STAR test results for Napa County schools
Listed in the table below is every Napa County school and the percentage of students who tested "Proficient" or above (at grade level) in the 2007 STAR tests.
Two years on, Napa city, county still waiting on FEMA funds
It’s been nearly two years since the New Year’s Eve flood of 2005, but the city of Napa and Napa County are still struggling to recover millions of dollars in federal reimbursement for cleanup costs and road damage.
Ideas about transportation?
Whether you ride a car, pedal a bike or take the bus, the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency wants to hear your ideas about improving how people get around.
Communication workshop
The Napa County Office of Education, in partnership with local schools and nonprofits are presenting a workshop, “Communication, The Most Critical Life Skill,” today at 7 p.m. at St. John’s Hall, 960 Napa St., Napa.
Protest on Third Street
Joe Hennessey, a Marine veteran, waves a peace flag on the Third Street Bridge for an anti-war demonstration with other Napa residents during the evening rush hour.
AmCan and County fighting about city boundary
Negotiations between American Canyon and Napa County officials have not gone far and both sides continue to disagree on the location of the city’s future borders, according to recent letters and comments from city and county representatives.
Vets Home hearing today at Capitol
5 p.m. update
7-Eleven ride ends with stolen car, arrest
A Napan giving two out-of-towners a ride to a convenience store Tuesday ended up having her car stolen instead.
It was lunacy
There’s nothing doing on Laurel Street in West Napa at 3 a.m.
Corps to move up Napa Creek work by 3 years
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is willing to move up the construction of flood defenses on Napa Creek by three years, but that is still not as soon as creek residents want.
VINE free today
Almost all transit systems in the Bay Area will offer free rides today, including Napa County’s VINE, because of predicted heavy air pollution.
E-mail scam alert
Police are warning the public to be on the lookout for an e-mail scam that promises recipients they will receive $80 for participating in an online customer satisfaction survey about the Internal Revenue Service.
Another free public transit day for Thursday
Thursday is the second Spare the Air Day in a row, with most Bay Area transit systems offering free rides, including the VINE, the American Canyon Shuttle and the Yountville Shuttle.
Legislators seem ready to launch probe of care at Yountville facility
SACRAMENTO — Former U.S. Marine Ron Muzio served his country in the Korean War, but on Wednesday he had another battle to fight.
Who's the hardest working person you know?
Your mom? The guy who picks up the garbage? The workers in the vineyards? A middle-school teacher?