Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek. (Photo courtesy of Rep. Mark DeSaulnier)

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Walnut Creek, was released from a hospital over the weekend after pneumonia and a rib fracture from a fall in March, his congressional office announced Monday.

DeSaulnier’s office sent out a statement from his two sons that said the congressman will continue his recovery in Washington, D.C., until his doctors determine it is safe for him to fly back to the Bay Area.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.