American Canyon News

Residents and employees are being asked to help city officials find the best ways to shore up a looming structural budget deficit, City Manager Rich Ramirez said Friday.

The image of Doc Brown in "Back to the Future" throwing everything but the kitchen sink in the DeLorean's "Mr. Fusion" gas tank alternative may not be as far-fetched as it might seem.

Vallejo Garbage Service, Inc. is now Recology Vallejo and Recology American Canyon.

The city's loop trail, open space and recreation projects could come closer to fruition at Tuesday's City Council meeting, while needed water projectsalso will be considered.

On Nov. 7, volunteer Jim Walsh will guide visitors through the Solano Land Trust's King and Swett Ranch open space.

From our colleagues at the City Room blog: Should there be a .gay Internet suffix? Two for-profit groups are pushing for one.

The City Council will consider officially backing a call for increased U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan at a special meeting called for 5:30 p.m. today.

People volunteering with children through organizations using city facilities now will have to submit fingerprints to the Department of Justice and complete a child abuse prevention course.

A lone gunman robbed Broadway Market in American Canyon this morning, the Napa County Sheriff's Office said.

The best thing that ever happened to the city of American Canyon is Vallejo City Councilwoman Stephanie Gomes.

Letter writer Bill McClinton says the police officers of Vallejo are overpaid. The current result is having a smaller police force, more murders, robberies, and drug dealers in and around our schools.

Petaluma police have arrested six suspects in a two-day sting targeting massage parlors allegedly conducting prostitution activities.

It's only mid-October, but some nonprofits are already collecting for the holidays.

Sh Vogel said she left her dying mother to get her annual flu shot at the Olympia Mobile Home Park on Monday, only to be turned away.

Police say they are investigating a rash of BB-gun shootings that occurred over the weekend.

Lynch Canyon Open Space will host a bidiversity hike Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon.

Kalen Cornelious, 15, isn't fazed but her brother, Marcus, 13, is a different stroy as they get flu shots in a tent at the Kaiser Medical Facility in Vallejo.

There are no full-bar liquor licenses in American Canyon, though not for lack of trying, and City Council members are calling on Assemblywoman Noreen Evans for help.

The Napa County Public Health Division has been forced to cancel two seasonal flu clinics due to delayed vaccine shipments from the state and exceptionally high demand, according to the department.

Bill Silverfarb/Daily Journal Marine Lance Cpl. Bernardo Narvaez is greeted by his family in San Bruno yesterday.