Napa
Napa County: supervisors, cities, wildfire funding.
Monday, October 12, 2026
NAPA
Four counties, four answers to the same question: who pays for wildfire protection
Napa's proposed half-cent wildfire tax would raise $23 million a year for 18 years. Marin taxes parcels for home hardening. Sonoma consolidates fire districts. Solano watches and waits.
Judith Kaminski, Napa County reporter · September 21, 2026
AMERICAN CANYON
American Canyon's Measure P: the smallest city asks the smallest question on the November ballot
A one-percent general sales tax would raise an estimated $3.7 million a year for Napa County's southernmost city. It is the modest end of the North Bay's municipal revenue wave.
Judith Kaminski, Napa County reporter · September 19, 2026