American Canyon weighs bid to control Highway 29
By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
AMERICAN CANYON– Something with a patriotic or railroad theme or some other vision could be installed along Highway 29 if the city could take control of that portion that runs though town, municipal officials say.That’s one reason City Councilman Ed West wants city staff
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Summer school may fall victim to budget cuts
By Shauntel Lowe @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
It was never the ideal situation: Students failing classes during the school year and banking on summer school to catch up.Now, this less-than-ideal option is less available less, and it soon may not be an option at all as Vallejo school district officials move funding to
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Land trusts wary of losing fiscal control
By Melissa Murphy/The Reporter, Vacaville @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
Land trusts are under pressure from a state agency that hopes to shift control of millions of dollars in endowments to a national quasi-governmental agency.The California Department of Fish and Game is proposing to take responsibility for mitigation endowments currently
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New man at ArtsBenicia helm
By Tony Burchyns @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
BENICIA — Arts Benicia is weathering the economic storm with a new captain at the helm.Larnie Fox, 54, who’s worked in arts organizations for 22 years and has been a working artist for most of his life, began his post as executive director on May 18.
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Restaurant safe stolen over holiday weekend
Times-Herald staff report @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
A Vallejo business’ safe was stolen between Sunday afternoon and Monday morning, according to police reports.Restaurant employees near the intersections of Sereno Drive and Broadway discovered the business had been broken into when they returned to work at 7:30 a.
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Tenants have rights during foreclosures, Brown’s office notes
Times-Herald staff report @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
Tenants facing eviction from foreclosed-on houses are the focus of an investigation by Attorney General Jerry Brown’s office.After more than 20 housing rights and public interest groups asked Brown to take action, his office sent letters to 24 banks, loan servicers, private
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Driver’s money, vehicle stolen by armed man
Times-Herald staff report @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
A Vallejo man was reportedly dropping an acquaintance off at home at about 2 a.m. Sunday morning when he his passenger were robbed by an armed man.The 19-year-old Vallejo victim described his assailant as a white male, about 22 years old, with a medium build, 5-foot-10
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Vallejo police investigate shots fired from vehicle
Times-Herald staff report @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
Vallejo police are searching for a man alleged to be part of a drive-by shooting Sunday night.No one was injured in the incident, reported at about 7:15 p.m. on the 1700 block of Sereno Drive, police Sgt. Herman Robinson said.
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Victim has little to say after being stabbed several times
Times-Herald staff report @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
A 38-year-old man stabbed several times Monday afternoon was allegedly uncooperative with police about who had stabbed him, Vallejo police said.Police believe the victim received his wounds at Setterquist Park, police Lt. Joel Salinas said, near the 100 block of Amherst
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Two company trucks taken in Vallejo, one recovered
Times-Herald staff report @ July 6, 2010 # Comments Off
Police have recovered one of two construction company vehicles stolen over the weekend from a facility in Vallejo.The thefts were discovered when a former MF Maher employee recognized the Vallejo’s company’s logo on a pickup truck in Suisun City and called the business,
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