On June 1, the Napa Police Department, Napa City Fire Department, Napa County Sheriff’s Office, Calistoga Police Department and the California Highway Patrol launched a free  community information service called Nixle. Using Nixle, these agencies can notify residents in real time when there are public safety emergencies, traffic advisories, crime trends, safety tips and public safety agency special events. Like Twitter, messages are sent to cell phones, e-mails or other Web-enabled devices that allow instant access to information. Nixle allows subscribers to follow agencies in multiple locations, so not only can you follow your home area but also follow any area where you may have family or friends. As Nixle grows, more areas are added monthly. This service is completely free to Napa County residents, except for any charges you may incur for receiving text messages.

• Napa County Assessor John Tuteur and staff are working to review all properties that may have declined in value as of Jan. 1, 2009. A property’s assessed value determines the amount of annual property tax the owner pays. All single family homes in the municipalities and homes in the unincorporated area on less than five acres are being reviewed without the owner needing to contact the assessor. Owners of other residential, commercial or industrial properties are urged to contact the assessor if they believe the value of the property had declined by Jan. 1, 2009, to a level below its factored base-year value as shown on the 2008-2009 property tax bill. Owners can contact Tuteur at 253-4459 or jtuteur@co.napa.ca.us. Results of the decline in value review will be sent to property owners in July 2009.

Is there any ordinance against someone sleeping in a vehicle in the driveway of their house or on the street?

The Napa Valley Register and NapaValleyRegister.com publishes monthly statistics on arrests and convictions for driving under the influence — and so-called “wet reckless” convictions — in Napa County.

Just as Napa County approved a $5.4 million roads budget this week, the state Legislature proposed a reduction in funding for local roads by almost half that.

Three people were hospitalized Saturday in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 12, according to police and fire authorities.

Editor’s note: Today in Washington, D.C., there is no memorial dedicated to those who fought in World War I. If someday that changes, it may be due to the work of a small group of students from St. Helena.

The St. Helena Unified School District has come under fire for retirement packages awarded to administrators and teachers, but district officials say the deals are saving the district money.

 About 100 people walked Saturday in downtown Napa for Napa Valley Pride 2009, an event in support of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. The group left Veteran’s Memorial Park on Main Street, crossed the Napa River on First Street Bridge, followed Soscol Avenue before returning to the park by crossing the river on the Third Street Bridge.

Napa County Farm Bureau announced it has again “dropped everything” to protect the county’s world-renowned agricultural land.

Senior living community Aegis of Napa will relive the era of flappers, flim-flam and fuzz while raising money for the Queen of the Valley Medical Center on Friday, June 26. Activities will include gaming tables, music by Big House Trio and Giggle Water.

Traffic snarls are likely today for drivers leaving Napa for Marin County and San Francisco because of the Toyota/Save Mart 35 at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma.

The public is invited to attend the outdoor showing and Napa premiere of “Rivers of a Lost Coast,” a documentary about flyfishing in northern California and how it has changed in the past 60 years.

Happy feet on the promenade — Curtis Antoque, left, and Patty Floyd dance while listening to the band Four Shotz during Napa City Nights at Veteran’s Memorial Park. The free weekly concert series continues on Friday with the bands CRV, The Treatment and Lily Wilson. Jorgen Gulliksen/Register