Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) presented an $850,000 federal funding check this week to the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition to support the development of a key segment of the Napa Valley Vine Trail between Yountville and St. Helena. The funding was secured by Thompson through the federal Community Project Funding process. “Projects like the Vine […]
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Napa protest draws 300+ to condemn attacks on Iran
More than 300 people turned out to Veterans Park in downtown Napa on Friday afternoon for a rally denouncing the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military attacks in Iran and the Mideast. Since Saturday, Feb. 28, more than 1,300 Iranians and six U.S. service members have been killed. “This attack on Iran is unauthorized, unconstitutional, and it is […]
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Thompson secures $3.1 million for Napa County community projects
Yountville to receive $250,000 Three projects in Napa County will receive a total of $3,100,000 in funding from U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson’s community project funding requests. The projects include a $2 million in federal funds for the Napa River Ecology Center. In American Canyon. Also in the funding grants are $850,000 for the Napa Valley […]
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Yountville’s spirit sparkles: Town and Tree Lighting unites the community for a joyful night of tradition
The holidays were unwrapped on Sunday evening when more than 1,000 people of all ages gathered to celebrate the season for the ninth annual Yountville Town and Tree lighting. While the lighting of the town itself has been an event for decades, Yountville Mayor Margie Mohler declared, “Yountville shines a little brighter” after the joint […]
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Government shutdown is about protecting affordable health care, Thompson says
As the federal government shutdown enters its 8th day, its ripple effects are being felt across the nation from the threat of mass layoffs to growing uncertainty over the affordability of health care and renewed political finger-pointing over immigration. At the heart of the standoff lies a dispute between congressional Democrats and Republicans. GOP leaders […]
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Local officials rally for Prop 50: Thompson, Ramos and Gallagher urge support for redistricting measure
Elected officials, including U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, rallied on Monday in Napa in support of Proposition 50, the redistricting measure that could send more California Democrats to Congress. The rally took place in front of Napa County’s Administration Building in Napa as California voters begin to cast their vote-by-mail ballots in the Nov. 4 special […]
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Forum answers questions on ICE and policy changes for immigrants
How can employers better protect their employees from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents? What happens if ICE agents show up? What are the main changes to immigration policies? These were among the questions addressed Friday before more than 100 people who gathered at Yountville Commons for a forum focusing on immigration policies. The event, […]
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Yountville veterans warn the militarization of cities will ‘end in tragedy’
A crowd of some 40 veterans and supporters gathered in Yountville on Saturday, Sept. 20, to rally against President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington D.C. and his threats to send troops to more cities across the U.S. At the rally, locals greeted each other, discussing politics as folk […]