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Napa City Council chambers needs a facelift | #citycouncil

CHRIS D. CRAIKER Craiker Jennifer Huffman I wish I could take credit for the Napa City Council moving forward on using drones for the next Fourth of July Night display…. But I can’t. My little Feb. 3 Architex Angle article about how lasers and drones should replace the traditional Fourth fireworks was simply alerting everyone […]

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St. Helena City Council to hold final Hunter hearing Wednesday | #citycouncil

Your story lives in the Napa Valley. Get in-depth stories from the Napa region and beyond – including news, sports, features and politics. The St. Helena City Council will hold its final hearing on the Hunter project’s tentative map and environmental impact report at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Vintage Hall. This is the last hearing […]

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Bed and breakfast proposal heads to Napa City Council on appeal | #citycouncil

Easily access the very latest local news that matters in an app built for you. Read, see, and hear exclusive commentary, stunning photography,… The planned transformation of a 1,200-square-foot, three-bedroom Napa house into a bed-and-breakfast inn failed to win over a majority of the city planning commission last month, largely because of a belief the […]

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New mayor Donald Williams hopes to preserve Calistoga’s small-town charm

CALISTOGA — Calistoga has a new mayor in Donald Williams, an unassuming, soft-spoken man who has lived in the town for nearly 50 years. Williams, who owned a hardwood flooring business for three decades and taught mathematics at Napa Valley College in the 1980s and 1990s, served on Calistoga’s city Council from 2018 to 2022 before […]

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Nov. 8 election will settle races for St. Helena City Council, Napa County supervisor | #citycouncil

St. Helena voters have until Tuesday, Nov. 8, to vote in local races for mayor, City Council and District 3 on the Napa County Board of Supervisors. Vice Mayor Paul Dohring and City Councilmember Eric Hall are running for mayor to replace Geoff Ellsworth, who is not running for re-election. Dohring is at the end […]

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Napa City Council to invest in city projects amid financial rebound | #citycouncil

With a strong rebound of tax revenues this past fiscal year as local tourism has returned and the easing of the COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impacts, the Napa City Council on Tuesday is poised to reinvest millions of dollars more from that financial boost into existing city projects.  The investment coincides with the end-of-year financial report […]

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Mayor

Hall is best choice for St. Helena mayor

Courtney Andrain I appreciate both Eric Hall’s and Paul Dohring’s contributions to our community and dedicated service on the City Council. Each has been extremely responsive when I have had questions. However, having carefully evaluated the vision and action orientation of the two candidates, I support and will be voting for Eric Hall for the […]

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St. Helena City Council wants public input before leasing license plate cameras | Local News | #citycouncil

ST. HELENA — The St. Helena City Council wants more public feedback before leasing four automatic license plate readers to aid criminal investigations. The council agreed Tuesday to wait until its Sept. 27 meeting before voting on the police department’s proposed two-year lease of the cameras from Flock Safety for $26,800. According to a staff report, […]

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St. Helena City Council wants public input before leasing license plate cameras | News | #citycouncil

The St. Helena City Council wants more public feedback before leasing four automatic license plate readers to aid criminal investigations. The council agreed Tuesday to wait until its Sept. 27 meeting before voting on the police department’s proposed two-year lease of the cameras from Flock Safety for $26,800. Support local news coverage and the people […]

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