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Kerana Todorov articles
Kerana Todorov is Napa Valley Register's American Canyon reporter. Kerana can be reached at ktodorov@napanews.com
November 19th, 2009
Human signs banned in American CanyonDancing human sign wavers and signs placed on public right of ways will be banned in American Canyon starting Jan. 1.
November 13th, 2009
Napa pilot supplies ocean trekSometime today, two British sailors are expected to row their boat under the Golden Gate, completing a six-month-long journey from Japan across the Pacific.
November 12th, 2009
American Canyon officials balk at budget questionnaire, want more dataAmerican Canyon Planning Commissioners on Tuesday refused to fill out a city survey ranking services that may be cut to help the city close its budget gap, saying they needed more information.
November 7th, 2009
Devlin extension gets rollingAfter years of talk, action has started on the extension of Devlin Road, a key route for travelers in the south county.
Boxer's staff answers questions in American CanyonA field representative for Sen. Barbara Boxer held office hours Thursday at American Canyon City Hall, giving locals an opportunity to bring questions and concerns — face to face.
Budget cuts possible in American CanyonAmerican Canyon parents, residents, church groups and others are being asked to weigh in on what city services they can live without as the city looks for as much as $1.7 million worth of expenses to trim from its total annual budget of $16 million.
November 6th, 2009
No walk-ins for American Canyon's only tasting roomAmerican Canyon’s sole wine tasting room is scaling back, opening by appointment instead of seven days a week.
November 4th, 2009
Grant boosts chances for water in CoombsvilleA proposed recycled water system for the North Bay got a $200,000 boost this week. The federal grant money is a step towards solving groundwater problems in places like Coombsville, where wells have been running dry.
November 2nd, 2009
American Canyon visitors find empty space where tourist center used to beMaria and George Haddad stopped by American Canyon’s Napa-Sonoma Visitors Center for maps of the Napa Valley, and maybe to pick up a bottle of wine.
October 30th, 2009
Revenue drop has American Canyon preparing for expense cutsThe city of American Canyon may eliminate up to $1.5 million worth of expenses as it faces record losses in property and sales tax revenues.
October 28th, 2009
American Canyon votes for more troops in Afghanistan warA divided American Canyon City Council called on the country’s top leadership to send additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
October 27th, 2009
American Canyon debates AfghanistanLooking well beyond its own borders, the American Canyon City Council today will take up the question of sending additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan.
October 24th, 2009
American Canyon will fingerprint volunteersAmerican Canyon coaches and volunteers who have contact with children will have to be fingerprinted beginning Jan. 1.
American Canyon eyes liquor licenseIf you are looking for a cocktail, American Canyon is not the place to be.
October 23rd, 2009
Post office in AmCan savedAmerican Canyon’s post office will remain open after all, the U.S. Postal Service confirmed Thursday.
October 22nd, 2009
American Canyon council may weigh in on AfghanistanThe city of American Canyon has already declared it supports the troops and is a recruitment-friendly zone for the military.
October 20th, 2009
Huge wine warehouse soon to open in American CanyonThe biggest building in American Canyon is almost ready for action and will open early next year.
October 15th, 2009
Decision on whether to close American Canyon post office due soonAmerican Canyon’s post office remains on the chopping block as the U.S. Postal Service faces a $3 billion drop in revenue.
October 13th, 2009
Abrupt American Canyon flu clinic cancellation ruffles feathersThe last-minute cancellation of a free flu shot clinic at a mobile home park in American Canyon has not sat well with residents.
October 12th, 2009
Snags delay American Canyon landfill trailAn agreement to open a trail that loops around the American Canyon landfill to the general public is around the corner — if an apparent roadblock can be removed.
October 10th, 2009
AmCan High boosters club seek $100 thousandAmerican Canyon High School’s über-booster club wants to raise $100,000 before the first students arrive to the new campus next summer.
October 9th, 2009
In AmCan, fireworks over the 4th of JulyThe future of American Canyon’s Fourth of July celebration is up in the air.
October 5th, 2009
Berryessa Highlands residents agree to water rate increaseBerryessa Highlands residents are paying more to keep their Lake Berryessa water and sewer district afloat.
October 2nd, 2009
Locals gather aid for disaster victimsNapa County residents are prepared to do what they can to help relief efforts in the Philippines and American Samoa in the South Pacific.
