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FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The remains of a building destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex Fire are shown along Pleasant Hills Ranch Way in rural Vacaville, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. The Solano Office of Emergency Services issued an evacuation warning Tuesday to the fire area due to possible flash floods and mudslides from the overnight storm that is forecast to move through the region. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic file) LNU Fire zone residents face evacuation as winter storm approaches...

FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA The remains of a building destroyed by the LNU Lightning Complex Fire are shown along Pleasant Hills Ranch Way in rural Vacaville, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. The Solano Office of Emergency Services issued an evacuation warning Tuesday to the fire area due to possible flash floods and mudslides from the overnight storm that is forecast to move through the region. (Aaron Rosenblatt/Daily Republic file) Solano’s share of LNU fire recovery cost exceeds $600,000 That i...

Trump administration slashes imperiled spotted owls' habitat | 2021/01/14

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would slash millions of acres of protected habitat designated for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington state and Northern California, much of it in prime timber locations in Oregon's coastal ranges.

The owl is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act and is losing nearly 4% of its population annually.

The Trump administration has slashed millions of acres of protected habitat for the imperiled northern spotted owl in Oregon, Washington and northern California.

Dispatch Top 10 Stories, No. 7: Citizen group seeks 2nd Amendment resolution The amended version of the resolution ultimately gaining county board support was penned by County Attorney Don Ryan and did not include a section stating the county would use any means at its disposal — including legal action, appropriating public funds and directing law enforcement and county employees — to avoid enforcing laws it deems unconstitutional. 1:00 pm, Jan. 2, 2021 × Boston Hackb...

The team behind Jumpcut and SnappyTV is building a new collaborative video tool Mike Folgner has had his share of success building video editing tools, having sold Jumpcut.com to Yahoo and SnappyTV to Twitter. But as he explained in a new Medium post, he still sees “unfinished business” in the video industry. “Today, most major productivity software categories have made the leap from desktop software to the web,” Folgner wrote. “Despite significant progress in web technology, professi...

In a Tumultuous Year, COVID Puts Homeless Crisis Front and Center From summer to fall 2020, a homeless encampment was based near the Lake Harriet bandshell. We went inside the homeless encampment, where a city’s growing housing crisis took on faces and names. The Lake Harriet homeless encampment The Lake Harriet homeless encampment, photographed in late September, is across the street from the Lake Harriet Bandshell and overlooks the lake. * Editor’s Note: Some of the homeless persons...

QFC, Fred Meyer to help administer COVID-19 vaccine in Washington By Becca Savransky, SeattlePI © Don Ryan, Associated Press Fred Meyer similarly announced appreciation bonuses for employees who are working during this time. The bonuses, ranging from $150 to $300 will be given to every frontline grocery, supply chain, manufacturing and customer service associate. QFC and Fred Meyer plan to help administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Washington, the company announced Monday. The an...