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Solano County Supervisor Announces California Forever Project Pulled From 2024 Ballot

July 22, 2024 6:08 pmJuly 23, 2024 6:30 am

Solano County Supervisor Mitch Mashburn announced on Monday that the controversial venture capitalist-backed California Forever development plan, which would create a green city for up to 400,000 people in the majority rural county, was effectively removed from the 2024 November...

Bay Area Rep. John Garamendi Announces Cancer Diagnosis

July 9, 2024 12:21 pmJuly 9, 2024 12:21 pm

In an announcement on X on Monday, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA), who represents the 8th Congressional District covering parts of Solano County and Contra Costa County in the Bay Area, announced that he has multiple myeloma cancer, and is currently...

Solano County Voting Officials Announce California Forever Project Will Be On November Ballot

June 13, 2024 2:45 amJune 13, 2024 5:22 pm

Solano County elections officials announced on Tuesday that the venture capitalist-backed California Forever development plan, which would create a green city for up to 400,000 people in the majority rural county, had received enough validated signatures by voters to place...

The Big Green of Money Against the Farmers and Ranchers of Solano

May 31, 2024 2:55 amMay 31, 2024 2:56 am

“Money,” said Jesse Unruh famously, “is the mother’s milk of politics,” and if you doubt the truth of this axiom just take a look at the biggest, most contentious land use fight now occurring in California. This agriculture versus development...

CDC Announces Indoor Mask Mandate Recommendations for 13 Calif. Counties

June 4, 2022 2:45 amJune 4, 2022 7:06 am

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Friday that 13 counties in California, roughly one-quarter of the state, have reached ‘High’ levels of COVID-19 and are recommended a return of indoor masking in those counties. All 13...

Federal Aid Now Available For Northern California Wildfire Victims

August 25, 2020 6:18 amAugust 24, 2020 6:37 pm

On Monday, the Small Business Administration announced that low-interest federal loans will be made available to wildfire victims in seven Northern California counties. Those who lost homes or businesses in the counties of Lake, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Solano,...