Author Archives
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National Earned Income Tax Credit Day
The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) was established by Congress in 1975 to help working families; it is now the nation’s largest anti-poverty program for low-to-moderate-income families. In 2013, over 1,760 working Napa County families received $776,471 as Earned Income… Read More ›
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Water Conservation: ways to make a difference!
At our County WICC (Watershed Information Commission and Conservancy) meeting last week, we had a presentation by Pat Costello from the City of Napa on countywide water conservation programs. The City of Napa has a great Water Conservation Website with… Read More ›
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U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee Hearing
Two weeks ago (Wednesday, Nov. 20), I testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, where I advocated for a comprehensive reform package on the U.S. Department of Interior process for taking land into trust for Indian tribes. I… Read More ›
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August 13, 2013 at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting …
At our second meeting in August, we: heard from Napan Shirley Isola regarding her disappointment that she is required to vote by mail. Ms. Isola made a reasonable request: if she is required to vote by mail, then she wants… Read More ›
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August 6, 2013 at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting …
At our first meeting in August, we: thanked our Health and Human Services staff for handling a County services ‘fair’ on Saturday, July 20, in Pope Valley. I initiated this effort in response to the economic situation in which many… Read More ›
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July 9, 2013 at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting …
At our first meeting of the new fiscal year, we: presented a REThink Your Drink month proclamation to the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Health Education program, declaring July 2013 as “Rethink Your Drink Month” in Napa County. We have… Read More ›
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Last meeting of the fiscal year: June 25, 2013 at the Board of Supervisors …
At our last meeting of the 2012/13 fiscal year, we: approved grants from Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) funds to non-profit agencies that meet performance expectations. This year’s grants totaled $625,416, and included the following beneficiaries: Community Action of Napa Valley… Read More ›
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June 18, 2013 at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting …
At our regular June 18th meeting, we: approved a renewal for the next two years of our decades-long agreement with the City of St. Helena for fire protection services of unincorporated lands next to the City. The new agreement contains… Read More ›
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Budget Hearings – June 2013
Every year in mid-June, we hold budget hearings for the following fiscal year (July 1-June 30). However, that is really the final step in a budget planning process that begins in January of each year. That is when we start… Read More ›
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June 11, 2013 at the Board of Supervisors’ meeting …
At our second meeting in June, we: approved the Community Corrections Partnership Public Safety Realignment and Post Release Community Supervisor 2013 Implementation Plan — in other words: the annual plan for how we manage people in our correctional system – including… Read More ›
