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In today's newsletter:

  • Have you checked your jewelry after this Napa burglary arrest?
  • Napa worker charged in massive Pickett fire that scorched wine country
  • How Napa State's first cosmetology grad is turning treatment into a career

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Tour and Tasting at Whitehall Lane Winery and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 76, low: 52.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and cool, with a high of 77 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Updated: Napa Man Arrested for a Series of Residential Burglaries (contracosta.news) — Detectives say a 44-year-old Napa construction worker has been arrested in connection with a string of residential burglaries in the Hagen Road and Hillcrest Drive areas, where jewelry and handbags were taken from unlocked homes. Investigators have recovered stolen items from North Bay pawn shops and believe there may be more unreported cases countywide, urging anyone with information or surveillance video involving the suspect to contact Napa County Sheriff's detectives by email.
   

2. Napa Winery Worker Charged in Fire That Damaged Grape Harvests (nytimes.com) — Prosecutors in Napa County have charged a Napa man who worked at Hundred Acre Wines with recklessly causing the 2025 Pickett fire, which burned nearly 7,000 acres and heavily damaged wine grape harvests. The blaze destroyed several structures, triggered evacuations near Calistoga, and caused tens of millions in agricultural losses, with the defendant now facing possible prison time and a September court appearance in Napa County Superior Court.
   

3. Napa State barbering, cosmetology school has first graduate (napavalleyregister.com) — A patient at Napa State Hospital has become the first graduate of the DSH-Napa School of Barbering and Cosmetology, earning a state cosmetology license through on-site training. The program, launched in late 2024, lets patients complete 1,000 hours toward licensure while in treatment. Staff say the milestone shows how education and vocational skills can support recovery and future employment for Napa patients.
   

4. Crisis hits Napa Valley as ranches left to rot, wine industry on a knife's edge (amedpost.com) — Napa Valley grape growers are facing a painful combination of plunging wine demand, oversupply, and new groundwater fees that could add nearly $100 per irrigated acre to already tight budgets. Local vineyard owners describe leaving large portions of their crops unpicked, while a county fee program tied to California's groundwater law is set to appear on property tax bills in December, deepening financial strain across the region.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I just found this dog near Shurtleff Park, on the corner of Shurtleff and Republic streets.
    He is unchipped. I took him to the Napa county animal shelter at 12:00pm (Nextdoor Terrace & Shurtleff)
  • Very friendly cat found at Century Oaks Park today 8/29.
    No collar. Itching and biting her fur a lot. We foster in the community so we brought her home in case she was missing. Please reach out with a… (Nextdoor Linda Vista)
  • Big 5 Sporting Goods posted a job opening for Assistant Manager Trainee- Part Time in Napa. Apply here.
  • CIA posted a job opening for Banquet Captain: Part Time Openings in Napa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Napa here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time (Thank you Kourtney Z. for sending it in!)
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