Month: September 2020

September 30, 2020 For the Register The Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund is now accepting donations to help residents affected by the Glass Fire, the second major firestorm to hit Napa County in the last six weeks. Contributions to the Fund will be used, in the near term, to provide gift cards to evacuees…

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September 21, 2020 by Amber Twitchell On behalf of the countless neighbors On The Move is supporting through the multiple disasters our community is currently grappling with, we would like to thank Lenore Hirsch for her recent letter, “Helping your neighbors with food and rent” (Aug. 17). Lenore shines a light on the tremendous impact…

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September 21, 2020 How a small housing unit — built on a single family lot with an existing home — might be an answer to housing in the North Bay will be explored in a webinar Wednesday by the Napa Sonoma ADU Center. The event will take a virtual look into how to gain permits…

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September 19, 2020 by Jennifer Huffman Jessica J. Edens doesn’t come from a family with a strong military background. “My dad got drafted to Vietnam,” she said. But, “That’s about it.” “I’m the only one” from her family that’s recently been in the military, said Edens, who lives in Angwin. Yet enlisting was something that…

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September 17, 2020 - for the Register The City of Napa has allocated an additional $250,00 to Napa Valley Community Foundation to further support tenant protections for Napans having trouble finding housing or paying their rent as a result of COVID-19. These federal CARES Act funds, which will be distributed to NVCF by this week’s…

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September 15, 2020 by Lisa Herendeen Wildfire season has descended on Northern California with a vengeance, sparked by lightning, heat and high winds. With more than half a million acres burned and evacuations in full progress across the Bay Area, many people have begun wondering how they can help. Here are a few options. American…

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September 7, 2020 by Nick Boykin WASHINGTON — The wildfires across the state of California this summer have caused a lot of damage to communities. California wildfires have burned a record 2 million acres in 2020 and the most dangerous part of the year is ahead. The recent wildfires have been enhanced by a heatwave…

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