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Good morning to you Napa! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Napa deputies say unlocked doors fueled a burglary spree—check your footage
  • Planning a festival? Napa County's permit rules may soon change.
  • How Napa's $1.1 billion climate plan could change daily life

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

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 89 and low of 49 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny and not as warm, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
  • Tuesday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 76 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Updated: Napa Man Arrested for a Series of Residential Burglaries (contracosta.news) — Napa County detectives arrested a 44-year-old Napa man they link to a string of residential burglaries in the Hagen Road and Hillcrest Drive areas, along with a related Pleasant Hill case. Investigators say he targeted homes with unlocked doors or windows and sold stolen jewelry locally, and they're now asking Napa County residents to review surveillance footage and report any similar thefts.
   

2. How Napa County is working to ease permitting for music festivals, other special events (pressdemocrat.com) — If you host festivals or large gatherings in unincorporated Napa County, new rules could soon make permits easier to get, with longer lead times, online applications, and more flexibility for late filings. Supervisors are weighing nonprofit cost concerns and plan outreach and feedback once the streamlined ordinance, slated for Jan. 1, 2027, comes up for final approval Sept. 15.
   

3. Napa County's regional climate action plan enters homestretch (napavalleyregister.com) — Napa County leaders are nearing final decisions on a $1.1 billion climate plan that could reshape how homes, wineries, farms, and tourists use energy and transportation across the valley. The proposal targets carbon neutrality by 2045, with home electrification, fewer parking spaces, more transit, and major changes for wineries and agriculture, while residents and vintners debate costs, pace, and fairness.
   

4. Napa's Oxbow District gets blazing white gateway sign (pressdemocrat.com) — Drivers and pedestrians in Napa's Oxbow District will now be greeted by a bold new illuminated gateway sign over First Street, created and funded by local business stakeholders. The project is part of a broader wayfinding overhaul that added more than 100 coordinated signs and maps to help people find parking, key destinations, and civic buildings throughout downtown Napa.
   

5. A wildfire caused millions in damages in Napa County. A winery worker is accused of causing it (latimes.com subscription) — Napa County officials say last year's Pickett fire near Calistoga caused more than $6 million in structural damage and about $65 million in agricultural losses, mostly to wine grapes. A Napa man who worked as a winery gardener now faces a felony charge of recklessly causing the blaze, while lawsuits and disputes continue over who should be held financially responsible.
   

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  • Lost dog, on Olive Hill Lane has been REUNITED with his owner.!
    They claimed him yesterday at the shelter. It pays to try to help any pet in distress. We, a group of Lions Club Ladies called Animal Control and… (Nextdoor Linda Vista)
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    She's so good to me. She spoils me. I just love her. (Nextdoor Southeast Vintage)
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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 hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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