While the topics of kindness and civility opened the Aug. 4 Yountville Town Council meeting, public calls for respectful disagreement, transparency and accountability set the tone as residents urged elected officials to improve meeting decorum, questioned a six-figure severance payment to the former town manager, asked for senior housing protection and sought greater oversight of […]
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Town Council Meeting overshadowed as vice mayor criticizes fellow councilmember
“If you’re going to call someone out, you should do it with the courage by name” The regular meeting agenda for the Yountville Town Council on July 21 included items such as announcements, proclamations, time for public comment, the consent calendar, staff presentations and informational reports. Mayor Margie Mohler, Vice Mayor Pam Reeves and Councilmembers […]
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New owner Gary Jabara: Why he believes the Yountville Sun matters
For Gary Jabara, purchasing the Yountville Sun was never part of a long-term business plan. In fact, he says the idea didn’t occur to him until the newspaper disappeared. “Sometimes we don’t really realize what we want until it’s not available anymore,” Jabara said. That realization ultimately led the longtime Yountville supporter and owner of […]
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Trust, transparency and the Commons dominate Yountville Town Manager listening sessions
Ralph Andersen & Associates, the firm hired by the Town of Yountville to recruit the next town manager, held two informal listening sessions at the Yountville Community Center on Monday, July 13, for residents and businesses to learn about, discuss and share their perspectives on the recruitment and hiring process for a new town manager. […]
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Brief Yountville Town Council meeting brings big news: Tagliaboschi to run for mayor
It was less than an hour on Tuesday, July 7, possibly the shortest Yountville Town Council meeting in years, beginning with several interesting comments and announcements made during the public comment section of the agenda. Town resident and former director of public works Joe Tagliaboschi said that while it is good a lot of people […]
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News & Events Worth Mentioning – July 16
Sunday Sessions at Priest RanchSunday, July 19, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.6490 Washington St., Yountville The Sunday Sessions at the Priest Ranch tasting room in Yountville will feature live acoustic music, brunch-themed small bites from The Kitchen at Priest Ranch, and a flight of brunch-friendly wines. Wines can be enjoyed by the glass or bottle. […]
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Calls for trust, transparency shape town manager search discussion at Yountville Town Council meeting
People filled the chambers for the Yountville Town Council meeting on May 19, while additional residents watched the proceedings on TV from the Locals Lounge next door. Council Member Robin McKee opened the meeting by reading the heartfelt apology she had published in the Yountville Sun last week as a letter to the editor. The […]
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ZDRB tackles Commons repeal and Pancha’s outdoor event expansion in dual decisions
Yountville Commons The first item on the agenda at Tuesday’s Zoning Design Review Board (ZDRB) meeting was consideration of a resolution repealing the zoning ordinance that created the Commons designation and allowed the project to move forward. The zoning change had to be put on hold after enough signatures were gathered for the referendum to […]
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Needed: Champions For Local News
After 3 ½ years of working as a volunteer to help run the Sun, Tribune and other publications under Highway 29 Media, it is time for me to step away. I will retire completely from this volunteer role on May 31. I continue to work full time in public media nationally and those demands require […]
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Commons controversy overshadows appointment of Yountville interim town manager
With only one item on the agenda, and none related to the Commons project, council chambers were nonetheless filled to capacity again for the meeting on Tuesday, May 5. Before the public comment period opened, Town Council member Pam Reeves read a lengthy statement that focused primarily on Yountville’s state and county-mandated housing goal of […]