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The Raiders and 49ers have agreed to a joint practice during training camp in Napa, Raiders senior executive John Herrera said, No date has been announced, though the practice likely is to take place before the teams’ exhibition game Aug. 8. The Raiders last participated in a joint practice with the Dallas Cowboys in 1998, [...]
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Last month, our fair city became the 44th (give or take) to be included in one of Google’s more ingenious offerings – the Street View. [sacbee.com] I was reading my paper at lunch like I normally do and I ran across that article. The intersting part about it, was about a month ago I noticed [...]
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Its only June and below you’ll find a map of all the fires and information about them… Yes it’s over 800. A very bad start to the “Fire Season.” View Larger Map
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VALLEJO — A man has been arrested for allegedly punching a camel on a dare at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom. Vallejo police say 24-year-old Christopher Allen was dared by a friend to enter a restricted at the theme park where the camel was kept, and punch it. He did, police say, and got arrested for [...]
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Former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to sing the praises of his wife, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., at the Napa Valley Opera House Cafe today.The appearance by the former president marks the second time that the 2008 race for the White House has touched down in Napa County. In September, former New York Mayor Rudy [...]
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This RX7 was very nicely done. And as the owner said, its a very nice looking and running car.
The 920-foot container ship Cosco Busan, heading out of the San Francisco Bay from the Port Of Oakland, collided with a support tower of the fog-shrouded Bay Bridge early Wednesday, leaving it with a 70-foot gash in its side and leaking oil into the bay.A veteran bay pilot was at the helm of the massive [...]
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Well about 30 minutes ago I felt an earth quake… but it wasn’t enough for me to freak out. So after some research at the USGS website, I found we had an earthquake between Fremont and San Jose. At first it showed as a 6 but was soon downgraded to 5.6. What I find interesting [...]
Now to give you some background. Skyline Park is is a large state park in South Napa next to the State Hospital. With hills, trees, lakes and falls, it seems that the park is a pristine area used mainly by horseback riders and the occasional BMX National Ride. A beautiful area so far surrounded by [...]
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Normally you do see balloons up int eh mornings here in Napa, but they tend to land on the other side of the city where there are large parks and plenty of open space. Don’t know what was up for today, but today the balloons where skimming over light poles and setting down in strange [...]
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