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RUTHERFORD — When Cynthia Guzman was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease three years ago, the retired nurse was determined not to let the disease knock her down.
As long as she could, she would be out there, raising awareness about the disease and the need to support research to put an end to Alzheimer's.
Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, has named Press Democrat columnist and local historian Gaye LeBaron Sonoma County's Woman of the Year as part of Women's History Month.
LeBaron was one of five women Thompson honored — one for each of the five counties in his district — at a small celebration Saturday at Honig Vineyard and Winery in Rutherford, LeBaron said.
Vallejo's volunteer of the year, Karen Taylor, is being honored with yet another award for her community work: Congressman Mike Thompson has selected Taylor as Solano County's Woman of the Year.
Taylor and four other women from Thompson's congressional district were brought together in a ceremony Saturday afternoon in Rutherford, celebrating their individual work within their county.
"I'm overwhelmed, overexcited right now," Taylor said of being recognized for her community work. "I'm still pinching myself to see if this is true."
Two Sonoma Valley projects will benefit from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants to restore river habitat and improve water quality in Sonoma and Napa counties.
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) announced more than $4.3 million in grants that are part of the $8.7 million in federal funds awarded to local and state organizations for projects to restore tidal marshes, river habitat, and improve water quality in and around San Francisco Bay.
Community Action Partnership, the Santa Rosa-based nonprofit organization, received a $5 million grant that will allow it to continue to promote school readiness among low-income children.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, made the announcement Monday. The grant from the Department of Health and Human Services will go toward offering Head Start and Early Head Start services to more than 550 children from birth to age 5 at the group's dozen sites around the county, according to Thompson's office.
Saturday was a morning of plenty of prayers and — hopefully for the Global Success Center — plenty of money.
With a mission statement of teaching life skills, personal growth, health, wellness and employment, the Mare Island nonprofit again benefitted from the Mayor's Annual Prayer Breakfast at Dan Foley Cultural Center.
Vallejo's Springstowne Post Office will officially be renamed for the late Philmore Graham on March 14, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson announced.
The event is free and open to the public. Lunch will be provided.
Everything costs more in the Bay Area, which is why one-size-fits-all subsidies under the new health care law are leaving too many still unable to afford health insurance, U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson says. It's why he and Rep. Anna G. Eshoo (D-Silicon Valley) reintroduced a bill on Friday to address this.
The measure was introduced at the last Congress, which ended before members could consider it, Thompson's spokesman said.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson was appointed by Speaker of the House John Boehner to the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, Thompson's office announced Thursday. Thompson also announced on Thursday a Department of Health and Human Services Grant to Napa County's Child Start of more than $1.4 million.
Thompson represents all or part of Solano, Napa, Contra Costa, Lake and Sonoma counties.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Mike Thompson announced a $1,411,750 Department of Health and Human Services grant to Napa County's Child Start.
The goal of the Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant is to expand high quality early learning opportunities for Napa and Solano Counties' most vulnerable infants and toddlers.
The grant will be used to form collaborative partnerships between Child Start and local child care programs like Napa Valley Adult Education's Teen Parent Program and Solano Community College Children's Programs.