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News for Thursday, January 10, 2008

December DUI listings

 The Napa Valley Register publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County. Statistics are published in print the first Monday of each month and online when they become available.

District may downsize AmCan high

An unexpected slow-down in American Canyon’s residential growth has the school district reconsidering its plans for American Canyon High School, which is scheduled to open in 2010.

At school, making room for frogs

American Canyon High School “may be the largest public facility built for many years in American Canyon, and maybe forever” said Don Evans, director of planning and construction for the Napa Valley Unified School District.

Proposed park an obstacle course for Napa council

Physical barriers that would have kept a handicapped person from fully using the city of Napa’s new 33-acre park on the Napa River tripped up City Council approval of the park’s development plan Tuesday.

In a political storm

Two church volunteers from American Canyon have found themselves at the epicenter of a political upheaval that continues to make worldwide news.

Arrest in sexual assault case

Napa police investigators arrested a Sonoma County man who they believe is responsible for the sexual assault of a Napa girl in November 2007.

Four arrested on pot bust

Calistoga police hit the jackpot netting a cache of marijuana early Wednesday morning.

Crash takes out power pole in Browns Valley

A Napa man was cited for misdemeanor drunk driving after he crashed his pickup into a power pole Tuesday evening on Browns Valley Road, near Husdon Lane in west Napa.

A parking plan for Bel Aire

With the opening of a Whole Foods Market in Napa just days away, a new plan to ease traffic congestion at Bel Aire Plaza met with skepticism from city officials on Thursday.

Residents hope Solano Avenue extension idea fails

After talking for decades about extending Solano Avenue south to First Street, the city will now decide if that plan should be scrapped in face of neighborhood opposition.

No charge in Coombsville shooting death

After nearly a seven-month investigation into the fatal shooting of a Napa County man, the Napa County District Attorney’s Office has closed the case without charging anyone with a crime.

Supes call for a closer look at growth measure

The Napa County Board of Supervisors unanimously ordered an extensive analysis of the Responsible Growth Initiative Tuesday morning, a report that will look at how the initiative could affect land use — and the threat of litigation to the county.

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