Kristen Villebrun and Wendy Bush hoped they wouldn't have to pray for Chedoke Creek, but four years after they first raised alarm about the water's condition, they were part of an Indigenous full moon ceremony to do just that. About 50 people showed up near Princess Point on the dark and frigid Monday evening for the monthly ceremony, which was particularly special as it focused on Chedoke Creek. The body of water that runs into Cootes Paradise had about 24 billion litres of sewage and storm water runoff leak into it due to a gate being left open.
A small gander of Canada geese swims across the water near the glory hole at Lake Berryessa Wednesday in rural Napa County. According to lake levels measured by the Solano County Water Agency, the current water level is just above 426 feet or 14 feet below the top of the spillway. The Lake Berryessa News reports that the lake has risen 32.1 feet rise since December 1 when it was at 394 feet.
