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Friday, June 27, 2008

Lawsuit for disabled seniors settled

Fair Housing Napa Valley and Redwood Retirement Residence on Redwood Road have settled a housing discrimination lawsuit over the treatment of senior citizens with disabilities.

2 of 3 charges dropped against dry cleaner

The owner of a Napa dry cleaning shop who was arrested on Tuesday on three felony counts will only face one.

Oven cleaner sprayed on vehicles ruins paint jobs

There has been a run on oven cleaner in Napa the past week. Unfortunately, the majority of the cleaner hasn’t seen the inside of an oven.

Union mounts referendum campaign on Kimpton

A hotel workers’ union is mounting a referendum campaign to kill the city-approved Kimpton hotel on Solano Avenue after failing to negotiate assurances of a favorable union policy by the operators prior to construction.

Audit shows Napa Valley College bond funds properly spent

Why Measure N bonds allocated for construction projects at Napa Valley College failed to completely foot the bill remains a point of contention among local critics. How the Napa Valley Community College District used the funds throughout the 2006-2007 fiscal year checks out, however, according to an independent performance audit received by the district in mid-June.

Mondavi honored by Congress

Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena, introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives on Thursday honoring Robert Mondavi for his wine industry work.

AmCan Council race heats up

American Canyon city politics may not take much time off this summer.

Los Padres forest fire moving closer to Big Sur

BERKELEY — Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday to protect the scenic community of Big Sur from a lightning-sparked wildfire that inched closer to historic structures after burning 16 homes and threatening another 500 houses.

Vandalism of cars in northwest Napa

Someone is having a field day terrorizing car owners in northwest Napa residential areas and police are asking for the public’s help in nabbing these vandals.

Los Padres forest fire moving closer to Big Sur

BIG SUR, Calif. — Firefighters bolstered their defenses Friday against an expanding wildfire that threatened coastal homes in this storied tourist town, while bracing for fresh lightning strikes that could ignite new fires across Northern California.

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