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On a tour of transportation projects in Northern California, LaHood spoke at the ceremonial ground-breaking for installation of new equipment which will allow pilots to land in bad weather.
The U.S. Transportation Secretary visited the Port of West Sacramento Wednesday, calling it "well-managed."
"I think the investment we have made at this port is as good as anywhere in the country," secretary Ray LaHood said.
LaHood toured the port with Congressman Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, as part of a visit to key transportation projects in Thompson's 1st District.
Comcast is extending advanced technology services to the small unincorporated community in the hills east of St. Helena.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will join Thompson, D-St. Helena.
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.
The airport's current landing system uses only a localizer that provides pilots with horizontal guidance when landing, airport manager Martin Pehl said
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.