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News for Thursday, November 13, 2008

Same-sex marriage vote may be on 2010 state ballot

SAN FRANCISCO — Gay rights groups in California may ask voters to overturn the ban on same-sex marriage they approved last week if legal challenges to Proposition 8 are unsuccessful.

Reward jumps in dog killing case

The reward for information leading to arrest and conviction of those responsible for poisoning six dogs — four of which died — has grown to $8,500.

Win $100 from Vallerga's Markets with your Thanksgiving meal disaster story

What was the worst Thanksgiving meal you ever fixed for family and friends? We’ve all had them, where everything you planned just fell apart on that one day of the year where the entire day seems to be built around "The Meal of the Day."

One family's military tradition

When Megan West and her family met with President Bush last winter in memory of her brother Phillip, a U.S. Marine who died in Iraq, the American Canyon teen said her parents would not let her join the military before she turned 18.

RCD board has 4 openings

There are four openings on the Napa County Resource Conservation District Board.

Flood control could benefit under Obama

America’s current economic problems could be a godsend for the Napa flood project, producing millions in federal aid as part of President-elect Obama’s economic stimulus efforts.

Napa women arrested after traffic stop

Three Napans were arrested after a Napa police officer stopped their car because of a stolen license plate, police said.

Copia looks to sell, but stay

Faced with staggering debt, Copia is planning to sell off its 12-acre riverfront property on the Oxbow, possibly by the end of the year, shifting most of its wine and food programs to new facilities in San Francisco.

Parks commission endorses smoking ban

Smoking should be banned in city parks and other outdoor public recreation areas, Napa’s Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission said Wednesday night.

What should be done with the Copia building?

Officials with Copia — The American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts — announced their intention to sell off the entity's 12-arce campus and building in Napa, located between the Oxbox Public Market and the soon-to-build Ritz-Carlton Hotel.

$5,000 reward for info on stabbing

Locals and tourists strolling through downtown Napa may have noticed posters plastered on power poles, walls of businesses and other conspicuous sites alerting the public to a $5,000 reward fund.

What is your Big Game -- Napa v. Vintage -- prediction

Big Game Week is here, all the build-up to Friday night's crosstown rivalry high school football game between Napa and Vintage is already starting.

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