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.