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The long-awaited Napa County Airport upgrade will break ground today with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, joining county officials and staff at the event.
The event is open to the public.
The upgrade will allow pilots to use their instruments to land in bad weather, they said.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will join Thompson, D-St. Helena.
Congressman Mike Thompson (D-Napa Valley) voted against legislation that would mandate a sweeping expansion of offshore drilling across the nation.
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Senior Nick Christen's artwork, a photograph titled "Yolo Bypass," will represent California's 1st Congressional District in the U.S. Capitol, where it will be displayed for one year.
Del Norte County is slated to receive $5 million in national emergency grant funds to create temporary jobs for residents affected by the March 11 tsunami, according to the California Employment Development Department.
The Republican-controlled House easily passed the last of three bills Thursday to expedite and expand domestic oil and gas drilling over the objections of Congressman Mike Thompson, who argued the bills would open portions of his North Coast district to offshore drilling.
The House voted overwhelmingly today for a bill that would renew offshore oil development in Southern California at a time of consumer frustration over $4-a-gallon gasoline.