114th Congress
After 13 years and $21 million, restoration of 4.5 miles of Napa River banks in the heart of Napa Valley is complete, offering improved habitat and reducing flood damage.
Federal, state and local leaders celebrated the accomplishment Thursday as they prepared to launch phase 2: 9 miles of bank restoration from Oakville to Oak Knoll costing another $21 million.
Almost 100 people turned out for the by-invitation morning event along the rivers bank at the Opus One Winery in Oakville, including Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St Helena.
U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson and John Garamendi announced a $939,062 Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant for Lake Family Resource Center.
The funding will be used for the center's Early Head Start program, which provides expectant mothers and low-income families with children up to 3 years old with services and resources such as child development, prenatal education, family services and parent involvement activities.
Two decades after the concept of bringing commuter rail service to the North Bay started gathering steam, the first set of trains operated by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit authority pulled into the Cotati station Tuesday to cheers from hundreds of spectators.
Skeptics doubted whether such a day ever would arrive, given the myriad financial and regulatory hurdles the rail authority had to overcome to reach the historic milestone. Significant questions remain prior to passenger service starting, currently set for December 2016.
Assemblyman Bill Dodd's resolution urging President Barack Obama to create the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument passed the Senate on Monday and is on its way to the president's desk.
The establishment of the Berryessa Snow Mountain region as a national monument would help safeguard the area, enhance visitation, and provide an economic boost to the surrounding communities.
The Napa Chamber of Commerce and the state Legislature have added their voices to those endorsing establishment of a Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.
This proposed national monument would take in 350,000 acres of federal lands in Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Solano, Glenn, Colusa and Yolo counties. Various federal agencies would have to coordinate management for the lands they oversee.
High school students from Benicia and Vallejo gathered with their parents Monday night in downtown Vallejo to look at student artwork entered into a congressional art competition.
Photographs, ink drawings and watercolor art pieces hung on a makeshift wall at The Hub and proud parents took photos of their kids next to their work. Each art piece was vying for one finalist spot from Solano County, in hopes they will go on to win as best artwork for the 5th Congressional District.
Washington, DC – U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-5) today announced that the Napa Chamber of Commerce officially endorsed the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument proposal. Under National Monument designation, the region would be permanently protected. This would ensure continued recreational opportunities and provide the region with an economic boost, while also safeguarding the region's beauty, wildlife, rare plants, and waters – which include important sources of drinking water and irrigation for nearby communities.
Dear Friends,
The Month of March ended on a high note as the House put partisanship aside and passed bipartisan legislation to permanently fix the way doctors are reimbursed for the Medicare services they provide our seniors. While the deal isn't perfect, a permanent fix is far better than continuing to govern from cliff to cliff as we have done with this issue 17 times over 14 years. I am 100 percent committed to ensuring the long-term viability of Medicare and this bill will help make sure Medicare patients continue have access to high-quality, affordable health care.
Bravo to Rep. Mike Thompson and the hardworking leadership of our city and county to win another $1.8 million for the 'capstone' landscaping of the Oxbow Bypass (Thompson secures $1.8 million for bypass landscaping," March 24) I also want to thank Nordic Industries, the bypass contractor for their hard work to complete the Bypass as soon as possible.