September 30th, 2009
Students' vote on American Canyon High mascot revealed ThursdayAmerican Canyon High School’s future students will find out Thursday if they are going to be howling, squawking or flapping their wings when they attend games and rallies.
September 29th, 2009
What's next for the grove?The future of American Canyon’s eucalyptus grove remains anyone’s guess as the city takes the first step to annex the land, home to American Canyon Paintball Jungle.
September 27th, 2009
American Canyon considers rules for road signsDancing sign wavers at busy intersections in American Canyon may soon have to get a permit before twirling their signs at driving motorists.
American Canyon may fingerprint youth sports volunteersAmerican Canyon may pass a law requiring background checks for volunteers who have contact with young children.
September 24th, 2009
American Canyon man dies when struck by vanA 68-year-old American Canyon man was killed Tuesday as he walked across Highway 29 at Mini Drive in Vallejo, just a block south of the border between the cities.
September 22nd, 2009
Waiting game for American Canyon Town CenterAmerican Canyon’s long-anticipated town center is back on the shelf and won’t return to the public eye for at least a few more months.
September 21st, 2009
American Canyon gets going on river trailAmerican Canyon’s first path to the Napa River will open in a few months to eager hikers, runners, cyclists and kayakers.
September 14th, 2009
Local families celebrate Mexican independenceFamilies gathered in Veterans Memorial Park Sunday to watch dances, listen to music and enjoy family time, in honor of Mexico’s Independence Day.
Man stabbed in fight in north NapaA man was stabbed early Sunday morning in a fight near Redwood Middle School.
September 13th, 2009
City Council approves phone alert system in American CanyonNext time American Canyon is facing a major road closure or other non-emergency that might effect their lives, residents are going to get a jingle from City Hall.
September 12th, 2009
Area hospitals gird for fluRepresentatives for Queen of the Valley Medical Center, St. Helena Hospital and Kaiser Permanente stressed the mechanisms are in place to combat H1N1, better known as swine flu.
Remembering 9/11As flags fluttered in the wind, American Canyon’s Fire Chief Glen Weeks asked for a moment of silence Friday to remember the victims who died eight years ago.
September 8th, 2009
American Canyon senior center on orderAmerican Canyon’s first senior center — a project under discussion for years — could be completed next April, according to the city’s public works director.
September 6th, 2009
Veteran AmCan business could be new liquor storeTough times can even drive businesses to drink.
September 4th, 2009
Highlands residents vote again on rate hikesBerryessa Highlands’ water and sewer rates will increase on Oct. 1 — unless a majority of residents opposes the proposed hikes once again.
September 2nd, 2009
School seeks help for toppled totem polesTwo totem poles that were part of an art project completed last year no longer stand guard at American Canyon Middle School.
August 31st, 2009
American Canyon plans to tap its reservesThe city of American Canyon expects to borrow more than $1.7 million from its reserves this year and is getting ready to cut expenses in 2010-2011.
August 28th, 2009
Stimulus cash to turn on taps at BerryessaCounty officials and residents at the northwest end of Lake Berryessa have millions of new reasons to hope for a revamp to the aging water treatment plant near Pope Valley.
Wal-Mart evacuated after gas line breaksCustomers and workers were evacuated from the Wal-Mart Supercenter in American Canyon Thursday after a forklift operator hit a gas line outside the building, according to the American Canyon Fire Department and PG&E. No one was hurt in the early afternoon incident.
August 27th, 2009
Wal-Mart evacuated due to gas line breakThe Wal-Mart Supercenter in American Canyon was evacuated this afternoon when a forklift operator hit a gas line outside the building, causing a gas leak, according to the American Canyon Fire Department and PG&E. No one was hurt.
Play ball!American Canyon bocce ball players no longer have to go out of town to get in the game.
Architect will determine if old AmCan city hall can be new libraryThe former American Canyon City Hall may become the new home for the library in Napa County’s second-biggest city.
August 24th, 2009
'We are full': The campus crushStudents carrying backpacks filled with school supplies returned in droves to school on Wednesday, the first day of the 2009-10 school year.
Troop support sign becomes American Canyon fightAmerican Canyon’s sign in support of U.S. troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan has drawn all kinds of attention lately, but not the kind supporters envisioned when they first placed the sign alongside Highway 29 five years ago.
