Davis, CA|News|
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The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
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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Dixon, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Dixon
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Suisun City, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Suisun City
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Benicia, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Benicia
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
El Cerrito, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over El Cerrito
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Pinole-Hercules, CA|News|
Start 2025 In Pinole, Hercules With Quadrantids & 120 Meteors An Hour
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Pleasant Hill, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Pleasant Hill
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Martinez, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Martinez
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
San Ramon, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over San Ramon
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Danville, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Danville
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs — explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Lamorinda, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Lamorinda
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Walnut Creek
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs—explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
Start 2025 With Quadrantids And 120 Meteors An Hour Over Concord
The shooting star show is known for bright fireballs — explosions of light and color that can persist longer than an average meteor streak.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Lamorinda, CA|News|
Prescribed Burn Planned In Lamorinda
The prescribed burn depends on the appropriate air quality and may be rescheduled if burning conditions are unfavorable.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
Teen Arrested In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash
Five teens were in the car; three ran from the scene, including the driver, police said.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Concord|News|
3 Teens With Guns Suspected In Armed Robbery, Concord Police Say
The victim provided timely information, aiding the rapid resolution of this dangerous situation, police said.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Lamorinda, CA|News|
Bay Area Residents Asked Not To Burn Wood Through New Year's Holiday
In addition to refraining from wood-burning fires, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District asked for a second favor from residents.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Watsonville, CA|News|
Endangered Sea Otters Keep Invasive Crabs Out Of CA Estuary: Report
The cute apex predators—once near extinction—have led to green crabs' demise by eating them, a new study found.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Walnut Creek, CA|News|
117 Arrests Made During Operation Holiday Watch
The California Highway Patrol and 10 law enforcement agencies collaborated in the statewide crackdown on retail theft.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
Petaluma, CA|News|
SSU Surveys Residents On Sonoma County Community-Oriented Policing
The goal is to gauge Sonoma County Sheriff’s officers’ effectiveness in community-oriented policing.
Maggie Fusek, Patch Staff
