Homeownership rates among Latino families in Calistoga are just 17 percent, compared to 67 percent among whites in Calistoga, according to the Housing Element report released last year. The report also found that Latino residents are also the most isolated racial group in the city.
Las tasas de propiedad de vivienda entre las familias latinas en Calistoga son de solo el 17 por ciento, en comparación con el 67 por ciento entre los blancos en Calistoga, según el informe del Elemento de Vivienda publicado el año pasado.
Wine Country Animal Lovers is a donor-funded nonprofit that has grown over the years and assists with animals in Napa, Lake, and Sonoma counties.
Last week, Williams nominated Lucretia Marcus and Gerald Turgeon to fill the two Planning Commission vacancies (Kelly Oliver and Doug Allen both resigned due to work commitments, according to Chair Tim Wilkes) but the council voted against the mayor’s nominations.
Rep. Mike Thompson stopped by the Calistoga Roastery this week to talk with Calistoga Can, a local group that write postcards to residents encouraging them to vote.
Vice Mayor Lopez-Ortega will also seek another term while Councilmember Lisa Gift said she’s undecided but leaning toward running.
Sheriff’s deputies have made 55 DUI arrests this year; 39 of those in American Canyon.
The city spent the better part of last year in discussions with Caltrans regarding policy and oversight of outdoor dining pods, also known as parklets, installed on Lincoln Avenue during the COVID-19 pandemic before the council eventually voted to remove the three pods earlier this year.
The city will pay $2 million to the county to purchase the land and has budgeted an additional $750,000 this year to pay for basic landscaping and upkeep costs.