August 23rd, 2009
Cities invest in dam studyThe cities of American Canyon and Napa are teaming up to help fund a study on a potential source of water — a new man-made lake in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
August 21st, 2009
American Canyon senior center bids are budget-friendlyAmerican Canyon’s senior center, one of the most anticipated projects on the city’s wish list, could be built for less money than originally estimated.
Sweet deal settles it for American Canyon honey tentThe tent at Marshall’s Honey Farm in American Canyon is likely to remain in place after all.
August 17th, 2009
Napa could prohibit pot dispensaryThe Napa City Council on Tuesday may consider a temporary ban on the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in town.
August 15th, 2009
Local livestock handlers ready to make a fair dealJenna Scherer loves Sweet Potato and the other pigs she and her two brothers have raised over the past couple of months.
August 13th, 2009
American Canyon seniors fed up with landlordMore than two dozen mobile home park senior residents went to American Canyon City Hall on Monday demanding the city protect them from their landlord.
August 12th, 2009
'Starting from scratch,' first American Canyon High School principal saysMark Brewer, American Canyon High School’s first principal, is already hard at work even as the school remains under construction.
August 11th, 2009
Paving the way for American Canyon trailAmerican Canyon residents are now a step closer to the Napa River.
August 4th, 2009
American Canyon Post Office could closeAmerican Canyon’s only post office is on the endangered list, according to the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service.
August 2nd, 2009
AmCan panel to probe apartment crime increaseAllegations that crime is on the rise at an affordable housing development in an American Canyon subdivision have prompted neighbors to ask the city to step in.
August 1st, 2009
Power outage strikes NapaClose to 18,000 customers in Napa and unincorporated Napa County briefly lost power Friday, according to PG&E.
St. Helena fire destroys homeThree St. Helena residents are looking for a new home after a blaze made their home uninhabitable, according to St. Helena Fire.
Suspected jewel thief arrestedA Calistoga woman was arrested late Thursday evening on suspicion of burglary and theft, according to the Calistoga Police Department.
July 25th, 2009
AmCan Fire trainee arrestedA trainee volunteer with American Canyon Fire Department is behind bars on suspicion of robbing a bank in Yuba City, authorities said this week.
Millions in federal money goes to wetlands projectThe restoration of about 1,000 acres where Cargill Salt. Co. once harvested industrial salt in south Napa County will be completed thanks to an $8.5 million boost in federal money.
July 19th, 2009
Resorts’ bid deadline is extendedWhile four Lake Berryessa resorts remain closed and the process of awarding the contracts drags along, the Bureau of Reclamation still plans to have all resorts open by next summer, according to Mike Finnegan, area manager for the federal agency.
A strangely quiet season at Lake Berryessa - for better or worseElizabeth Jardine-Pereira and Patrick Pereira continued a longstanding family tradition last week by spending a few summer days at Lake Berryessa’s Steele Park Resort.
July 18th, 2009
Shoplifting arrest in NapaA man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of concealing DVDs in his 3-year-old daughter’s purse and leaving the store without paying for the merchandise, according to Napa Police.
Hit-and-run crashTwo women in a minivan were injured Thursday in a hit-and-run accident on Dry Creek Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Fire destroys St. Helena homeA fire destroyed a house north of St. Helena early Friday morning, causing an estimated $700,000 in damages, CalFire reported this morning.
July 17th, 2009
Fire destroys St. Helena homeA house north of St. Helena was destroyed by an early morning fire, causing an estimated $700,000 in damages, CalFire reported this morning.
July 15th, 2009
American Canyon gets a water tank at recession pricesOne of American Canyon’s major construction projects — a 1 million gallon tank to store recycled water — could be built more cheaply than anticipated.
July 14th, 2009
Sun power rising near American CanyonA closed landfill in American Canyon could become Napa County’s biggest solar farm.
July 13th, 2009
American Canyon High already has strong boostersAmerican Canyon High School doesn’t have any students yet, but it already has a major benefactor.
July 11th, 2009
Traffic stop leads to drug arrestA Santa Rosa woman landed in Napa jail Thursday on suspicion of methamphetamine possession and driving under the influence, Napa police reported Friday.
Berryessa's federal job fair draws a crowdJeff Hansen drove to Lake Berryessa with a friend this week, but not with a fishing rod or a Jet ski.
