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June 11, 2022 by Edward Booth in the Napa Valley Register Abodu, a company focused on building prefabricated Accessory Dwelling Units, installed its first North Bay unit in unincorporated Sonoma County roughly two weeks ago. The company says more units will be coming to both Sonoma and Napa counties in the coming months. ADUs are small, self-contained…

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March 15, 2022  by Edward Booth   The Napa Valley Community Foundation announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Redwood Credit Union to create a construction loan program specifically for Accessory Dwelling Units, allowing homeowners greater access to capital needed to build the small, self-contained residence buildings on the lots of single-family homes. “We think our collaboration…

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NAPA VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION CONTINUES TO ASSIST THOSE AFFECTED BY THE OCTOBER 2017 WILDFIRES; TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS NOW STAND AT $9.2 MILLION Tuesday, October 8, 2019, Napa, CA – In the last two years, the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund managed by Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) has distributed $9.2 million to help those affected…

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Bob Fiddaman Director Bob retired to the Napa Valley from San Francisco in 1997. His 35-year career was in real estate finance and pension investment management. Since retiring he has served on several non-profit boards, mostly related to housing and family/community services. He also served on the county planning commission for 12 years in the…

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Tom McBroom Director Tom and his wife, Diane, moved to the Napa Valley from Berkeley in 2008.  After 20 years of employment with World Savings, he retired as an Executive Vice President.  His responsibilities at World included security, legal, compliance, budget, and facilities management.  Tom was also employed at Xerox for ten years, working mostly…

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October 2, 2018. By Register Staff In the year following the devastating Napa Valley firestorms, the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund reports working with more than two dozen nonprofit organizations to distribute $6.2 million. Relief and recovery services have gone to 15,000 Napa County fire survivors to assist with temporary shelter, meals, clothing, medical…

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October 17, 2017, Michael Krasny As firefighters continue to contain the devastating wildfires in Northern California, residents are returning to cities and towns that were under mandatory evacuation. Forum checks in with county officials about opening schools when many students and teachers are now homeless. We’ll also hear about the health concerns of returning to…

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In 2013, Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) launched the One Napa Valley Initiative (ONVI), a three-year campaign to create new citizens and a stronger community. The County of Napa, as well as every municipal government in Napa County, has invested in this $1.1 million public-private partnership, alongside more than 140 local donors, foundations and businesses.…

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