipated decision on marijuana - set for Tuesday's city council meeting - will have to wait until next month.
Agenda Item 15A on the City Council meeting agenda - the first reading of the city's Cannabis Ordinance - will be continued to the council meeting set for 7 p.m. Dec.
Benicia Cannabis Ordinance discussion delayed till DecemberAARP Foundation Tax-Aide is looking to expand its team of Solano County volunteers for the upcoming tax season, officials said.
"Soon approaching its 50th year, Tax-Aide offers free tax filing help to anyone, especially those 50 and older, who can't afford a tax preparation service," they said.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Program seeks volunteersIf you hadn't set your clocks back Sunday morning with the end of Daylight Savings Time, you have almost certainly figured out your mistake by now.
But, did you also check your smoke alarm?
Two-thirds of home fire deaths result from fires in homes without a working smoke alarm, according to the National Fire Protection Agency, Vallejo Fire Department officials said, and they remind readers "to not only change your clocks for Daylight Saving Time but to also check your smoke alarms.
You've set your clocks back, but have you checked your smoke alarm?AMERICAN CANYON >> Development in the city has increased so much that the contractor hired to do its development engineering has nearly burned through its entire budget, so staff is asking to add $70,000 to it at Tuesday's city council meeting.
The 6:30 p.m. public session at City Hall is also set to include a presentation on the city's Affordable Housing Local Preference Policy.
It's full steam ahead for American CanyonCampers from a 70-year-old Jewish summer camp badly damaged in the recent North Bay wildfires, will spend next summer at Vallejo's Cal Maritime campus, officials of both organizations announced.
The Union for Reform Judaism's URJ Camp Newman's Santa Rosa facilities were made unusable less than a month ago in the fire storm, so its officials put out the word and were able to make arrangements with California State University Maritime Academy, "located on the waterfront in Vallejo, a short drive from both Santa Rosa and San Francisco," camp officials said.
Vallejo's Cal Maritime to host Santa Rosa Jewish camp next summerU.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and Peter King (R-NY) on Friday introduced a bill aimed at keeping guns out of the hands of criminals, domestic abusers and the dangerously mentally ill.
H.R. 4240, the bipartisan Thompson-King background check legislation - officially known as the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017 - expands the existing background check system to cover all commercial firearm sales, including those at gun shows, over the internet or in classified ads, Thompson's office staff said.
Thompson, King propose 'anti-criminal, pro-Second Amendment' gun control billNAPA >> Thursday is the deadline to submit a Right of Entry form to participate in the Government Debris and Ash Removal Program, Napa County officials said.
The ROE form grants Napa County, the State of California and the federal government the right to enter your property for purposes of inspecting, testing materials, removing and clearing all residential structural debris, waste, and other materials.
Form for free fire debris cleanup due ThursdayReed and Bernice Robertson, owners of Vallejo's Newell Mobile City mobile home park, have hit on a way to make a little money in what is typically a low-to-no-profit business, by renting furnished units to some temporary refinery workers and others.
This, however, does not set well with some people.
Vallejo mobile home park renting furnished units -- some cry foulIf things go according to plan, a 3-year-old Mare Island-based business could save more than $2.4 billion in annual medical costs with a new federal grant aimed at fighting acne, company officials announced.
Riptide Bioscience, Inc.'s Executive Vice President Henry Lopez, this week announced the company's receipt of a grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, an agency of the National Institutes of Health.
Vallejo firm gets large federal grant to find acne treatmentPacific Gas and Electric Company is offering its customers in communities recovering from the October 2017 Northern California wildfires, free assistance in cutting down and hauling away larger wood from their property, company officials announced.
Customers can request wood removal for qualifying hazard trees PG&E cuts down near its power lines to help ensure public safety and protect its electric and gas infrastructure, they said.
PG&E offers free help hauling away wood in wildfire-impacted areasAMERICAN CANYON >> The new, giant building at American Canyon's Napa Logistics Park, will house an IKEA Internet sales distribution center, it was learned this week.
The park's developer, Orchard Partners, confirmed this week that IKEA signed a lease for the 646,000-square-foot building located off Devlin Road.
Ikea distribution center, some 200 jobs, coming to American CanyonA year-long federal grant will be applied to help save lives in Solano, Stockton and South Sacramento areas, California Highway Patrol officials announced.
"Saving lives is the core mission of the CHP," the news release says. "In order to accomplish this mission, the CHP Solano, Stockton and South Sacramento Area offices will jointly use a federal grant to conduct a traffic safety campaign on Highway 12 in Solano, San Joaquin, and Sacramento counties.
CHP launches regional life-saving effortIn the wake of the deadly and destructive North Bay fires, Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) and Mark Amodei (R-Nevada) introduced H.R. 4208, the Wildland Fires Act of 2017, to better prepare for and prevent costly wildfires. It's the companion to the recently introduced Senate bill by the same name.
Thompson, Amodei introduce wildfire prevention bill for high-risk communitiesKaiser Vallejo's unionized nurses plan an informational picket from 3:45 to 6 p.m. Thursday over what they say is "a growing erosion of care conditions in Kaiser Permanente hospitals and clinics."
A similar event is planned at the Vacaville Kaiser, at 1 Quality Drive, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Kaiser nurses plan to picket Thursday afternoonFor the tenth consecutive year, Kaiser Permanente Northern and Southern California are the state's only health plans to earn a four-star rating - the highest possible - for overall clinical effectiveness in the annual Healthcare Quality Report Card from California's Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA).
Kaiser Permanente gets top score statewide