Napa County

NBBJ: Napa County again to close wine tasting, restaurant indoor dining as coronavirus cases spike

Is Sonoma County next? Marin closed also. Tourism is not helping this situation at all….. Napa County again to close wine tasting, restaurant indoor dining as coronavirus cases spike In this photo taken Thursday, March 19, 2020, a temporarily closed sign is posted outside the entrance to the Georges De Latour Reserve Tasting Room at …

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NAPA: No more private helicopters or pads for rich wine tasters or owners

Sonoma County expands airport for private jets while in Napa….. The Voters Voices Prevail: Legal Challenge to Measure D is Settled  The legal challenge to the legitimacy of Measure D, passed by 62% of the voters in June 2018, has been resolved.  The essential protections of the text of Measure D remain unchanged:  no more private heliports and …

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Napa, Giving Voice to the Environment: A New Watershed Initiative

Napa says yes we can while Sonoma County supervisors kick the can down the road ……”We celebrate this initiative, which is about water security. The new initiative closes two major loopholes in the Water Quality and Tree Protection Ordinance of 2019 passed by the Board of Supervisors last April: forest removal mitigation on steep slopes already …

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NapaVision 2050 Supports YES on Measure K

Yes on K A Magnificent Investment in Our Future We must act now to protect Napa County’s natural areas, parks and water. The longer we wait to make these essential protections, the more expensive it will be. Without Measure K, unprotected natural land could be lost to development and gone forever, causing even more overcrowding, traffic and …

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NapaVision 2050: Remote Winery Streamlining: A Fast Track to Disaster & Death Traps?

UPDATE ON Sonoma County fire safe roads plan: NEW DEVELOPMENT ON UNSAFE RURAL ROADS – an update The State Board of Forestry has NOT certified the newest Sonoma County fire regulations which the BOS adopted in December of 2019, but returned the proposed ordinance with many check marks showing its deficiencies and incompatibilities with state law. …

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NapaVision 2050: The “Grape Glut” Conundrum

Same situation in Sonoma County…the destruction of forests and oak woodlands, planting in water sensitive areas continues….“Tragedy of the Commons”, Thomas Hardin…. NapaVision 2050: The “Grape Glut” Conundrum The “Grape Glut” Conundrum Napa has reached its peak. The tank is full and overflowing. As vineyards are now urged to pull 5% of their vines, more …

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