Pacific Union College officials announced Tuesday they have reduced their planned development in Angwin by 200 homes, but opponents made it known they still believe PUC’s plans to add homes in the Upvalley college town are a mistake.

Napa’s homeless problem continues to vex city officials, with Police Chief Rich Melton warning Tuesday that the situation could get worse if the state cuts its prison population.

The man arrested last month for attacking two women in an Upvalley restaurant bathroom pleaded not guilty Tuesday to attempted rape charges.

The local flood control district will be asked to decide this spring whether residents and businesses along Napa Creek will get flood protection before properties affected by Napa River flooding do.

About 30 AT&T workers rolled out of bed early Tuesday morning to protest their company’s practice of hiring subcontractors near their home base in Napa.

Napa County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a bicyclist early Tuesday morning on suspicion of drug possession after he failed to stop at a stop sign in St. Helena, according to sheriff’s Capt. John Robertson.

Motorists will be detoured off of Browns Valley Road on Thursday, while Franklin Street will be blocked the rest of the week, said Barry Martin, Napa city spokesman.

Schedules from public agencies and private developers show there are nine major projects set to be in full swing in downtown Napa by late spring 2007. Adding up the hotels, office space, restaurant and retail development, about 600,000 square feet of new facilities will be under construction by the private sector in the coming weeks. Some of these projects are well under way, but a number of others are just about to start. This level of economic activity is good news for Napa, as the revenue from increased sales, property and hotel tax these projects will generate will help the city provide needed services in years to come.

The Napa County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to give county residents an extra two months to review Napa County’s proposed general plan, the blueprint for growth in the Napa Valley.

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A major overhaul of countywide housing programs and services, including farmworker housing, has been under way in recent weeks.

DENVER -- A top researcher predicted a ''very active'' 2007 Atlantic hurricane season Tuesday, with at least nine hurricanes and a good chance one will hit the U.S. coast.

DETROIT -- The fight over the key pickup truck market played out in automakers' March sales figures, with Toyota making some gains.

LONDON — Britain called for direct talks with Iran to resolve a dispute over 15 captive Britons Tuesday after its first contact with the chief Iranian negotiator. The announcement followed the sudden release of an Iranian diplomat in Iraq that raised new hope for resolving the standoff.

ATLANTA  — A domestic dispute erupted in gunfire at CNN’s headquarters complex Tuesday, killing a woman and critically wounding the man who first pulled a gun, authorities said. The man and woman were arguing near the main entrance of the complex when the man shot her, police officer James Polite said. The armed man was then shot by a CNN security guard.

WASHINGTON — President Bush on Tuesday called Democrats in Congress irresponsible for approving war bills that order U.S. troops to leave Iraq by certain dates. He said such efforts will backfire, keeping some troops in battle even longer.

WASHINGTON — Having trouble making ends meet living on your retirement nest egg? You might be owed some pension money.

SAN FRANCISCO — Faculty of the California State University system put plans for a strike on hold Tuesday after tentatively settling a two-year contract dispute.

GEREIDA, Sudan — The quasi-rebel group ostensibly controlling this desert town of displaced thousands is called SLM-Minni, which stands for Sudan Liberation Movement, Minni Minnawi faction.

ATLANTA — Some worried pet owners are grinding up meat in their kitchens and making their own dog and cat food because of the contamination scare blamed for numerous animal deaths.

SACRAMENTO — The Bush administration has reopened California’s stalled petition seeking to control greenhouse gases after the Supreme Court’s ruling this week that the government can regulate emissions from cars.

POINT REYES STATION — For someone who didn’t speak for 17 years, John Francis is making himself heard.

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