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The California Democrats warned that the unpopular plan to build a peripheral canal or tunnel - as described in a recent briefing in Washington and public meeting in Sacramento - “raises far more questions than it answers, and appears to turn the maxim of ‘policy before plumbing' on its head.”
Young illegal immigrants who came to the United States as children will be safe from deportation and eligible for work permits, according to a new policy announced by the Obama administration.
The policy applies to immigrants between the ages of 16 and 30 who were brought to the country through no choice of their own, have no criminal record and are either in school or have a high school diploma. Veterans who were honorably discharged from the U.S. military also qualify.
There are always so many people to thank when good things happen. The June 2 ceremony at the Napa River Bay Trail celebrated another step in a great partnership between the Napa County Regional Park & Open Space District, the city of American Canyon, Department of Fish & Game, Napa-Vallejo Waste Management Authority, State Coastal Conservancy, State Lands Commission, the nonprofit SF Bay Trail Project and citizen advocates and elected representatives.
Healdsburg firefighters are accustomed to coming to the rescue of others. Now the federal government is coming to the aid of the strapped Fire Department with a $325,000 federal grant to beef up staffing.
“We are thrilled to have received the grant, because what it does is allow us to fully fund a 40-hour firefighter position,” City Manager Marjie Pettus said. “It's fantastic news.”
1st District Congressman Mike Thompson has announced a $145,837 federal grant that will help provide permanent housing and support to veterans on the North Coast. The grant, provided through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will be administered by the North Coast Veterans Resource Center and Humboldt County Housing Authority. The funds will be used as vouchers to provide rental assistance for homeless and disabled veterans. Twenty-five vouchers were awarded.
My first kayak river run took place in six hours over 20 miles of Cache Creek, a state wild and scenic river.
It was ever-so-scenic, with canyons, rock uplifted from ancient ocean beds in vertical stripes and curves, 1906 earthquake landslides coming down to water's edge, gray pines and blue oaks outlined against a blue sky.
And wild, too. The stream was swift and cold on Memorial Day, a challenge for this novice kayaker - and a fun, if more routine first run of the season for the experienced paddlers in our group of seven.
Competition in our global economy is increasing, and a college education is getting more expensive. This is counterintuitive. If our nation is going to remain competitive in our global economy, then we must continue producing the world's best entrepreneurs and innovators. And if we are going to continue producing the world's best entrepreneurs and innovators, then a college education must be an affordable option for working families.
The ongoing turmoil over management of Lake Berryessa's resorts reached the floor of Congress on Thursday night, as Napa County's Rep. Mike Thompson secured bipartisan pledges to find a fix.
While short on specifics, Thompson's three-minute remarks before a House Appropriations subcommittee will surely step up pressure on the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) as it enters mediation with the contractor operating five of the seven resorts at the lake.
half-century ago, the 400-mile stretch of Highway 101 between San Francisco and the Oregon border was a two-lane roadway that meandered through dozens of small towns. During summer months, it was clogged with logging trucks and vacationers' trailers.
Mile-by-mile, at no small cost, almost all of Highway 101 was upgraded, mostly to freeway, allowing traffic to move more smoothly and rapidly. But a few bottlenecks remained.