Friday January 27, 2012

The City of Napa Civil Service Commission announces the hiring of Nicole Bilich as the new Personnel Director/Civil Service Manager. Her first day on the job will be February 13, 2012.

Friday January 27, 2012

The City of Napa has issued a Draft Environmental Impact Report (Draft EIR) for the Downtown Napa Specific Plan.  To view the Notice of Availability of Draft EIR, the Draft EIR, and the EIR Appendices, please visit www.downtownnapaspecificplan.org.  The 45-day public review comment period will conclude on Monday, March 12, 2012.

Thursday January 26, 2012

The latest stats show 580 Napa residents are signed up with Nextdoor, with 41 new members joining during the week of January 16 alone. Eleven neighborhoods have officially launched and eight more are in the pilot phase. The Old Town and Browns Valley neighborhood networks have the largest number of participants, with 136 in each group. 

Thursday January 26, 2012

The Avoid the 9 Napa County DUI Campaign is reminding football fans watching this year’s Super Bowl game with friends and family to make the right decision before kickoff and game plan in a designated sober driver. The Avoid the 9 DUI Task Force will be deploying special roving DUI patrols on Sunday, February 5th in several communities throughout the area looking to stop and arrest drivers who are impaired by alcohol or drugs. These DUI patrols are, in addition to regularly scheduled patrol officers, all looking for the tale-tell signs of an intoxicated driver behind the wheel. Law Enforcement joins with the national “Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk” message from the National Football League (NFL), the California office of Traffic Safety (OTS), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) Coalition.

Wednesday January 25, 2012

Trained tax preparers will be available to assist Napa residents at a variety of times and locations in the weeks to come. This free and confidential service is available to those with a 2011 income under $50,000 and to all seniors. Napa locations offering this service include the Napa Senior Center (AARP location) at 1500 Jefferson Street, from February 3 through April 13; Cope Family Center (bilingual) at 1340 Fourth Street, from February 1 through April 17; Puertas Abiertas (bilingual) at 952 Napa Street, from Febraury 2 through April 5; and McPherson Family Resource Center (bilingual) at 2670 Yajome, from February 6 through April 16. For more information call 211 or visit www.earnitkeepitsaveit.org.