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In today's newsletter:

  • How will this huge First Street Napa project change downtown life?
  • How Napa arrests fit into Hollywood’s most heartbreaking family crises
  • Why a Napa sheriff’s deputy is at the center of scrutiny

Also on today's calendar: Honor Strings and 5 more events.

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Today's riddle: What did one elevator say to the other? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 67 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 36.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 71 and low of 40 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 'Most Significant' Downtown Napa Investment Pushes Forward (patch.com) — A massive new hotel-and-condo phase of the First Street Napa redevelopment is now under full construction, bringing temporary street closures and heavy foundation work downtown. City officials say the project will add hospitality jobs, boost tax revenue, and create a landscaped Brown Street paseo linking First Street shops, the 9/11 Memorial Garden, and nearby Napa neighborhoods.
   

2. Many parents live with Rob Reiner and Tommy Lee Jones' dire reality (santacruzsentinel.com) — Napa County appears in a high-profile story about Tommy Lee Jones’ late daughter, who recently faced several misdemeanor cases after arrests in Napa and Santa Cruz counties. Using these tragedies and the Reiner family’s loss, advocates highlight how California’s strained mental health and conservatorship systems leave many parents desperate to secure treatment for severely ill adult children before crises occur.
   

3. TV Star Suspected Of On-Set Child Sex Abuse Watch Bear Get Evicted: CA News (patch.com) — A statewide news roundup highlights a criminal case involving a Napa County sheriff’s deputy accused of secretly recording and sharing intimate images of his estranged wife, including to a child’s phone. The collection also touches on other major California stories, but Napa readers will be most struck by the allegations against a local law enforcement officer.
   

4. California Homeowners Could Qualify For Grants For New Roofs And Fire Safety (edhat.com) — Napa residents should know that California’s new Safe Homes grant program is launching to help low- and middle-income homeowners in high wildfire-risk areas pay for fire-resistant roofs and ember-free “Zone Zero” defensible space. Details on eligibility and grant amounts are still being finalized, and Napa’s own Congressman Mike Thompson is also backing a related federal mitigation funding bill.
   

5. Citizens shows up to protest, 'crush ICE' (mercedsunstar.com) — A Napa resident joined roughly 200 people protesting ICE and federal immigration policies at a busy Vallejo intersection, reflecting strong regional concern about recent ICE shootings. Demonstrators, including local officials and activists, carried signs, played protest music, and urged nonviolent action while sharply criticizing the Trump administration’s approach to immigration enforcement.
   

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    She didn’t arrive with thunder, Or a cape stitched in the sky, But on December 17, 2017, She walked in—and changed our lives. From a shelter door to… (Nextdoor Coombsville Country)
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