Measure B Leads at 64.1% in Napa as Thompson Trails District-Wide

Napa County voters backed Rep. Mike Thompson by nearly 20 percentage points and gave 64.1% support to the Measure B wildfire preparedness sales tax in initial election-night returns, even as redrawn boundaries east of the valley put challenger Eric Jones ahead district-wide. Meanwhile, specialty beverage hospitality continued expanding as Japanese tea house La Maison Bleue prepared its newest permanent cafe.

Thompson Leads Napa County at 59.9% While Jones Leads Redrawn 4th District at 51.5%

In the first unofficial count for the November 3, 2026 general election posted by Napa County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur at 1:46 a.m. Wednesday—covering 19,305 ballots, or 22.3% of the county's 86,446 registered voters (roughly 22% of the voter rolls and 27% to 32% of expected turnout, compared with 26% on election night in November 2024 before reaching 78% four weeks later)—Rep. Mike Thompson carried Napa County with 59.9% (10,709 votes) to fellow Democrat Eric Jones's 40.1% (7,178 votes), according to Napa Valley Features. Across the entire 4th Congressional District as of 8:08 a.m. Wednesday, however, California Secretary of State figures showed Jones leading by 3,628 votes, taking 61,299 votes (51.5%) to Thompson's 57,671 votes (48.5%).

Thompson, 75, who has served in the House since 1999, is seeking a 15th term after taking 41% in the June primary, while Jones, 35, moved to Napa in 2021 and invested more than $5 million of his own funds in the primary. After Proposition 50 redrew the 4th District, Thompson carried Napa, Sonoma, and Yolo counties by a combined 9,718 votes, whereas Jones won the other six counties by 13,346 votes, including 62.9% in Placer County, 69.0% in Sutter County, and 66.9% in Yuba County.

Countywide, Measure B—a half-cent sales tax qualified on June 16 to raise an estimated $23 million a year for 18 years starting in April 2027 for wildfire preparedness, watershed protection, and open space, including $1.35 million toward purchasing 162 acres at di Rosa in Carneros—led with 64.1% Yes (11,819 votes) to 35.9% No (6,635 votes), raising Calistoga's sales tax rate from 7.75% to 8.25%. In local races, Napa City Council District 3 incumbent Mary Luros led Jim Hinton 69.5% (1,575 votes) to 30.5% (691 votes), while Christopher DeNatale drew 2,292 votes unopposed in District 1; Bonnie Schoch led Patrick Kenealy 69.6% (813) to 30.5% (356) for St. Helena mayor as Measure S passed at 57.6% (690 to 508); Joe Tagliaboschi led Margie Mohler by 4 votes (366 to 362, or 50.3% to 49.7%) for Yountville mayor as Measure Y hit 82.1% (613 to 134); and American Canyon Measure P led at 58.1% (1,085 to 782). Tuteur also confirmed that Napa County did not set aside any ballots following an Oct. 23 Justice Department letter regarding 42 voters out of a statewide list of more than 20,000 sent Oct. 13, citing Oct. 28 and Oct. 30 federal court orders by Judges David O. Carter and Trina L. Thompson before mail ballots arriving through Nov. 10 are counted.

La Maison Bleue Readies Carrollton Japanese Tea and Matcha Storefront

In specialty beverage retail, Japanese tea and matcha cafe La Maison Bleue is completing renovations at 2700 Old Denton Road, Suite 112, inside the View Carrollton mixed-use development, Hoodline reported. Co-owners Jay Cho and Anna Cho operated inside the Revolving Kitchen food hall in Fairview for 6 years after launching at a farmers market, hosting pop-ups at Mitsuwa Marketplace in Plano, and supplying SMU's Hughes Trigg Student Center and BIRD Bakery in Highland Park.

While awaiting a final health inspection ahead of a planned soft opening in one to two weeks, the cafe is interviewing baristas and bake staff to serve seasonal sakura cream matcha, azuki red bean matcha zenzai topped with toasted mochi dango, kuro mitsu hojicha, and raspberry yuzu tea, alongside bottled teas that carry a shelf life of about 14 days.