Napa News

Spring is just weeks away. Before you know it, the birds will be chirping, bulbs will be blooming and hopefully you'll be sipping wine and tasting gourmet cuisine from renowned vintners and chefs.

Mike McManus, a veterans services officer, will discuss benefits including disability compensation, pension, survivor benefits and issues including burial, bereavement, education, employment and more from 1-2:30 p.m. Wednesday.

The United Workers for Local Government, the Napa Solano Building and Construction Trades and Central Labor councils will be holding joint interviews for this June's state primary elections and county offices.

Children play in the school courtyard of Glenview Elementary in Oakland, one of the district's most popular and high-achieving elementary schools.

The unemployment rate rose from a seasonally unadjusted rate of 7.4 percent in December 2013 to 8.1 percent.

California's state hospital system and three of its employees must pay a combined $1 million award to a state hospital psychologist after a jury decided she was pressured to declare mentally ill patients competent for trial using questionable assessment methods and then fired for exposing the policy.

You'd think retailers would try to downplay Black Beauty's contribution to your $2,300 Fendi tote .

Our news story in today's fiber/cyber Bee highlights a $1 million jury verdict in a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit brought against the Department of State Hospitals, the chief psychologist of Napa State Hospital and two other employees there.

The exterior of the Napa Opera House that will soon be converted into a tasting lounge and music venue called City Winery by Michael Dorf.

Napa resident Jamie Brown-Miller was selected as a finalists in a national cooking competition for her chicken and waffles recipe.

A San Francisco-based commercial real estate investor expanded its North Bay holdings with the purchase of four south Napa wine warehouses with 239,000 square feet of space all together.

Upon returning home, Morris wanted to apply his knowledge of aerial imaging to commerce.

Safeway has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a civil matter alleging false advertising and unfair competition that was brought by 10 California counties, including Ventura County.

What's the only thing better than seeing a strong leading lady on the big screen? Seeing one bring that confidence to her day-to-day life.

The main physical feature of the Napa Valley is the Napa River, and you can best appreciate this lovely, winding waterway in a short stretch of downtown known as River Walk.

Sweet Arab-Andalusian cross gelding. Green broke but incredibly willing to learn.

Napa County Executive Officer Nancy Watt has announced that David Morrison, current assistant director for planning and public works in Yolo County, is her recommendation for Napa County's director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services, replacing Hillary Gitelman, who accepted a position in Palo Alto in October.

The city of Lakeport was ranked in the top 10 percent for cheapest car insurance rates in California by an independent study.

The Advisory Council of the Area Agency on Aging Serving Napa and Solano is scheduled to elect two representatives to the California Senior Legislature in May. The senior legislature is made up of 40 senior senators and 80 senior assembly members who meet annually in legislative session in Sacramento, responding to the needs of older Californians.

According to Napa Valley real estate expert, Judy Naimo, the Napa housing market has been showing signs of pent-up demand with inventories are at historical lows.