A newcomer's guide to Napa
Moving to Napa, or just settling in: the essentials on the city, its services, and how to get around.
Grace Lin, Community reporter · September 29, 2026
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Guides
Evergreen guides to Napa Valley life: the city, its government, its wine geography, and its downtown, on foot.
Napa Valley AVAs explained
What an AVA is, why Napa Valley has 17 of them, and how to read a wine label.
Tom Beckett, Wine Industry reporter · September 29, 2026
How Napa city government works
Council-manager, boards and commissions, agendas and public comment: a plain-language map of City Hall.
Dana Whitfield, City Hall reporter · September 29, 2026
Downtown Napa on foot
A walking order for downtown: the river, the Mill, Main Street, and the Oxbow, with parking sorted first.
Tommy Baird, Arts and Culture reporter · September 29, 2026