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.
The changes are a "key tool in managing the water supply for more than 600,000 people and the environment in Sonoma and Marin counties."
The pool opened in May and the first pool party is set for June 3. The pool is also open daily with day passes available for purchase.
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Pride events taking place in Concord, Clayton, Martinez, Walnut Creek, Pinole, Port Costa, Richmond, Oakland, SF, more.
A community memorial was scheduled for June 3 for Dr. Carol Weyland Conner, 80, who died peacefully April 22 at her home in Walnut Creek.
Police are seeking a black Honda Civic in connection with a hit-and-run that left a bicyclist hospitalized in critical condition.
County government offices are all in one place, allowing residents to take care of many important tasks instead of making multiple stops.
Police were called to the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building where they found the man dead inside his pickup truck.
A guide compiled by Contra Costa County Public Library of events in Martinez, Clayton, Concord, Pinole, Richmond, Oakland, SF, more.
The Sally Casanova Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the California State University system.
Pride events are taking place in Clayton, Concord, Walnut Creek, East Bay Parks, Port Costa, Martinez, Oakland, Richmond and SF.
The Sally Casanova Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the California State University system.
The library compiled a list of Pride celebrations across the East Bay and Bay Area.
The Sally Casanova Scholarship is one of the most prestigious scholarships in the California State University system.
The public is invited to see the progress Napa has made and the contents of a time capsule buried Jan. 4, 2000, outside Napa City Hall.
The checkpoint will be held this weekend in a location that is safe for officers and the public.
Passengers can use an app to request a "micro-transit" ride when service begins June 12 on the SMART Connect shuttle.
A Patch reader said she looks forward to seeing these wildflowers bloom every spring. Do you know where in Napa County they can be found?
Officers found the woman's 1-year-old daughter on the ground, unconscious and not breathing.
The concert series hosted by Lagunitas Brewing Company kicks off June 26 and benefits Best Friends Animal Society. Here's what to know.
