Oh my goodness.

Take a look at your calendar. We’re in March folks. 2026 is not playing around.

Now I know what you’re thinking…“Callie, I don’t want to keep going. I’m only getting older.” I know. I know. But the show must go on.

So with that, let’s go full steam ahead into this week, starting with these Monday Town Notes.

P.S. Quick congrats to everyone who ran the Napa Marathon. I saw some absolutely unhinged times that made me weirdly proud of our small town. It’s not a mega-city race, but those top times were legit competitive. Go team.

March 5 is the end of Trimester 2 for NVUSD elementary and middle schools.

Not every school in town runs on trimesters (high schools are on the semester calendar.

But for the schools that are on trimesters, here’s what it actually means:

And with spring break creeping up later this month, congrats to all the young ones (and their teachers and staff). They’re in the home stretch.

And here’s why it’s actually not as big of a deal as you might think around here..

So Napa County just updated its landscape water-conservation rules to match the state’s Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO).

If you are going for a permit (remodels, new builds, or a big landscape redo) there is a higher chance you will need a real landscape documentation package to get approval.

Without getting too nitty gritty, a lot of this is just Napa getting with the times. I think the old one was from 1992, so fair enough. The newer updates are basically aimed at the obvious water-waste stuff (runoff, overspray, etc.) and things like irrigation audits for bigger projects. Standard California practice.

And to be honest, I’ve heard this is more lax in Napa than in some other places, which is why I’m not particularly worried if you see people making a big deal out of it.

Just know that a lot of what landscape professionals already do as “best practice” will now apply more formally to new homes and permitted projects in the area.

We all know how bad the roads can be here. But maybe there’s a glimmer of hope at the end of the dark tunnel.

Napa County just moved the Solano Avenue Pavement Repair Project into the “get bids” phase. The stretch getting rehabbed runs from Locust Ave (Napa city limit) to Vineyard View Dr (Yountville limit), and it’s not just patchwork - they’re talking full-depth reclamation plus a fresh asphalt surface.

Translation: the cones aren’t here yet, but the process is officially underway. Once a contractor is selected, that corridor is likely to get louder and slower with the usual suspects (lane shifts, flaggers, and periods of one-way traffic).

I’ll keep an eye on it. (Here’s the actual bid if you want to too: link). Until then - drive carefully and do what you can to keep your tires out of trouble.

That’s all I got. As always, thank you so much for being here.

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Peace Out.
Callie.