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What were the changes in real estate prices in St. Helena in the past 3 weeks?
The median price per square foot for a home in St. Helena in the past three weeks was $1,085, which is the highest in the county. That’s $512 more than the Napa County median. After St. Helena, the most expensive community in Napa County is Yountville, where the median...
Ryan Seacrest’s Napa County home up for sale at $22 million
One of the Napa Valley’s most famous homeowners has put his mansion up for sale. The St. Helena-area home of the longtime TV host Ryan Seacrest was listed Wednesday for $22 million, Coldwell Banker Brokers of the Valley said in a statement. Originally built 20 years ago, the gated...
Napa County code that encourages all-electric new homes gets OK from supervisors
A new building code in Napa County, set to take effect Jan. 1, will discourage natural gas connections in new residential construction. The Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved the code, known as a “reach code” because it’s an optional expansion on baseline energy efficiency standards. It encourages all-electric residential construction by default in the ...
Napa voters to decide on road repair tax measure
Napa County voters will be asked whether to approve a new road repair tax measure, the Napa County Board of Supervisors decided Tuesday. The supervisors approved the measure for the Nov. 5 ballot. Should a majority of voters approve the measure — known as Measure U — it would replace the current half-cent road repair tax established by Measure T but tweak it to allow for bonding. Local sales ...
Excessive heat returns after short reprieve; warning issued for parts of North Bay
The National Weather Service issued two heat-related statements due to the ongoing heat wave, which slightly dipped in temperature earlier this week but could heat up to “deadly” levels into the weekend. An excessive heat warning is in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Friday for the North Bay interior mountains, which includes portions of Napa and Sonoma counties. In these areas, there ...
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