Ex-San Quentin Worker From Vallejo Gets 37 Months for Smuggling — North Bay Courts & Air Quality
Former San Quentin Rehabilitation Center janitor Keith Randle, a 36-year-old Vallejo resident, was sentenced in Oakland federal court…
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A closer look at the people, places and ideas shaping Napa Valley.
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Civic life
Vallejo’s Louise Lawrence Archive Preserves 100 Years of History — North Bay History & Archives
Nestled in a Vallejo neighborhood, the Louise Lawrence Transgender Archive—founded by Ms.
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Hackers Hit Freezers at 115 European Stores; Apple Warns 99 Nations — Global Cyber Operations & Cold Chain
Cyberextortionists remotely set commercial refrigeration controllers to +50°C (122°F) or defrost mode across more than 115…
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Napa Advisor Jared Worthington Guides Tech Workers on Equity & Taxes — Napa Valley Business & Finance
After 10 years as a robotics engineer at startups and global companies, Napa financial advisor Jared Worthington of 30-year-old…
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USF Joins Oregon State in 10th Maui Classic as College Hoops Tips Off — West Coast & NCAA Basketball
The University of San Francisco women’s basketball team will join host Oregon State, Ball State, and Idaho State for the 10th edition…
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Eames Institute Unveils Novato Museum Plan on 88-Acre Birkenstock Site — North Bay & Coastal Design & Travel
The Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity has unveiled plans for a major design museum on the 88-acre former Birkenstock campus along…
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Indigenous Artists Open Wai Gallery as I-5 Reopens at Buttonwillow — Culture, Health & Travel Briefs
Las Vegas Paiute artist Fawn Douglas and A.B.
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Cake4Kids Marks 100,000th Cake With 231 Napa and Sonoma Bakers — Napa & Sonoma Community Nonprofits
Cake4Kids, founded in Sunnyvale in 2010 by Libby Gruender and now active across 28 chapters nationwide, delivered its 100,000th custom…
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St. Helena’s Cameo Cinema Vies for Award as Harbor Freight Opens — Napa Valley Business & Culture
Cathy Buck, owner of St.
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Napa Valley Vintners Grants $740K to American Canyon Youth Groups — Napa County Youth & Philanthropy
Napa Valley Vintners has awarded $660,000 to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Napa Valley and $80,000 to the Napa River Ecology Center in…
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California Early Voting Tops 2022 by 1M as Napa County Races Near — Napa & California Elections
Californians have cast roughly 1 million more early votes in the 2026 midterm election than at this point in 2022 — putting statewide…
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Napa Valley Book Festival Sets 50+ Author Lineup at Blue Oak Nov. 14 — Napa Valley Culture & Land
Napa Valley Writers will host more than 50 authors including Rex Pickett and Tom Stienstra at Blue Oak School on Nov. 14, while Napa…
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Napa County Fire Conducts 90-Acre Soda Canyon Prescribed Burn as Opponents Spend $50M in Final Week Against Prop. 40
Napa County Fire and Cal Fire completed a 90-acre prescribed burn near Soda Canyon Road in east Napa, while opponents of California’s…
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Grammy Winner Ziggy Marley Revives 1969 Oakville Concert Tradition With Sold-Out Nov. 7 Show at Renovated Robert Mondavi Winery
Grammy-winning reggae artist Ziggy Marley will headline a sold-out outdoor concert on Nov. 7, 2026 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Robert…
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Two Campaign-Commissioned Polls Show Challenger Eric Jones Leading Rep. Mike Thompson in 4th Congressional District Race
Two October surveys commissioned by Democratic challenger Eric Jones’s campaign—conducted by David Binder Research (52% to 40%) and…
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San Francisco Sees $25M Russian Hill Listing, SF Centre & 47 Kearny Deals, SFUSD Neighborhood Overhaul, Cow Hollow Cafe Expansion, and Thao Album
Across San Francisco, Russian Hill’s 9,545-square-foot “OA House” at 1001 Vallejo listed for $25 million, Seven Equity Group moved to…
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Calistoga Schedules Dec. 5 Lighted Tractor Parade and 25-Winery Winter Passport Season
Visit Calistoga has released its winter seasonal guide, anchored by the 2026 Calistoga Lighted Tractor Parade on Saturday, Dec. 5,…
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Ahead of Winter Rains, Napa Arborist Bill Pramuk Explains Tree Structural Signals and Trainer Sean McCawley Outlines Trail Conditioning
Two Wednesday, Oct.
