Possible Attempted Kidnapping | $149M PG&E Settlement: Patch PM

NORTH BAY, CA – Missed today's headlines? Here are the Patch stories from Marin, Napa, Solano and Sonoma counties that people are talking about today:

$149M PG&E Settlement: Sonoma County Seeks Input On How To Spend

Public input is sought before the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors makes a final decision on how the fire settlement funds are allocated.

First San Quentin State Prison Employee Dies From Coronavirus

A prison guard has become the first employee at San Quentin to die amid a COVID-19 outbreak at the facility, officials said.

San Quentin Inmate Dies Of Apparent Coronavirus Complications

Condemned killer Pedro Arias, 58, had been on death row since 1990.

Bay Area Discovery Museum Reopens After Coronavirus Closure

The Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito opened Saturday for the first time in the nearly five months since the COVID-19 lockdown.

Possible Attempted Kidnapping Investigated In Petaluma

A 14-year-old girl reported that a man grabbed her arm and told her to "come on" but she kicked him and was able to pull away, police said.

Police Investigate Vandalism Of Public Art At Leghorn's Park

Police investigators believe several signs were removed sometime overnight from the tennis court fences.

Coroner's Office Identifies Body Recovered From Napa River

Dental records were used to identify the badly decomposed body, the Napa County Sheriff-Coroner's Office said.

Crews Extinguish Fire On Island At China Camp State Park

Firefighters had to hike in "a significant distance" and use hand tools to put out the vegetation fire.

Crews Halt Truck, Vegetation Fire Off Highway 101 In Marin County

The blaze sparked at the Sir Frances Drake and Highway 101 interchange in Greenbrae, fire officials said.

Legislation Proposed To Rename Woodacre Post Office

Rep. Jared Huffman introduced legislation to rename the Woodacre post office in honor of longtime Woodacre Postmaster Marylu Giddings.

'Captain Satellite', Bob March, Dies At 93

A generation of kids growing up in the Bay Area and Northern California watched Captain Satellite every afternoon after school.

California Colleges, Universities: Coronavirus State Guidance

In-person lectures cannot resume in a county on the state "Watch List" — which is currently frozen because of irregularities.

Coronavirus In California: What To Know Monday, August 10

Here's a roundup of all the coronavirus developments in California as of August 10.

From the weekend:

Deadly Petaluma Crash Under Investigation

Police in Petaluma are investigating a vehicle collision Friday afternoon that left one driver dead.

Novato Trump Supporters Scuffle With Counter-Protesters

Supporters of President Trump were met by Black Lives Matter counter-protesters at a rally on a Novato overpass Friday.

Power Restored In Cotati Following Outage

A power outage left several hundred residences without power around Cotati Saturday morning, according to PG&E.