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Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell on Saturday joined with hundreds of community members and local leaders to dedicate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, which was designated by President Barack Obama on July 10, 2015, to protect nearly 331,000 acres of public lands in Northern California.
By Eloisa Ruano Gonzalez
State and federal officials Saturday dedicated the new Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument with a ceremony and festival.
By Paul Payne
Mike Thompson was talking gun safety legislation as he slipped two yellow shells into a 20-gauge Browning shotgun, snapped the breech closed and yelled, “Pull.”
Two orange sporting clays sailed in a low arc above a muddy field, dark clouds hanging over San Pablo Bay in the distance. Thompson aimed and fired twice.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson hosted an educational forum on substance abuse and the dangers of self-medication. The forum brought together a panel of leaders in the effort to better understand and more effectively treat substance abuse at the federal, state and local level as well as by community organizations.
By Christi Warren
With the scourge of opioid abuse taking a rising toll on Sonoma County residents, leaders in health policy along with local and federal representatives gathered Tuesday in Rohnert Park to highlight the troubling trend and call for greater government collaboration in addressing drug addiction.
By Napa Valley Register Staff
In celebration of National Women’s History Month, Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, is honoring five women in the Fifth Congressional District.
Thompson selected Linda Parks, president and CEO of Lixit Animal Care Products in Napa, as Napa County Woman of the Year.
U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) introduced H. Res. 629, a bipartisan resolution honoring March as Women’s History Month and recognizing this year’s theme, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government.”
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
Vallejo’s Maria Guevara was named Solano County’s Woman of the Year by Rep. Mike Thompson (D-St. Helena) as he introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring March as Women’s History Month.
He also recognized this year’s theme, “Working to Form a More Perfect Union: Honoring Women in Public Service and Government,” he said.
By Record Bee Staff
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
More than $40 million in disaster loans later, many of the businesses damaged by the 2014 South Napa Earthquake are back up and running, and some of them came to express thanks at a roundtable discussion on SBA loans hosted by Rep. Mike Thompson on Thursday.