| Real declines in real estate (Napa Valley Register) |
| Residential property values will continue to decline in 2009, according to Napa County officials — so much so that the county is expecting to see no increase in property tax revenue this year. |
| 01/01/2009 |
| In the Red (MetroActive) |
| RIDING HIGH on a surging economy, the outlook for Calera Wine Company never looked better then it did in the boom of the late 1990s. Vineyards were in vogue. |
| 01/07/2009 |
| Year in Review (Laurel Outlook) |
| Laurel Mayor Ken Olson Jr. kicked off the New Year by administering the oath of office to five newly elected aldermen at the first City Council meeting of the year on Jan. 2. Aldermen sworn in included Alex Wilkins (Ward 4), Emelie Eaton (Ward 1), Norm Stamper (Ward 4), Mark Mace (Ward 2) and Gay Easton (Ward 3). |
| 01/07/2009 |
| From olive to grape (San Francisco Chronicle) |
| It's a few days before Christmas in Napa, and all is quiet on the valley floor. Tasting room employees drum their fingers on empty bars, and only the occasional car can be seen cruising along the crossroads that connect Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail. But... |
| 01/02/2009 |
| Some good news you may have forgotten (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) |
| We've already said good-bye to 2008, but the top 10 stories of the year continueto reverberate through the North Bay. They are:1. Housing slowdown and economic crisis. What began as a breakdownin the subprime housing market ended up as the worst economic crisis in decades |
| 01/05/2009 |
| People (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) |
| Media & EntertainmentBlair Hardman of Zone Recording in Cotati was selected by Simon and SchusterPublishing to be the voice talent on the Audio CD version of the bestseller,"Panic" by Michael Lewis, a collection of essays on recent financial crisesin America. Banking & Finance |
| 01/05/2009 |
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