Long before there was a Measure A to debate in Napa County, voters in Oregon passed a law with the same idea in mind.

One of Napa Valley College's top administrators has resigned, and will be leaving with a sizable retirement package. Sally Ann Fitzgerald, vice president of instruction, began working at NVC during the summer of 2002. She plans to leave the college the end of July.

The campaign war chest of the Napa Valley Land Stewards Alliance, the group pushing passage of Measures A and Z, appears to be bursting at the seams, but the Committee Against Measure A has an even bigger bankroll.

Napa attorney Steve Flinn is putting his money where his bid for the District Attorney's post is.

Bridge open

Plans to widen Jamieson Canyon Road have dragged on for so many years that $1 million worth of environmental data has become outdated and will have to be discarded, local officials report.

Napa City fire crews fought a structure fire on the 120 block of Cesta Street Friday afternoon.

Supporters of Measure H, the half-cent transportation sales tax on the June 6 ballot, are outspending opponents by a 100 to 1 margin.

American Canyon

The elderly couple found dead Tuesday in their north Napa home had medical issues, according to sheriff's Capt. Gene Lyerla.

This week the House of Representatives approved more than $44 million to continue funding three agricultural research programs that benefit Napa County.

American Canyon’s library is doing pretty good business, and supporters hope to see it expand.