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Napa County supervisors vote to forgive $5 million in loans to Berryessa Highlands for water, sewer systems
Voters in the area agreed to tax themselves to balance the Napa Berryessa Resort Improvement District’s budget and clear the way for state and federal grants to improve aging facilities.
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Napa County supervisors call for limits on immigration information-sharing in ‘wobbler’ offenses
In response to a civil grand jury report, Napa County has narrowed how jail staff may respond to federal immigration requests for information, and moved to enhance transparency around those requests.
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Napa County parks, wildfire safety tax measure qualifies for ballot
Proponents of a parks and wildfire sales tax have gathered enough signatures to qualify a ballot measure for the November elections.
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Fire shuts down HWY-128: Napa County sheriff
Fast-moving Yolo County wildfire shuts down Highway 128 as firefighters race to stop flames spreading through dry brush.
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300-acre wildfire burning near Lake Berryessa sends smoke into Bay Area
A wildfire near Lake Berryessa is burning through Yolo County on Monday afternoon, sending large clouds of smoke into the air. The fire started at 11:34 a.m. and is located near the Solano County and...
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Wildfire near edge of California Wine Country grows past 360 acres, threatens homes
The fire broke out near the site of a planned prescribed burn along Highway 128, but Cal Fire listed the cause as under investigation.
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Fire Weather
Fire weather appears to be coming for the Bay Area this week. There is an elevated chance of fire weather in the middle of the week -- Wednesday evening through Thursday, according to the National...
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Woman survived being shot in back of head in Napa County road rage attack, family says
A family fundraiser identifies Meagan Stasko as the woman wounded in a Napa County shooting over Memorial Day weekend - and says she survived being shot in the back of the head.
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Napan whose children died in crash seeks jail release before murder trial
A defense lawyer for Yesica Barajas has asked the Napa County Superior Court to release the 32-year-old woman on her own recognizance while she awaits trial for the 2025 crash that killed her son and...
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Bay Area farmers, researchers differ on total costs of climate-related drought
FEMA estimates that the U.S. loses approximately $5.1 billion in agricultural value each year because of natural hazards — primarily drought — or more than $2,700 per farm. A Sonoma County farm may...
