Hoping to appeal to voters tired of crumbling streets, county leaders are proposing a sales tax increase that would commit 75 percent of revenues for pothole repair and street resurfacing.

It’s Memorial Day weekend — the unofficial doorway to summer.

Carlos Dior Austin may be paying dearly for his desire for dietary drinks.

Napa city and county roads are among the worst in the Bay Area and needed repairs will not come easily, according to a report released last week by the Napa County grand jury.

As children created healthful “fruit salad” snacks by tossing apple- and banana-labeled bean bags into a stainless steel bowl, Angela Miranda, 6, and Brian Miranda, 7, vigorously brushed a model of gigantic molars with a larger-than-life toothbrush — an oral hygiene lesson courtesy of the Hands-On Health Mobile Van.

Rich Jager and Mark Luce remain the top fundraisers in the District 2 and District 5 supervisorial campaigns, according to the latest campaign finance filings — the last ones before the June 3 elections.

Justin-Siena High School senior Kyle Cash won the high jump today at the North Coast Section Meet of Champions at UC Berkeley’s Edwards Stadium.

The Justin-Siena softball team struggled at the plate in a 4-1 loss to host St. Patrick/St. Vincent-Vallejo in the North Coast Section Class A championship game on Saturday.

The city of Vallejo filed for bankruptcy protection Friday to deal with a ballooning budget deficit caused by soaring employee costs and declining tax revenue.

The full length of the Napa River promenade is now open Friday evenings and weekends, the city of Napa announced.

Despite a slowing in sales tax revenue, the city of Napa’s budget  remains healthy, with expenditures running below expectations, City Manager Mike Parness reported this week.

The body of a 25-year-old Fairfield man who drowned at Lake Berryessa Thursday afternoon was recovered by divers on Friday morning.