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Airline Trade Group: Sonoma County tourism threatened by proposed credit card regulations

New credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate could threaten California’s $134.4 billion tourism industry by eliminating airline credit cards and reward points for travelers, said Marli Collier, managing director at Airlines for America (A4A).

By Wine Country Times News Service | May 7, 2024

Airline Trade Group: Napa County tourism threatened by proposed credit card regulations

New credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate could threaten California’s $134.4 billion tourism industry by eliminating airline credit cards and reward points for travelers, said Marli Collier, managing director at Airlines for America (A4A).

By Wine Country Times News Service | May 7, 2024

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Airline Trade Group: Lake County tourism threatened by proposed credit card regulations

By Wine Country Times News Service | May 6, 2024

New credit card regulations pending in the U.S. Senate could threaten California’s $134.4 billion tourism industry by eliminating airline credit cards and reward points for travelers, said Marli Collier, managing director at Airlines for America (A4A).

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Aki: “The remarkable vigilance and forward-leaning approach of our frontline officers have resulted in these significant interdictions."

By Wine Country Times Report | Aug 28, 2023

In July 2023, the San Diego CBP Field Office reported a record-breaking seizure of narcotics, with Fentanyl interceptions surpassing 2022's total by 10,000 pounds, highlighting a worrying surge in drug smuggling attempts.

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Martin on women's recovery nonprofit: 'I am extremely proud of the work that WRS does'

By Andy Nghiem | Oct 4, 2022

Women’s Recovery Services (WRS), located in Santa Rosa, California, is a nonprofit organization founded in 1975 that helps families recover from a mother’s addiction. The organization’s goal is to break the cycle of addiction for women, including by providing a safe, healthy residence that allows neglected children to remain with their mothers while they learn life skills necessary to become responsible community members.

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'Purified in The Flame': Quiroz tells story of overcoming abuse, addiction, incarceration in new book

By Gregory Burnett | Sep 16, 2022

Elizabeth Quiroz was almost totally broken as the California woman was struggling with homelessness, an addiction, incarceration and human trafficking.

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Dodd thanks state Senate colleagues for ‘unanimous vote’ to permit to-go alcohol sales

By Benjamin Kibbey | May 16, 2021

The California State Senate recently approved Senate Bill 389, which would permit on-sale liquor license holders to sell beverages for off-sale consumption that are permitted under their on-sale license.

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'It's really bad': Newsom declares drought emergency in 41 California counties

By Trina Thomas | May 16, 2021

After an acute water supply shortage in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) declared a drought emergency and elected officials came together for an Emergency Drought Summit to discuss a plan of action.

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Wood highlights need for 'behavioral health care' in California, nationally

By Christina Heath | May 10, 2021

California State Assemblymember Jim Wood (D-Santa Rosa) took to Twitter to highlight the growing need in the state, and nationally, for behavior health care screening and help to those suffering.

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Sonoma health officer says '48% of our population' is vaccinated

By Christina Heath | May 9, 2021

Sonoma County Public Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase recently gave an update on how the county is doing in terms of vaccinations and the status of Sonoma County among California's tiered coronavirus levels.

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Wood 'working hard' to improve California wildfire prevention and response

By Andy Nghiem | May 2, 2021

California Assemblymember Jim Wood recently announced that he is "working hard" to secure additional funding for the state's wildfire protection efforts.

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Newsom declares 'drought emergency' in Mendocino, Sonoma Counties

By April Bamburg | Apr 29, 2021

The State of California is dealing with a second consecutive year where things are far more dry than they should be, and the government and various agencies are taking action.

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'This is a crisis': AB 1311 aims to fix California’s beverage container recycling issue

By Christopher Mobley | Apr 18, 2021

Assembly bill 1311, also known as the California Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Reduction Act, which was created by State Assemblymember Jim Wood and co-authorized by Sen. Mike McGuire, has recently been passed.

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Dodd water safety net bills advance as 'many are at risk of losing this vital service,' senator says

By Karen Kidd | Apr 18, 2021

Legislation that would assist hundreds of thousands of Californians who have fallen behind on their water bills, an issue made worse by the still-ongoing COVID pandemic, "has cleared a key committee hurdle," State Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) reported last week.

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Sonoma County documentary discusses 'increasing prevalence of repeat large fires' in western U.S.

By Andy Nghiem | Apr 11, 2021

Melanie Parker, deputy director of Sonoma County Regional Parks, recently discussed a new documentary about the increasing occurrence of large scale wildfires in the western United States.

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Keaney on 2021 Sonoma-Marin Fair: Visits to the fairgrounds 'mostly enjoyed from our vehicles'

By Andy Nghiem | Apr 4, 2021

The Sonoma-Marin Fair recently announced that it will be returning this year using a hybrid approach for visitors to attend the fair.

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Sonoma County shifts to red tier as vaccine supply ‘continues to be a concern’

By Rachel Lorenz | Mar 13, 2021

Sonoma County will move to the less restrictive red tier of California's four-tier, color-coded blueprint for a Safer Economy on Sunday, March 14.

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Sonoma County Medical Association host vaccine clinics at the fairgrounds

By Solange DeLisle | Mar 13, 2021

Sonoma County health officials are "thrilled" to already be months into vaccine distribution, when at the start of the pandemic one year ago experts had predicted we'd still be waiting another six months before one was approved.

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Mendocino County opens COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to logging industry

By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Mar 7, 2021

Logging industry personnel are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Mendocino County Public Health Department.

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Napa health care worker’s efforts to battle COVID-19 honored with Woman of the Year

By John Sammon | Mar 5, 2021

Citing her tireless efforts to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus in Napa County, Dr. Karen Relucio has been named “Woman of the Year” by State Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa).