Martinez, CA|News|
Tesoro To Pay $27.5M For Violating Court Order At Martinez Refinery
The settlement will result in cleaner air in the Bay Area with Tesoro’s forfeiture of air emission credits, federal authorities said.
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
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Petaluma, CA|News|
Spring Fashion Show Returns To Petaluma SRJC Campus
The event is produced by students and features garments and accessories designed and made by Fashion Studies Program students and alumni.
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Walnut Creek, CA|News|
Participants Sought For NASA National Community College Aerospace Scholar Program
Contra Costa College is seeking 60 or more participants for its NASA program.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Lamorinda, CA|News|
Participants Sought For NASA National Community College Aerospace Scholar Program
Contra Costa College is seeking 60 or more participants for its NASA program.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Martinez, CA|News|
Participants Sought For NASA National Community College Aerospace Scholar Program
Contra Costa College is seeking 60 or more participants for its NASA program.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
Participants Sought For NASA National Community College Aerospace Scholar Program
Contra Costa College is seeking 60 or more participants for its NASA program.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Rohnert Park-Cotati, CA|News|
Sonoma State Announces Honorary Degree Recipients For 2023
All three extraordinary Sonoma County citizens will be recognized with honorary degrees as part of Sonoma State's Spring commencement.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
Petaluma Couple To Be Recognized As SSU Honorary Degree Recipients For 2023
Three extraordinary Sonoma County citizens will be recognized with honorary degrees as part of Sonoma State's Spring commencement.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Healdsburg, CA|News|
Sonoma State Announces Honorary Degree Recipients For 2023
All three extraordinary Sonoma County citizens will be recognized with honorary degrees as part of Sonoma State's Spring commencement.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
Drought Update From The City Of Petaluma: What To Know
Petaluma reduced water use by 26 percent compared to 2020, saving nearly 1 billion gallons of water (991 million gallons of water saved).
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
Northgate High Student In Stable Condition Following Stabbing: Police
The ninth-grade girl was stabbed by a ninth-grade boy who was an acquaintance, authorities said.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Rohnert Park-Cotati, CA|News|
Arrest Made In Sonoma County Bank Robbery
A Rohnert Park man is suspected of robbing a Santa Rosa bank in February.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Across California, CA|News|
Great Blue Heron | Wildflower Superbloom | $12K Donation: CA In Photos
It's your state; It's your shot. This is California in photos.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Lamorinda, CA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch For Fireballs In Lamorinda
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch For Fireballs In Walnut Creek
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch For Fireballs Over Concord
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Martinez, CA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch For Fireballs Over Martinez
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Napa Valley, CA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch For Fireballs Over Napa Valley
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch For Fireballs In Petaluma
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Rohnert Park-Cotati, CA|News|
Lyrid Meteor Shower Peak: When To Watch In Rohnert Park-Cotati
This shooting star show produces fireballs that blaze across the sky, leaving dust trails for several seconds. Here's when to look up.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
