Eighty acres in south Napa, once considered undevelopable, are poised to become a major center for housing, stores, offices and a 14-screen movie theater.

A fugitive Sonoma priest who told church officials that he had sexual contact with young boys in Sonoma, Napa and Mexico worked at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Napa during the 1990s, according to top church officials.

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The performance of four Napa schools -- McPherson Elementary, Shearer Charter, Harvest Middle and Silverado Middle schools -- and the past performance of napa Valley Language Academy has placed the entire district under sanctions of the No Child Left Behind law.