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  • What’s behind Napa’s sudden loss of two indoor sports facilities?
  • See what Napa’s new Early Learning Center offers local families now
  • How did Napa end up with the North Bay’s lowest jobless rate?

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward live in Santa Rosa, CA! and 7 more events.

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 57 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Cloudy with a stray shower, temps: high: 63, low: 51.
  • Wednesday: A passing morning shower, with a high of 64 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Napa loses indoor sports options as Elite Sports Pavilion plans are paused and Diamond360 closes (mercedsunstar.com) — Napa has just lost two key indoor sports options, with plans for the Elite Sports Pavilion at the former Lixit warehouse canceled and Diamond360 Baseball closing its Jordan Lane facility, though private coaching continues. Local leaders warn this worsens already limited year-round space for kids’ sports, even as Napa Little League pushes ahead with upgrades at Garfield Park.
   

2. Napa gets new one-stop shop for early learning and child care (pressdemocrat.com) — Families in Napa now have a new one-stop Early Learning Center offering preschool, family support, and essentials like food, diapers, and crisis help all in one south Napa hub. Run by the Napa County Office of Education and Child Start with broad community backing, the center aims to ease child care shortages and bring vital services closer to where young families live.
   

3. North Bay unemployment rates drop in September, first data since shutdown (pressdemocrat.com) — Napa County now has the lowest unemployment rate in the North Bay, with joblessness dipping to 4.1% in September and gains in manufacturing, government, and trade-related sectors. The report also compares Napa’s progress to neighboring counties and notes statewide trends, giving residents a snapshot of how the local job market is rebounding after federal data delays.
   

4. Order from Chaos: A Day in the Life of a Harvest Crew (jebdunnuck.com) — A Napa-based writer spends a long harvest day embedded with Realm Cellars’ team, moving from downtown Napa up through Calistoga, Pritchard Hill, and Stag’s Leap to show how local crews turn grapes into high-end wines. Along the way, Napa-born winemaker Kelly Fields and hands-on owner Scott Becker reveal how collaboration, water-saving innovations, and old-school farming values are shaping the valley’s future.
   

5. 2025 is turning out to be a great year for wine (pressdemocrat.com) — Napa growers are seeing an unusually cool 2025 season that’s yielding bright, complex wines, even as weak demand means some grapes may never be picked. A major August fire on Howell Mountain severely damaged or wiped out production at several wineries, underscoring how climate-driven extremes are reshaping what’s otherwise a strong global wine vintage.
   

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    Tuesday December 16
  • Economic Business Development Committee
    American Canyon Chamber Of Commerce , 3427 Broadway , American Canyon
    9:00 am
  • Advisory Committee Meeting
    Valley of the Moon Water District , 19039 Bay St , Sonoma
    3:00 pm
  • Basketball vs Crystal
    B. Gale Wilson Middle School , 3301 Cherry Hills Ct , Fairfield
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    Crystal Middle Suisun City, CA 94585
    4:00 pm

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