Napa Valley Register

Measure C opponents must change ballot arguments

On Friday, April 6th, the Napa County Superior Court ordered that five objectively false and misleading statements from Measure C opponents’ official ballot arguments be removed from the ballot pamphlet and replaced. 

Per state law, the court can only approve changes to ballot arguments that have been shown to be objectively false and misleading.

The passing of Duane Cronk - From the Editor: Farewell, our Faithful Correspondent

Angwin’s Duane Cronk was one of the founders of the Land Trust of Napa County when it was formed in the living room of Si and June Foote in 1976.

Bill Pramuk's Trees and People: the value of oak woodlands

Beginning my self-education on the subject, I went back to the “Napa County Voluntary Oak Woodland Management Plan” to see what it says on the importance of oak woodlands in watersheds. The Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted that plan in October 2010.

Water and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative Qualifies for June 2018 Ballot

Water and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative Qualifies for June 2018 Ballot

County Registrar of Voters John Tuteur said on Thursday that a proposed “Watershed and Oak Woodland Protection Initiative” has enough petition signatures to qualify for the June 5 ballot...

The Napa County Board of Supervisors will take the next step on Jan. 30. The Board can place the initiative on the ballot, adopt it or order county staff to analyze its possible impacts.

Reborn watershed initiative has Napa Valley Vintner backing

It never crossed their minds that people would be against protecting water quality and oak woodlands and building on the county’s tradition of leadership qualities, Stults said. Napa Valley Vintners would like the other wine industry groups to back the proposed measure, he said.

“We would love to have them on board,” Stults said. “We would love to have them co-signing the ballot argument. There’s room for everybody.”