©2011 Save Rural Angwin
Protecting Ag Land and Angwin's Rural Character
"Delay is preferable to error."
Thomas Jefferson
From Our Mailbag
January 18, 2012 - Napa Valley Register: "County planners to review climate plan". The County's draft plan to reduce carbon emissions relies 70% on measures ordered by the State and 30% on 35 proposed actions including improving its transit network, encouraging carpooling, promoting dense, mixed-use developments, and requiring developers to offset their project's carbon emissions. Angwin continues to be targeted for urban development.
January 11, 2012 - Napa Valley Register: "Napa Valley rail system would need a million riders". Backers of a proposal to bring light rail to the Napa Valley say they need at least a million riders annually. The transit system would run passenger shuttle cars on Napa Valley Wine Train's tracks from south Napa to Deer Park Rd, positioning Deer Park and Angwin for developers.
December 29, 2011 - Napa Valley Register: Napa County's "density bonus" policy legal, judge tentatively rules
November 23, 2011 -St. Helena Star: "American Medical Response offers to hire entire Piner field staff." Napa County's new ambulance franchise is making good on its promise to retain 47 full-time and 8 part-time Piner ambulance employees by sending job offers to all of the emergency medical technician and paramedic field staff who work for Piner and applied for positions with AMR. Angwin residents would continue to benefit from knowledgable and experienced professionals who know our unincorporated area.
November 15, 2011 - Napa Valley Register: "District 2 candidates stake out positions". See Supervisor Mark Luce comments including, "Placing limited housing at the Napa Pipe site is a way of satisfying state requirements while protecting more vulnerable areas of the county, such as Angwin."
September 20, 2011 - Berryessa News: (Relevant to current discussions about draft County ordinances for Historical Preservation, Board of Supervisors meeting October 18, 2011) A Historical Lodging Quest: Where Did Travelers Stay by Don Winter. For the past 3 years Don has been researching our local County hotel history for his forthcoming book, The History of the Napa County Lodging Industry, 1849 – to the Present. He has documented that between 1849 and today, Napa County has witnessed the creation of more than 580 lodging entities…and the search continues!
August 21, 2011 - Napa Valley Register: "Angwin: Where conviction meets cabernet". The remote, tight-knit village has stood apart from the hustle-bustle on the Napa Valley floor for more than a century.
July 21, 2011 - St. Helena Star: "Local Housing Pressure Could Lessen". A dramatically lower required housing allocation is projected from RHNA for 2014.
June 7, 2011 - Napa Register: "Judge finalizes housing ruling". Napa Superior Court Judge Ray Guadagni confirmed his tentative ruling that the county's housing plan complies with state law.
June 6, 2011 - Napa Register: "Judge nods approval for county's housing plan." A 2009 lawsuit asked that the court force the county to revise it's housing plan, claiming that it didn't go far enough to provide housing to low-income residents in the unincorporated area.
April 11, 2011 - County of Napa Press Release: "2010 Napa County Agricultural Crop Report". The gross value of all agricultural production in Napa County was $461,480,106.00 - a decrease of $40,756,475.00 from 2009. This 8.1% decrease in gross value was primarily due to a decrease in the value of wine grapes.
April 12, 2011 - Napa Valley Register: "Ruling: County can't protect Angwin ambulance". In spite of both County officials and public insistence throughout the County's RFP process for a new County-wide ambulance franchise, the State has ruled that a sub-contract provision with the Angwin ambulance volunteer service would violate anti-trust laws.
April 8, 2011 - Redwood Times: "County planning reconsiders rezoning, promises no mandatory rezones." Humboldt County is similarily challenged by State housing mandates. Article is illuminating on several points.
March 16, 2011 - please check out the latest issue of Edible Marin & Wine Country for A Community Rethinks Food (pages 21-22) by Linzi Gay. It’s a great article highlighting the efforts made in Napa County to promote local food production.
March 16, 2011 - "Local Food Advisory Council is up and running. Group will shepherd sustainable food production in Napa County."
March 12, 2011 - Napa Register: "First-time homebuyer program looking for applicants." Since February 1, 2011, only one person has turned in an application.
March 3, 2011 - Napa Register: Assembly member Michael Allen introduces housing bills to benefit Napa County
January 18, 2011- SFGate.com: Classical Powerhouse KDFC Sold to USC. (Note: The Candle, 89.9 FM radio license held by Howell Mountain Broadcasting Company, a non-profit formed by PUC and PUC Church years ago, was included in this sale. If the FCC approves of the transfer of license, PUC and PUC church will receive equal distributions of the proceeds)
January 13, 2011- Napa Register: Napa County wants to work with cities to share housing requirements
December 7, 2010 - County Website: Supervisors approve funds to support worker proximity housing
October 19, 2010 - Napa Register: "PUC end Triad contract, drops Ecovillage plan
