Despite neighborhood concerns about the pace of growth, residential construction in Napa last year fell far short of any records, city officials reported this week.

Having received the City Council’s stamp of approval, City Manager Mike Parness can complete his shakeup of top city staff to solve problems in the finance and community development departments.

Local officials said they are making progress toward solving the $1.4 million deficit of the City of Napa Housing Authority but didn’t offer specifics during the authority’s Tuesday meeting.

Larry Wallace has helped a lot of boys gain their footing in the wild.