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March 23, 2020 by Register Staff In the last 12 months, Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) has granted $5.7 million from the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund to address the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 virus in Napa County. The grants distributed since Napa County’s shelter-at-home order took effect on March…

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March 20, 2021 by Sarah Klearman A note from Sarah Klearman, the Register’s wine industry reporter: It’s been a hell of a year for just about everyone in Napa Valley. My colleagues in the Register’s newsroom and I have seen the twin crises of the pandemic and this past season’s wildfires unfold before our very…

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March 2, 2021 For the Register Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) announced that Lindy Solow Bouwer has joined the Foundation as vice president of development & communications. Bouwer will play a leadership role in all fundraising and communications activities, including establishing new donor advised funds and scholarship funds; facilitating planned gifts and securing contributions. Bouwer…

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February 19, 2021 by Kate Bradshaw There is potential for many thousands of new secondary housing units in single-family areas throughout San Mateo County, and more should be done to make these units easier to build, argued a Civil Grand Jury Report released last year. San Mateo County cities were required to provide feedback on…

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February 16, 2021 by Register Staff Napa Valley Community Foundation announced that cash assistance programs to help local residents endure the economic pain of the pandemic and recover from last year’s wildfires will continue into the summer. Two types of aid initially made available in 2020 will remain on offer until at least June 30:…

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December 5, 2020 by Sarah Klearman New regulations put into effect by Cal/OSHA last week should strengthen protections for employees confronted by workplace coronavirus outbreaks, experts say — including in the agricultural and service sectors, whose workers have been disproportionately impacted by the virus. The regulations mandate that employers notify workers of potential workplace exposure…

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December 1, 2020 by Charlotte Hajer, UpValley Family Center Alice and Tony had considered themselves lucky: though the pandemic had left them feeling isolated and uncertain, both had been able to keep their jobs, and so they’d managed to maintain a certain sense of stability throughout the spring and summer. But in September, the Glass…

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November 29, 2020 by Register Staff The David and Jane Gotelli Family Fund are accepting applications through the Napa Valley Community Foundation (NVCF), from qualified nonprofits and public agencies that seek to improve or sustain the welfare of small companion animals throughout Napa County. The fund was created to support small animals in Napa Valley…

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November 7, 2020 by Sarah Klearman Despite eviction moratoriums at the local, state and federal levels, financial hardship born out of the pandemic and the recent wildfires continues to threaten the housing security of many of Napa County’s renters. Experts and advocates alike warned the economic fallout in the wake of pandemic-prompted shutdowns could impact…

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