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Settlement may clear way for Napa day care to open in Alta Heights area
Napa Valley RegisterThe former Latter-day Saints church in Napa that is slated to become the home of a new day care center operated by Le Petit Elephant is seen on Monday, July 15.After nearly a year of clashes in a courtroom and at city hall, a Napa day care operator...
Puzzle pieces downtown: Napa’s city center has key properties in play
Napa Valley RegisterDowntown Napa is like a giant jigsaw puzzle, with a few key pieces targeted for change over the next decade or so.The puzzle depicts a lively downtown with luxury hotels, boutique stores and restaurants, lots of restaurants. Tourists, some wearing...
Napa flood control district wants to sell Soscol Avenue land
Napa Valley RegisterThe Napa Flood Control and Water Conservation wants to sell this vacant land at Soscol Avenue and McKinstry Street, which it declared as surplus property in 2005.A half-acre of publicly-owned land north of the city of Napa's Oxbow district that was...
HUD Revises Residency Requirements on FHA Loans
The Mortgage PointThe U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has issued Mortgagee Letter 2025-09, “Revisions to Residency Requirements,” stating that non-permanent residents will no longer be eligible for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured...
FHFA gutting Fannie, Freddie minority homeownership programs
InmanFlood of orders published without explanation on social media target programs and practices designed to boost lending in minority communities, protect borrowers from deceptive practices Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s federal regulator has unleashed a flood of...
Napa Needs a New Kind of Governance
VinographyNapa County has been biting the hand that feeds it for a long time. But now it seems intent upon dismembering the body itself. Under increased industry scrutiny and in the face of ongoing legal challenges, the Napa County Board of Supervisors has become even...