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 award from the East Bay Regional Park District and Regional Parks Foundation is named for the late Park District Board Member Ted Radke.
Gil, now 87 years old, was convicted of molesting two young girls in 2000 and 2001.
The city continues to monitor Contra Costa Health and Martinez Refining Company actions related to the Nov. 24-25, 2022 incident.
The grant from Walnut Creek-based Firedoll Foundation is "an important step" toward forever protecting the property from development.
Homeowners interested in building an ADU can now submit an application online. Construction loan amounts range from $45,000 to $105,000.
It's your state; It's your shot. This is California in photos.
It is the largest grant to any Bay Area agency from Caltrans' $225 million for projects designed to reduce traffic deaths and injuries.
The threats included a "hit list" and were made anonymously on a shared document being viewed by 80 students, police said.
It was 1984 when Steve Mahrt of Petaluma Farms held the first Cutest Little Chick In Town Contest, his son Jonathan Mahrt, 33, tells us.
The investigation involved "reviewing countless hours of video surveillance."
The ticket was for Wednesday night's drawing. Have you checked your numbers?
"By publicizing our efforts, we believe that we can deter motorists from drinking and driving."
The project includes various pedestrian and bicycle safety and aesthetic improvements throughout the downtown area.
The pre-pandemic renewal process is starting soon for more than 35,600 Napa County residents receiving Medi-Cal.
"This has been the most impactful storm PG&E has seen, in terms of customers out in the Bay Area, since 1995."
"We need to shift away from fossil fuels if we’re going to make a dent in climate change."
Napa County also updated its COVID-19 isolation guidelines for the general public.
The flood warning was extended through 10 a.m. Thursday for Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park, Sebastopol, Cotati, Forestville and Graton.
Keith Stevenson, 42, has been charged with three counts of felony burglary and one count of reckless evading.
The 17-year-old girl was walking within a fully marked crosswalk when she was struck by a car, police said.
