A Napa man charged with killing a 26-year-old man during an argument on a Marin County beach more than a year ago has been acquitted.

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger made a unique appeal to Californians on Wednesday, saying they must do their part to prod lawmakers into passing a budget because the state is not run by a dictator.

Napa County resident and chair of the UC Davis Environmental Toxicology Department, Ron Tjeerdema, Ph.D., is leading a joint effort between UC Davis and the City University of Hong Kong to reduce air and water pollution in China.

KERANA TODOROV
Register Staff Writer

Residents of a remote subdivision near Lake Berryessa are facing bruising financial decisions as the result of high water bills, costly assessments to improve a water treatment facility and the struggling economy.

Register Staff Writer

Napa police arrested two people on Tuesday on suspicion of drug activity.

A small fire at a residence in the 2300 block of Las Flores Drive on Wednesday afternoon had been squelched by the occupants when firefighters arrived on scene.

While residents near the upper reaches of Lake Berryessa face a dilemma caused by costly improvements to failing water and sewage treatment facilities, those who live along the southernmost shores of the lake are also seeing slow progress on water upgrades.

Bay Tech Engineering reported the theft of stainless steel emulsion skid, worth $40,000 from the business in the 500 block of Airpark Road, sheriff’s Capt. John Robertson said.

American Canyon officers responded to a call from neighbors of a possible burglary in progress on Tuesday evening.

The Giants take on the Redskins tonight, so you know what that means?