🌱 Patch AM: Napa Prosecutors Charge Man With Starting Pickett Fire

Coffee in hand, Napa? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Napa man charged in costly Pickett Fire heads to court soon
• What's really holding up redevelopment of Napa's old downtown Safeway?
• Napa community notes the passing of actress Peggy Webber at 100

Also on today's calendar: Yard Sale and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 87 and low of 51 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 87, low: 52.
• Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Napa Prosecutors Charge Man With Starting Pickett Fire (patch.com) — Napa County prosecutors have charged a local man with recklessly starting last year's Pickett Fire near Calistoga, which allegedly caused more than $6 million in damage. The case is being handled by the Napa County District Attorney's Office, with an arraignment set for Sept. 9 in Napa County Superior Court and separate civil proceedings still pending.
   

• Napa Safeway lease ends, soil remediation continues downtown (napavalleyregister.com) — Safeway's long-term lease on the long-vacant downtown Napa store at Jefferson and Clay has ended, but soil remediation tied to an old dry cleaner is still delaying redevelopment. City officials and local experts say the prime site will likely become rental housing someday, though cleanup oversight and a contamination lawsuit could stall visible changes for years.
   

• Peggy Webber Has Died (suggest.com) — Classic Hollywood and radio actress Peggy Webber, known for work with Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, and on Dragnet, has died at age 100 at an independent living facility in Napa. Her long career spanned film, television, radio, and later voice roles, quietly connecting Napa to a storied chapter of entertainment history.
   

📸 Around Napa

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Napa

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Saturday August 29
• Yard Sale →
  1554 Parkwood St, Napa
  8:00 am
• Rail Arts District (RAD) Napa Annual Action Art Fest →
  1739 Action Ave, Napa
  9:00 am
• Live Music at John Anthony Vineyards Tasting Lounge. →
  John Anthony Vineyards, 1440 1st St, Napa
  3:00 pm
• Michael Leonardi Foundation Music + Awareness Concert →
  Napa Valley Car Club, 943 Water St, Napa
  4:00 pm
Monday August 31
• JV/V Girls Flag Football vs. Casa Grande 6/7pm
  Napa High Memorial Stadium, 1340 Menlo Ave, Napa, CA 94558, USA
  6:00 pm
Tuesday September 1
• Harvest Tour and Tasting at Whitehall Lane Winery →
  Whitehall Lane Winery, 1563 St Helena Hwy, St Helena
  10:00 am
• JV/V Volleyball vs. Casa Grande HS 5/6pm
  Napa High School, 2475 Jefferson St, Napa, CA 94558, USA
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
• Early Release-Every Wednesday--Knd-5th grades
  Pueblo Vista Magnet Napa, CA 94558
  12:45 pm
• JV/V Girls Flag Football @ Petaluma HS 6/7pm
  Napa High Petaluma High School, 201 Fair St, Petaluma, CA 94952, USA
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 3
• September We11ness Experience: Physical Wellness →
  Eleven Eleven Winery, 620 Trancas St, Napa
  5:30 pm
• Sing Napa Valley Community Choir →
  Napa Methodist Church, 625 Randolph St, Napa
  6:30 pm
Sunday September 6
• CHANDON Labor Day Garden Party →
  1 California Dr, Yountville
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

American Canyon

• Notes and Quotes: Porter, Crudo shine in summer collegiate baseball league (napavalleyregister.com)

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• Prep roundup: Sonoma Valley flag football wins again; Carrillo, Montgomery, Rancho among volleyball winners (pressdemocrat.com)

Petaluma

• Petaluma Gets Another Say On Putnam Plaza (patch.com)

Ok Napa! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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