Thursday, July 25
In this week’s Sun, get details on next week’s big town-wide event – Yountville Night Out – during which eight neighborhood gatherings, from Champagne Drive in the south to Monroe Street in the north, will take place simultaneously. It’s part of an effort by the Town to bring neighbors together and strengthen social bonds, which in studies is shown to create happier, healthier and safer communities.
Also this week, we report on the reasons behind a series of planned power outages at the California Veterans Home in Yountville, which was accused of mistreatment in a social media post by an unhappy resident.
Another story highlights the findings of a Napa County report released this week that reveals a growing shortage of farm workers due to a lack of affordable housing. The report notes that a lack of farm laborers could negatively impact the multi-billion dollar wine industry.
