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Napa Activism
In early 2014 a developer proposed a winery next to our remote farm on Soda Canyon Road. Wineries are no longer wineries, of course. They are tourist attractions and entertainment venues. They are not good neighbors for those seeking rural tranquility. The prospect was the beginning of 9 years of community activism pushing back against the tidal wave of developers hoping to profit from Napa's rural splendor in one way or another, killing that splendor in the process. Projects have been slowed but few halted. Fortunately for us, in early 2023 after a court ruling in our favor, the developer dropped the project.
In early 2014 a developer proposed a winery next to our remote farm on Soda Canyon Road. Wineries are no longer wineries, of course. They are tourist attractions and entertainment venues. They are not good neighbors for those seeking rural tranquility. The prospect was the beginning of 9 years of community activism pushing back against the tidal wave of developers hoping to profit from Napa's rural splendor in one way or another, killing that splendor in the process. Projects have been slowed but few halted. Fortunately for us, in early 2023 after a court ruling in our favor, the developer dropped the project.
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