SAN FRANCISCO (2:35 p.m.) — The owner of a helicopter flight school whose student was involved in a midair collision said Monday the pilot narrowly escaped what could have been a deadly crash after the chopper was hit from behind by a small plane. Instead, the pilots of both the Robinson R22 helicopter and Beechcraft [...]
RIO VISTA — The Rio Vista transit staff will discuss opportunities to modify and improve the Delta Breeze transit system with the Rio Vista City Council on Wednesday. The city is looking for feedback from the public on proposed modifications to how the transit system’s routes and services should be tailored to meet the community’s [...]
RIO VISTA — Norman Richardson, the former mayor of Corte Madera, has announced that he will run for mayor of Rio Vista. Richardson, a 13-year resident of Rio Vista, serves as chairman of the city’s planning commission after being appointed in 2009. “My local government experience and my passion for Rio Vista motivates,” he said [...]
RIO VISTA — Motorist crossing the Rio Vista Bridge from about noon to about 3 p.m. Monday found one-way traffic control. This was done so workers could make repairs. A recent bridge inspection found a crack in a noncritical bridge part. Workers made repairs to keep the crack from spreading and at a latter date [...]
RIO VISTA — The Women’s Improvement Club of Rio Vista will celebrate its 100th birthday March 10, exactly 100 years after its inception. The club’s history as well as fashions over the years will be presented. The celebration will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Delta Club at Trilogy, which is located off of [...]
RIO VISTA — Councilwoman Janith Norman will formally announce her candidacy for Rio Vista mayor at 11 a.m. Feb. 18 in front of City Hall, One Main St. Three seats are up for re-election in November, including Norman’s. Current Mayor Jan Vick said in the past that she is not running for re-election. Attempts Monday to [...]
RIO VISTA — A nod from the City Council gave city staff the ability to follow through with a joint application for grant funds to create a Climate Action Plan. The state Sustainable Communities Planning Grant and Incentives Program is available under Proposition 84, the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River [...]
RIO VISTA — The city moved further ahead in its goal of establishing a river- and Delta-oriented area in place of the 28-acre former reserve army base. The Council voted unanimously Thursday night during a public hearing to approve the base’s negative declaration, which established that the project would not have a negative impact on the [...]
RIO VISTA — A remodel of the city’s Emergency Operation Center may soon become a reality should the City Council agree Thursday to push the project forward. Council members will be asked to authorize Hector De La Rosa, the city manager, to execute contracts worth $163,500. Details of the project are found in a city [...]
RIO VISTA — The founding fathers and original pioneers who settled Rio Vista are long gone. Some memories live on in family descendants who still live in the area — the Hamiltons, the Pezzaglias, the Branns, the McCormacks — but many others are gone. Poof. No whisper of those original settlers. Unless you take a [...]
RIO VISTA — After eight months, the “interim” designation next to Rio Vista’s chief of police title is all but a memory. Hector De La Rosa, the city manager, announced over the weekend that Chief Greg Bowman would be kept on as the permanent chief after being selected as the interim after the departure of [...]
RIO VISTA — Senior citizens in Rio Vista are learning the art of patience by waiting for external and internal water damage repairs on the city’s Senior Center. It’s been three months since the original work day was cancelled. Councilwoman Connie Boulware, one of the instigators of the project, called the delay “frustrating.” “It just [...]
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