Napa's Donny Robinson will have to wait until tomorrow for his chance at Olympic gold. Heavy rain has mucked up the Beijing BMX track and officials have decided to postpone the semifinals and finals one day. The races will take off at 9 a.m. Beijing time, according to Olympic officials.

Amanda, 16, was on the hot seat at Napa City Hall, with Napa City Councilmembers Juliana Inman and Mark van Gorder and City Manager Mike Parness sitting as her judge and jury.

It’s a long shot, but construction of flood protection on the lower reach of Napa Creek could start next summer.

The city of St. Helena has received a slap on the wrist and could face heavy fines from a regulatory agency for dumping dirt, rocks and asphalt in the Napa River floodplain without the proper permits.

Pension and retirement benefits won’t cause Napa County to go bankrupt like the city of Vallejo, county officials said this week in response to a critical grand jury report issued earlier this summer.

The fur started flying on Tuesday when a Napa County animal control officer contacted a Napa woman about a cat bite.

Napa native Donny Robinson will bring home the bronze.