• 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.

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.

Local resident Seth Herbey has completed a documentary on traffic congestion at Bel Aire Plaza as part of an ongoing series of reports on Napa life.

Napa police arrested a 23-year-old local man Wednesday night in connection with an assault June 30 on Jefferson Street.

American Canyon police arrested three adults for investigation of commercial burglary after they allegedly shoplifted 24 items from the Wal-Mart on Highway 29 Wednesday morning.

Locals couldn’t help but be curious.

Napa County jail records show the suspect in a Calistoga shooting is facing three separate charges, including two that appear to stem from incidents other than the early-morning slaying of Luis Octavio Carrillo, 26, on June 29.

Arraignment for the Napa man accused of a June 2009 Calistoga murder was delayed until July 31.

A grass fire on Friday burned about half an acre off Old Sonoma Road just below the notch on the way out of Napa, according to the Napa Fire Department.

Whole Foods Market in Bel Aire Plaza is slimming down.

A garbage fire at Napa County Recycling & Waste Services on Levitin Way drew crews from CalFire, Napa County Fire Department and American Canyon on Friday afternoon.

Jeff Hansen drove to Lake Berryessa with a friend this week, but not with a fishing rod or a Jet ski.

A Santa Rosa woman landed in Napa jail Thursday on suspicion of methamphetamine possession and driving under the influence, Napa police reported Friday.

Team Viña Real usually scores its goals against other St. Helena soccer squads. But this time, the team scored a goal for all adult soccer league players who call St. Helena home.

Alarmed by the amount of vacant retail and office space in downtown, the city of Napa will spend nearly $100,000 to have a consultant put together a marketing and leasing strategy.

California Pizza on Jefferson Street hosts work by artists from the Brown Street Gallery with the show Pizza Box Art. The Brown Street Gallery is a nonprofit creative arts program in which artists with developmental disabilities create, exhibit and sell their work. The Pizza Box Art show will be available for viewing until Wednesday. Pictured is work by Veda Davalos.