The storms that walloped Napa last week did a world of good for Napa’s local reservoirs.

A $35 million contract to expand Napa’s Jamieson Canyon water treatment plant was awarded by the City Council Tuesday.

Napa will keep the five-member Cultural Heritage Commission independent and not fold its function into the Planning Commission, the City Council decided Tuesday.

The Napa City Council will discuss its 2008 goals at an informal planning session Friday at the Napa City-County Library.

Michael Ordonez of Napa didn't let the rain on Tuesday morning keep him from installing parking lot bumpers at Napa Valley College. The work crew, with Striping Graphics in Petaluma, was installing 158 bumpers, which meant that 316 holes had to be drilled for the rebar which would hold the guards in place. Areas of the Napa Valley College parking lot were closed Tuesday, the first day of walk-in registration, as the school completed re-striping and the addition of new parking bumpers. The newly expanded front parking lot is expected to be fully open before classes begin