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Congressman Mike Thompson was the sponsor for the Willits hospital funding and for $350,000 set aside for St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka.
UC Davis has received a federal grant of $2.5 million through the Department of Energy for its on-going West Village Project, a mixed housing and commercial development now under construction.
The funding was made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which was supported by area Congressional representatives Doris Matsui and Mike Thompson.
President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech won unanimously high marks for eloquence from North Coast politicians and analysts, but there were some distinct partisan and philosophical divides.
Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) is not your standard issue congressman. He owns a vineyard and orchards of olive and fruit trees â€" all of it organic. He's a catch-and-release fly fisherman. He can talk knowledgably about biodynamic farming, has cooked dinner for 350 on a two burner stove and once raised $20,000 for a local charity by cooking two dinners, each for 20 people.
During the hour long meeting, Thompson gave a brief speech and took questions from the audience covering a mix of local and national issues.
Congressman Mike Thompson was the sponsor for the Willits hospital funding and for $350,000 set aside for St. Joseph Hospital in Eureka.
That was true of the Toys for Kids fundraiser and toy drive, which last Saturday gave out toys and Christmas cheer to children in need and their families.