Political signs are visible in American Canyon, even though the city’s law on where they may legally be placed remains in limbo.

Crowds packed downtown Calistoga late Sunday morning as thousands of spectators gathered on Lincoln Avenue for the annual Cinco de Mayo parade and festival. The celebration marks a battle hard-won by Mexicans against the French in 1862; in the U.S. the May 5th event has become a popular celebration of Mexican culture.

Citing a technical error, the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency has rescinded a contract that would have installed a new company to run the VINE and Vine Go transit systems starting July 1.

Streaming video of public meetings will be offered this spring by Napa County; the cities of Napa, American Canyon and Yountville; and the Napa Valley Unified School District.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Vallejo woman known as the “D.C. Madam” apologized to her mother and sister in suicide notes, saying she couldn’t bear going to prison and saw killing herself as the only “exit strategy.”

VALLEJO — A man has been arrested for allegedly punching a camel on a dare at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

Citing Napa County’s worsening streets and road, local leaders will try to put a half-cent transportation sales tax on the November ballot.

A parallel road to Highway 29 in American Canyon is the cheapest way to get the most cars through Napa’s fastest growing city, a city representative told a group of elected officials from around Napa County .