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April 18, 2012
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The Lake County Board of Supervisors (BOS) Tuesday adopted a resolution supporting the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area as it applies to the county.

A representative from Tuleyome, a volunteer nonprofit advocacy organization that aims to protect lands in the western Sacramento Valley and Inner Coastal Range, delivered a presentation on the proposed conservation area.

Issues:Energy & Environment

April 4, 2012
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Work is officially under way to ease the 6.3 miles of twists, turns and traffic congestion known as Jameson Canyon.


March 26, 2012
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Congressman Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) announced Friday that the Yountville Veterans Home Post Office will remain open despite having been considered last year for closure by the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Last July, the post office was included on a list of approximately 3,700 others being considered for closure by the USPS.

Issues:Veterans

March 3, 2012
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On any typical day, millions of families, farmers and fishermen in and around the Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta rely on the Delta for their water and livelihoods. Commercial and recreational fishermen have relied on Delta-dependent salmon populations for centuries.

Issues:Jobs & Economy

March 3, 2012
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Congressmen Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, and Chris Gibson, R-N.Y., have introduced legislation to give tax breaks for investing in energy storage systems, Thomspon's office announced Thursday.

Issues:Energy & Environment

February 28, 2012
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Two local congressmen have joined an effort to urge a federal regulator to stop blocking mortgage principal reductions for struggling homeowners.


February 21, 2012
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The Arcata Fire Protection District has been awarded more than $600,000 in federal grant funds to update the Humboldt County Fire Radio Network.

Congressman Mike Thompson announced Friday that the grant was awarded through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security.


February 21, 2012
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Tea Party politics and trillion-dollar-plus federal budget deficits have turned this year's transportation bill upside down.

Five-year transportation bills are traditionally bipartisan earmark fests that send hundreds of billions of dollars for highways, bridges, transit and other infrastructure to California and other states.


February 18, 2012
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With House Republicans proposing deep cuts in domestic spending this fiscal year, local Democrats are cringing over what the measure would mean for California's future.

The Republican spending plan, known as House Resolution 1, is a continuing resolution designed to keep the federal government funded through the end of the current fiscal year in lieu of a new budget.