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LAKE BERRYESSA — A report released Thursday by the Vet Voice Foundation supports the expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument to include the Walker Ridge tract – to be renamed Condor Ridge – along the border of Lake and Colusa counties. The area is 3,925 acres of public land administered by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, and in the House,
Reps. John Garamendi and Mike Thompson, this year introduced legislation for the expansion. It purportedly has President Joe Biden’s support. The legislation also would require engaging with area tribes to improve the heritage of the area, including historic preservation, archaeological sites and forest health. That is language negotiated for by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, which works closely with the county and other agencies on a number of Solano projects and programs. Proponents hope to have the
legislation pass sometime after the election, either as standalone bills or as a noncontroversial amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act. The foundation report, Veterans & Public Lands, asserts the expansion would benefit veterans who live in the area, and specifically cites those at Travis Air Force Base, which is only about an hour from Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument. “Veterans and military communities have strong connections See Group, Page A8
Putin’s call-up brings reality of war home to many Russians Tribune Content Agency President Vladimir Putin’s order to call up as many as 300,000 reservists to fight in Ukraine triggered alarm and demonstrations as Russians were forced to confront the reality of the deadly conflict. Police detained about 1,400 people at pro-
tests against the order in 38 cities Wednesday night, according to the OVD-Info monitoring group. Some of the male detainees were handed draft notices at police stations, and protesters may face criminal charges under the harsh laws against criticism of the war the Kremlin has imposed
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since the Feb. 24 invasion. Some university students who joined the demonstrations were threatened with expulsion, which could annul draft exemptions. For millions of Russians who’ve been largely shielded from the reality of the Kremlin’s bloody seven-month war, Putin’s speech early Wednesday
announcing a “partial mobilization” came as a shock. The authorities provided few details of how the order, which is the first in Russia since World War II, will be implemented and who will get drafted. Regional governments quickly began issuing orders for reservists – a See Putin, Page A8
FAIRFIELD — None of the seven cities in Solano County reported having more than 100 new coronavirus cases since the last county report Sept. 15. The highest number of new cases was in Fairfield with 97. The pandemic total is up to 109,407 with 282 new cases reported, the Public Health Department reported Thursday. There were no new Covid-related deaths reported, but the number of residents in area hospitals with a positive coronavirus test was up from 13 Sept. 15 to
17 Thursday. The trend has been about half of those are in the hospital because of the disease and half for other reasons but tested positive. There were three patients in intensive care units with the disease, the same as Sept. 15, the county reported. The daily case average dropped from 55.57 over the past week to 40.28. The 10-day average, which is based on active cases, was down from 56.4 cases to 45, the county reported. Vallejo was at 33,165 cases with 83 new reports, while Vacaville had a new count of See Cases, Page A8
Officials: ‘Fourth dry year’ likely in California Tribune Content Agency California’s reservoirs will enter fall in a slightly better position than last year, but the Golden State should prepare for more dryness, extreme weather events and water quality hazards in 2023, officials say. The latest climate forecasting update from the Department of Water Resources came Wednesday, just days before the end of the water year, which runs from
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Oct. 1 to Sept. 30 in California. Officials said some of the state’s biggest reservoirs, including Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta, are slightly more full than they were at the same time last year, but still remain well below average. Water managers are now preparing for a “fourth dry year,” as well as more unpredictable weather and wildfires associated with climate See Dry, Page A8
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