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Olivehurst Woman Faces Embezzlement Charges for Alleged $800K Scheme Against Richmond Employer
In a scheme that could outpace a thriller, a 53-year-old former accountant stands accused of filching over $800,000 from her Richmond employer through an elaborate embezzlement gambit. Angela Fae Brown, hailing from Olivehurst, was arraigned on a bevy of felony charges in Contra Costa Superior Court, according to the Contra Costa District Attorney's Office.
San Rafael development proposal calls for 79 condos
Marin County has received a preliminary application to build 79 townhouse-style condominiums along Woodland Avenue in unincorporated San Rafael. The proposed development, dubbed Auburn Cove, would be located on both sides of Woodland Avenue between its two intersections with Auburn Street. The application was filed by City Ventures, a limited...
Napa, Santa Rosa and Petaluma among US cities where people live longest, according to 24/7 Tempo
The cities of Napa, Santa Rosa and Petaluma are among the places in the U.S. where people are living the longest, according to a report out by health and travel website 24/7 Tempo. The North Bay locales were included in the site’s April 16 list of the top 50 U.S....
6-year-old killed in Richmond hit-and-run crash
(KRON) — Six-year-old Amadeo Alvarez Jr. was killed in a crash on Wednesday in Richmond after a suspected intoxicated driver hit the child’s vehicle in an alleged hit-and-run, Amadeo’s GoFundMe said. “At just six years old, Amadeo touched every life he came in contact with, with a smile that could light up a room and […]
Sonoma planning commission denies vacation rental, tasting room permit
The owners of the Cooperage building in Sonoma were unanimously denied a permit for a vacation rental and tasting room by the Sonoma Planning Commission on Thursday. Neighbors to the property applauded the commission’s decision after they voiced fears that a vacation rental property would create noise pollution, and a tasting room would cause “retail encroachment” into the residential neighborhood.
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