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Last week, Williams nominated Lucretia Marcus and Gerald Turgeon to fill the two Planning Commission vacancies (Kelly Oliver and Doug Allen both resigned due to work commitments, according to Chair Tim Wilkes) but the council voted against the mayor’s nominations.
Rep. Mike Thompson stopped by the Calistoga Roastery this week to talk with Calistoga Can, a local group that write postcards to residents encouraging them to vote.
Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega will also seek another term while Councilmember Lisa Gift said she’s undecided but leaning toward running.
Sheriff’s deputies have made 55 DUI arrests this year; 39 of those in American Canyon.
Under SB553, authored by Sen. Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) and signed last September by Gov. Gavin Newsom, employers must create violence prevention plans that include requirements to maintain incident logs, provide specified trainings and conduct periodic reviews of the plan.
The Town of Yountville has signed a contract with Donavan Almond, owner of Donavan’s Wellness Solutions, to open a public gym and fitness center in one of the buildings on the former Yountville Elementary School Property.
To enhance high-speed internet access, Napa County residents and business owners are being urged to participate in the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Consumer Challenge.
The city spent the better part of last year in discussions with Caltrans regarding policy and oversight of outdoor dining pods, also known as parklets, installed on Lincoln Avenue during the COVID-19 pandemic before the council eventually voted to remove the three pods earlier this year.
Yountville Veterans Home administrator Lisa Peake announced Wednesday during an Allied Council meeting on the campus that she has resigned and will be leaving her post at the end of the month.
The event, titled "The Journey That Marked My Life Story," was the culminating celebration of On the Verge, a yearlong initiative centered on mobilizing local immigrants to empower their communities through social and political engagement.
The Town is in the planning stages for how it will use the 6.8-acre property to benefit the community.
The city will pay $2 million to the county to purchase the land and has budgeted an additional $750,000 this year to pay for basic landscaping and upkeep costs.
At its annual Vida OLE! fundraising dinner and auction, the foundation raised $4.1 million for a new primary care hub that will be built on a vacant three-acre parcel on Lincoln Avenue that OLE purchased last year.
United States Postal Service has transferred all operations to the Yountville Post Office, where Oakville patrons are now directed to pick up their mail
North Bay is facing an early and intense fire season, with recent significant fires in Napa and Sonoma Counties and heightened fire risk due to warming temperatures. Authorities have suspended burn permits and upgraded emergency protocols to bolster community safety and responsiveness.
U.S. Congressman Mike Thompson was in Yountville Tuesday evening to spread word about recently-expanded federal benefits in veteran healthcare services.
