Healdsburg, CA|News|
Healdsburg Under Freeze Warning, Watch: National Weather Service
The freeze warning and watch is for North Bay interior valleys. Here's how cold Healdsburg is expected to get tonight.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
- Concord, CA
Maggie Fusek Avants is an award-winning copy editor and journalist whose experience in the news business goes back to when she had a paper route in sixth grade. She went on to earn a degree in journalism as well as the title of "Distinguished Journalist of the Year" for the campus newspaper.
Since 2009, she has served as a local news editor for online and print publications. A member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Fusek Avants has been invited back to her alma mater to mentor new journalists.
She is now the Patch editor for Petaluma, Rohnert Park, Cotati, Healdsburg, Napa Valley, Benicia, Pinole, Hercules, Martinez and Concord.
Fun Fact: She shares a birthday with William Shakespeare
Reach her at maggie.fusek@patch.com with news tips and story ideas.
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Napa Valley, CA|News|
Napa Valley Under Freeze Warning, Watch: National Weather Service
The freeze warning and watch is for North Bay interior valleys. Here's how cold Napa Valley is expected to get tonight.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
Petaluma Under Freeze Warning, Watch: National Weather Service
The freeze warning and watch is for North Bay interior valleys. Here's how cold Petaluma is expected to get tonight.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
Over $10M Earmarked For Sonoma County Infrastructure Projects
The latest round of state transportation funding includes millions earmarked for projects planned across the Bay Area.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Napa Valley, CA|News|
Millions Headed To Napa County, Bay Area Infrastructure Projects
The latest round of state transportation funding includes millions earmarked for projects planned across the Bay Area.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
Concord To Shine Bright This Hanukkah With Jewish Pride, Rabbi Says
A Jewish spiritual awakening at a fraught time for Jews everywhere has spurred greater public Hanukkah displays and celebrations.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Lamorinda, CA|News|
Mount Diablo At Daybreak: Lamorinda Photo Of The Day
Patch loves photos! Share your photos with your local Patch, and your work could be featured.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
Helicopter Crew Helps Catch Trespasser In Petaluma, Police Say
When a man was caught trespassing a subdivision under construction in Petaluma, he ran and hid on a dark creek path but was quickly found.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
New Mayor Aims To Deliver High-Priority Programs, Services
Outgoing Walnut Creek Mayor Cindy Silva has passed the gavel to the city's new mayor, Loella Haskew.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
Bay Area Teen, Man Who Received His Heart Honored On Rose Parade Float
The highly anticipated Donate Life Float will honor transplant recipient Ted Jung along with this floragraph of organ donor Joseph Barratt.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Martinez, CA|News|
Martinez Residents Now Have Access To Early Literacy Van
Keep your eyes peeled for the Rolling Reader and Roxy and honk or wave if you see them on the road.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Healdsburg, CA|News|
4 Sonoma County Residents Arrested In $7.8M International Scam: SRPD
Three Santa Rosa residents and one Healdsburg resident are accused in an elaborate scheme involving overseas call centers, police said.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
Bay Area Pilot Accused Of Trying To Down Plane Freed From Jail
A judge ruled Joseph David Emerson, 44, of Pleasant Hill, could be released from jail after he pleaded not guilty to reduced charges.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
2 Bay Area Post Offices Open For Special Sunday Hours This December
Also, here are the USPS holiday shipping and mailing deadlines for 2023, plus information on how to ship packages from home.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
All-Electric Rolling Reader Early Literacy Van Now Serving Contra Costa County
Keep your eyes peeled for the Rolling Reader and Roxy and honk or wave if you see them on the road.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Napa Valley, CA|News|
Thompson Applauds Transfer Of Mare Island Naval Cemetery To VA
The Sacramento Valley National Cemetery will now manage the site after a decade-long legislative effort to have it transferred.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
Birsan Takes Over As Concord Mayor, Obringer As Vice Mayor
Before passing the gavel, outgoing Mayor Laura Hoffmeister had some business to attend to.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
A New Literacy Van Is Hitting The Road In Walnut Creek
The Contra Costa Library Public Library unveils an All-Electric Rolling Reader Early Literacy Van.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Healdsburg, CA|News|
Missing Sonoma County Woman Found Dead In Mendocino County
One week after Michele Paul, 81, of Healdsburg, was reported missing, her car was found several miles down a rural road in Mendocino County.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Across California, CA|News|
Fruit Recall Expands As Salmonella Cases Increase: See CA Impact
Salmonella-tainted cantaloupe has sickened 117 people nationwide and left two people dead across 34 states. Recalls continue to expand.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
