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Cheers Napa! We’re back, helping you stay up to date with what’s happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Napa’s Hispanic Chamber’s new leader plans to elevate Latino businesses
  • How Napa New Tech students turn design skills into real conservation impact
  • Why a Napa County sheriff’s deputy is facing disturbing misconduct allegations

Also on today's calendar: Lego Robotics - Amazing Amusement Parks and 9 more events.

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Today's riddle: My dog used to chase people on a bike a lot. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 69, low: 40.
  • Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 69 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce elects new board chair (pressdemocrat.com) — Napa County’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has tapped Napa-born Erika Velazquez as its new board chair, aiming to grow membership and elevate Latino-owned businesses across the valley. She succeeds Napa councilmember Bernie Narvaez, who will stay on the board to lead government affairs and strengthen the chamber’s advocacy at local, regional, and state levels.
   

2. Napa New Tech High School students design their next moves (pressdemocrat.com) — Students at Napa’s New Technology High School are earning college credit while designing real-world projects for local nonprofits like the Land Trust of Napa County and the Lighted Art Festival. Through graphic design and a new science communication pathway, they’re building professional, environmental, and leadership skills that connect them directly with Napa’s landscapes, biodiversity, and community organizations.
   

3. TV Star Suspected Of On-Set Child Sex Abuse Watch Bear Get Evicted: CA News (patch.com) — A statewide roundup briefly notes that a Napa County sheriff’s deputy is accused of secretly recording and sharing intimate images of his estranged wife, including sending some to a child’s phone. The rest of the piece surveys unrelated major stories from around California, but Napa readers will likely focus on the serious allegations involving a local law enforcement officer.
   

4. Trial setting delayed in Officer Bowen killing (thereporter.com) — A high-profile Solano County DUI murder case has a Napa connection, as records show the defendant was previously confined at Napa State Hospital in Napa to regain mental competency. Trial setting for the Auburn woman accused of killing Vacaville Officer Matthew Bowen is now scheduled for February 24, with prosecutors pursuing a murder charge and related allegations.
   

5. Hands Off Venezuela protest in Napa hits different (pressdemocrat.com) — Regular Friday protests at Third Street and Soscol Avenue in Napa are drawing louder crowds opposing President Trump’s actions in Venezuela and U.S. immigration enforcement. Local organizers from groups like Indivisible Napa and Napa Takes Action plan to keep demonstrating weekly, even as several Venezuelan Napa residents strongly disagree with the “Hands Off Venezuela” message based on their own experiences back home.
   

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    We just lost our dog at about 9:30pm Sat Jan 10 around Hickory St in Napa he is 15 years old, his name is Cody he is very kind and super sweet. If… (Nextdoor Westwood)
  • Back in the late ’60s and early ’70s, there was a big group of car enthusiasts who cruised Jefferson Street on Thursday nights.
    We called it cruising the J. Chevy guys, Pontiac guys, Ford guys — everybody showed up. Even though gas was only about 25 cents a gallon, we didn’t… (Nextdoor Coombsville Country)
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