Measure N, the so-called Responsible Growth Initiative, will appear on the June 3 ballot.

Time and again I watch as yet more Olympic moments turn into political theater for one group or another.

California’s never-ending budget crisis is especially irksome to Democrats who get themselves elected to the Legislature for relatively brief tenures, and then learn that they can’t do all the liberal-type things they want to do, which generally involve spending more money.

Dear editor, Recently more than 34 neighbors in the River Park Marina area organized to re-plant 69 trees on a Napa River pathway that had been devastated by Dutch Elm disease. The trees were provided by the city and the labor by volunteer neighbors. Hats off to all who helped with this project.

Dear editor, While on my way to meet my family for dinner, a friend dropped me off on the corner of Main and First streets.

Dear editor, A special thanks to Barbara Wiggins of the Mustard Seed, Rich Lo Cicero of Caffe Cicero, and Lori Wear of Spinelle Jewelers for making our most recent Cope Family Center fundraiser “Girls Night Out” on March 19 such a success.

Dear editor, I am an ardent supporter of Gary Simpson for the Napa County Board of Supervisors, as I have admired his work for many years. Politically, Gary and I are a bit different, however, I know that he’s concerned for our community and will always be available to listen to differing views and make sensible decisions.

Be proud Napa: one of your own is going to Denver as one of California’s 241 delegates to the Democratic National Convention this summer.