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Rep. Mike Thompson Holds Napa Town Hall in Race Against Eric Jones as Master Gardeners and Arborists Share Fall Guides
U.S. Rep.
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St. Helena Farmers’ Market Celebrates Final Day of 40th Season at Crane Park on Oct. 30 as Vintage High Opens “The Crucible”
The St.
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Napa Registrar John Tuteur Refuses 48-Hour Federal Ballot Demand as California Election Chiefs Detail Jumbled and Misdelivered DOJ Lists
Napa County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur confirmed he has taken no action and will not respond to a Justice Department letter…
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After July 29 Pinot Noir Harvest at Truchard Vineyards, Napa Winemaker Malek Amrani Ships 1,500 Cases of 2026 Rosé Months Ahead of Tradition
In his 14th harvest as a winemaker, The Vice Wine owner Malek Amrani picked Pinot Noir grapes at Truchard Vineyards in Carneros on…
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High-Tide Flooding Closes Miller Avenue and Redwood Highway in Mill Valley as Coastal Flood Advisory Continues Through Friday
King Tide flooding closed portions of Miller Avenue, Camino Alto, and the Redwood Highway frontage road in Mill Valley on Tuesday…
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Sonoma County’s ACLU Settlement Over Warrantless Code-Enforcement Drone Flights Spotlights California’s Aerial Privacy Gap
Sonoma County’s recent settlement of a 2025 ACLU of Northern California lawsuit over hundreds of warrantless code-enforcement drone…
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Pittsburg Residents Demand Permanent Halt to Avaio Data Center as Council Adopts 45-Day Moratorium on Future Phases
Pittsburg residents protesting the Avaio data center project at the former Delta View Golf Course urged the City Council to…
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Federal Jury Convicts San Francisco Man in $370,000 Courier Carjacking as Morgan Hill Approves 105 Builder’s Remedy Homes
A federal jury in San Francisco convicted 32-year-old Cankun He of conspiracy to commit an armed carjacking targeting a cannabis…
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Rep. Mike Thompson and Seven Former Aides Dispute Claims and Photo Use in Eric Jones Campaign Ad
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Things to do
A Family’s Love of LEGO Brings a New Convention to Santa Clara This Halloween
The inaugural BrickRealm LEGO fan convention debuts Halloween weekend, October 31 and November 1, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Santa…
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Mike Valladao, the ‘Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers,’ Celebrates 40 Years of Sculpting Giant Gourds in Half Moon Bay
Mike Valladao, a cybersecurity systems engineer known for four decades as “Farmer Mike” and the “Picasso of Pumpkin Carvers,”…
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Napa High Spoils San Rafael’s Undefeated Season With 41–13 Redwood Empire Conference Victory
Senior defensive back Isaac Cruz returned two third-quarter interceptions for touchdowns of 41 and 74 yards and senior linebacker Alan…
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Community
Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg Scores 31 Points to Lead Warriors Past Nuggets 134-114 as NFL Taps Jay-Z for Super Bowl LXI Halftime
Golden State Warriors rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg posted 31 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in his fourth NBA game to power a…
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Women Skateboarders Rally at Sunset Dunes Skate Jam as San Francisco Voters Weigh Prop G to Reopen Great Highway
Coordinated by the SF Women’s Skate Group and local surf and skate shops including Aqua Surf Shop, the first skate jam at Sunset Dunes…
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Independence High School Abruptly Shuts Down 76th Cavalry Marching Band Program for Remainder of School Year
The principal of Independence High School in San Jose sent a letter halting the school’s 76th Cavalry marching band program for the…
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Wheelchair Basketball Program at California Medical Facility Brings Together Disabled and Able-Bodied Players for Rehabilitation
Launched publicly in late 2022 at the California Medical Facility, a wheelchair basketball program unites able-bodied and disabled…
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14th Annual Napa Valley CanDo Give!Guide Launches Nov. 1 Supporting 98 Vetted Local Nonprofits
The 14th annual Napa Valley CanDo Give!