Brush fire under controlA grass fire on Friday burned about half an acre off Old Sonoma Road just below the notch on the way out of Napa, according to the Napa Fire Department.
July 10th, 2009
Brush fire under controlA grass fire on Friday burned about half an acre off Old Sonoma Road just below the notch on the way out of Napa, according to the Napa Fire Department.
July 5th, 2009
Tree limb falling on power lines causes brief outageFifteen customers lost power Saturday afternoon after a tree limb fell on power lines near Napa Valley Expo, according to Napa Fire and PG&E.
Foam catches fire after legal fireworks tested at wineryFoam insulation from a 40-foot tall wine tank at Sutter Home Winery in St. Helena caught fire Saturday after embers fell from permitted fireworks that were being tested, according to CalFire and St. Helena Fire Chief Kevin Twohey.
Napa woman jailed for suspected drug possessionA Napa woman was sent to jail on Friday after police found methamphetamine and narcotics obtained without prescription inside her car parked at the Silverado Resort, Napa police reported Saturday.
Napa man arrested on suspicion of methamphetamine possession and child endangermentA Napa man was arrested Friday on suspicion of methamphetamine possession and child endangerment, according to Napa Police Department.
June 29th, 2009
American Canyon man convicted in Sonoma murderA 25-year-old American Canyon man could spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder in Santa Rosa.
June 27th, 2009
Spare the Air daySaturday is a Spare the Air day in the Bay Area, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the agency that monitors air quality.
Napa woman arrested after domestic violenceA Napa woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of causing moderate head injuries on her partner, Napa police reported Friday. The incident took place in the 100 block of Brown Street.
Woman, girl arrested in stolen vehicleAn 18-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were arrested Friday after police stopped the truck the woman was driving without the vehicle’s lights along Trower and Linda Vista avenues, according to Napa police.
Four arrested for graffitiThree men and a juvenile were arrested early Thursday morning in Calistoga on suspicion of vandalism after police found graffiti near the city’s Little League Field, according to Calistoga police.
June 23rd, 2009
Report: American Canyon overspent on bonus probes, suitsThe city of American Canyon and its fire district lack transparency and should hire a full-time attorney to control legal expenses, according to the Napa County civil grand jury.
June 20th, 2009
Along the AmCan shoreLongtime American Canyon residents remember the grassy mound near the wetlands that border town as the spot where trucks hauled garbage from Napa, American Canyon and Vallejo until the mid-1990s.
June 17th, 2009
AmCan gets new boss for public worksAmerican Canyon looked and looked and looked some more for a new public works director, and finally found one in nearby Benicia.
June 10th, 2009
Woman lost unborn child in Trail accident last weekThe family of the Napa woman who survived last week’s crash on Silverado Trail has confirmed that she lost her unborn child in the accident.
June 7th, 2009
3 hurt in 4-vehicle crash on Highway 12Three people suffered minor injuries Friday in a four-vehicle crash on Highway 12 east of Kirkland Ranch, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Different roads to the same triumphSome were orphaned at a young age, placed in foster care or faced health problems, language barriers and teenage pregnancies. Others made wrong choices, getting involved in drugs and alcohol and dropping out of high school.
AmCan eases water limitsAmerican Canyon families worried about their water bills can relax for now, because the city decided to ease new water use restrictions.
June 6th, 2009
Napan injured in crash is stableThe driver who survived Thursday’s two-vehicle, head-on collision on the Silverado Trail is in stable condition, according to information from Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
June 5th, 2009
Napan injured in crash is stableThe driver who survived Thursday’s two-vehicle, head-on collision on the Silverado Trail is in stable condition, according to information from Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
New public works chief for AmCanThe city of American Canyon has a new public works director, the city announced Thursday.
37 years on Donaldson WayMost people move through Donaldson Way Elementary School in about six years, going from kindergarten to fifth grade.
June 4th, 2009
American Canyon finances steadyThe city of American Canyon will have to dip into its reserves to maintain the same level of services next fiscal year, city officials said Tuesday, but no city staff layoffs are expected.
May 31st, 2009
Kolbe Academy, Trinity Prep enjoy 'historic' graduationThe first graduating senior class at Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep — all 14 of them — graduated Saturday as parents, friends and others snapped pictures and videotaped the event.
3 Lake Berryessa resorts to be openThe public will have access to three privately-run resorts at Lake Berryessa this summer, though one will offer only limited services.
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