The city of Napa is taking steps to begin construction of a replacement First Street bridge over the Napa River this summer.

Two months ago, Erik Shearer was living in a tiny cottage a block from Mervyn’s. His nights were punctuated by street lights and police sirens.

Barely five months after proudly raising the Mylan flag over their Napa headquarters, Dey may be forced to lower it.

Napa County voters may soon have a second land-use measure to vote on in June.

The city is taking steps to begin construction of a replacement First Street bridge over the Napa River this summer.

An American Canyon resident was arrested early Sunday evening at his Plazo Way home after his female companion said he pushed her, “causing her to strike her head on a cabinet door, rendering her unconscious,” American Canyon Police Sgt. Craig Nickles said.

A Napa teen remains at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital after sustaining major head injuries resulting from a hit-and-run accident on Jefferson Street shortly before 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Jose Carlos Ortiz, 17, was struck by a pickup truck while riding his bicycle across a crosswalk, Napa Police Cmdr. Andy Lewis said. The condition of Ortiz remained “critical,” on Monday morning, according to Katy Hillenmeyer, a hospital spokeswoman.

Approximately 212 customers lost power when a tree hit a powerline at the 4400 block of Redwood Road late Monday afternoon. The 4:33 p.m. outage affected residents along Redwood Road from Browns Valley Road, including Mt. Veeder Road and the surrounding area, according to Jana Morris, a PG&E spokeswoman. An estimate of when power would be restored was not available at press time.

This month our Napa City Update offers a status report on projects around town.

A public hearing on a revised master plan for Trancas Crossing Park is set for part of the Napa City Council meeting tonight.

Voters will not have to decide on two land use issues this June after all.

Thanks to a major state grant, Napa may be able to build the next phase of the pedestrian/bike path along Wine Train tracks in summer 2009.

The Justin-Siena High School girls basketball team opened the 2008 CIF Northern California Regional Basketball Championship Tuesday night with a 80-55 win over Santa Cruz at Clark Gym.