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City of St. Helena and Napa Master Gardeners Open Solar Propagation Greenhouse and Pollinator Garden at Crane Park
Off-grid polycarbonate conservatory, thirty-six raised redwood wildflower beds, and rainwater harvesting cisterns at 360 South Crane…
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City of Calistoga and Napa Open Space District Dedicate Oat Hill Mine Trailhead Plaza and Solar Hydration Arbor on Lincoln Avenue
Volcanic rhyolite stone seating walls, equestrian trailer pull-outs, and chilled water bottle stations at the Silverado Trail junction…
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City of Napa Dedicates Accessible Floating Kayak Launch Pier and Tiered Riparian Overlook Deck at Oxbow Commons
Articulated aluminum gangway, roller-assist paddleboard slip, and redwood flood-terrace seating at 1268 McKinstry Street connect…
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City of American Canyon Unveils Elevated Tidal Marsh Boardwalk and Live-Cam Osprey Nesting Platform at Wetlands Edge Park
Redwood viewing deck, optical spotting scopes, and a 35-foot solar telemetry nesting pole at 2 Wetlands Edge Road celebrate lower Napa…
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City of St. Helena Completes Seismic Restoration of Historic 1922 Lyman Park Bandstand and Permeable Brick Civic Plaza
Concealed steel ring-beam bracing, cedar shingle roof renewal, and clean farmers-market power pedestals at 1498 Main Street preserve…
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Town of Yountville Unveils Resurfaced Oyster-Shell Bocce Courts and Solar Redwood Arbor at Veterans Memorial Park
Laser-graded crushed-shell alleys, shaded wine-barrel scoreboards, and accessible flagstone terraces at 6465 Washington Street refresh…
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City of Calistoga Unveils Geothermal Mineral-Water Foot-Soak Pavilion and Riparian Deck at Pioneer Park
Free 102-degree volcanic spring foot basin, redwood timber pergola, and Napa River viewing terrace at 1308 Cedar Street celebrate…
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City of Napa Completes Architectural LED Floodwall Illumination and Native Meadow Restoration at Oxbow Commons
Warm-spectrum pathway lighting, permeable river-stone rain gardens, and zero-emission event power pedestals enhance the 1268 McKinstry…
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Weather & safety
San Jose to Launch 33 Automated Speed Safety Cameras With Warnings Starting Dec. 14 and Citations Feb. 14, 2027
San Jose will begin issuing warning notices on Dec. 14, 2026, and citations ranging from $50 to $500 on Feb. 14, 2027, from 33…
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National Weather Service Issues Coastal Flood Advisory for San Pablo Bay as High Tides Peak Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a coastal flood advisory through Saturday for low-lying bayshore locations along San Pablo Bay…
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Caltrans Shuts Down Highway 37 Between Mare Island and Sears Point for Weekend El Niño Flood Prep
Caltrans closed Highway 37 in the North Bay between Mare Island and Sears Point from Friday night through early Monday morning so…
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Hydrogen Sulfide Release From Chevron Richmond Refinery Exceeded State Standards by Over Six Times
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District reported that hydrogen sulfide levels from the Chevron Richmond Refinery reached more…
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Business
Alcatraz Island to Close Oct. 30 Through Nov. 19 for Ferry Dock Piling Repairs, Straining Pier 33 Vendors
The National Park Service will close Alcatraz Island from Oct. 30 through Nov. 19 to repair pilings supporting the island’s ferry…
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San Francisco AI Lab Anthropic Files S-1 for Nasdaq IPO After Recording $16.3 Billion in First-Half Revenue
San Francisco artificial intelligence company Anthropic filed its Form S-1 registration statement Monday to list on the Nasdaq under…
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