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Roger Wineland is one of the lucky ones at Lake Berryessa Estates in Pope Valley.

The parking lots now house classrooms, extra desks are scarce, and finding an empty corner during milk break is almost impossible. Napa and Vintage high schools are reaching their capacity.

With Napa County roads again rated among the worst in the Bay Area, local voters are faced with two state propositions on Nov. 7 to funnel more money into transportation.

Napa Valley Unified School District leaders say American Canyon needs a high school. Without it, Napa and Vintage high schools in the city of Napa will continue to grow, though they have little or no room for expansion.

Road work in AmCan, Napa

Napa City Council candidates Juliana Inman and Peter Mott continue to rank one and two in campaign fundraising, with incumbent Councilman Harry Martin a distant third.

School board candidate's complaint dismissed

SAN FRANCISCO -- More than a year after a court clash over a Wal-Mart Supercenter in American Canyon, lawyers for the city, the retailer and two citizens' groups opposed to the big box store argued their case before an appellate court in San Francisco.

While opponents of Measure I, the Napa County parks and open space measure, have been busy rallying support and dialing for dollars, the more than $13,000 they've raised between Oct. 1 and Oct. 27 is still dwarfed by the support raised by Measure I proponents, who've raked in more than $32,000 in the same period.

The political group supporting Measure G, the $183 million Napa Valley Unified School Bond, has received generous donations from various local citizens and Bay Area companies in the most recent fundraising period.

On the heels of the five-week murder trial that resulted in the conviction of Napa dentist Michael Posey, the Napa County District Attorney's Office has two more murder trials slated to take place in the coming weeks, including one that starts on Monday.

NEW YORK -- Undeterred by violence, journalist Bradley Roland Will felt compelled to document what he called human rights abuses around the globe, so he headed to the volatile city of Oaxaca in Mexico.