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FINALLY! ELECTION DAY!
On Election Day, the shouting finally stops. The seven and a half acres remain, along with the homework some of Yountville’s loudest critics never…
Nov 3
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Brendan Kelly
The Tragedy of the Anticommons
How Yountville Learned to Share Everything Except the Town Itself
Nov 1
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Brendan Kelly
October 2026
Someone is Finally Asking Questions
The Napa Valley Register takes a closer look at Yountville's unusually expensive political season.
Oct 30
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Brendan Kelly
The Town That Can Afford Almost Everything
One week before the election, Yountville is charming, prosperous, and loved. But can a town devoted to preserving what it has also make room for people…
Oct 27
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Brendan Kelly
When Government Makes One Generation of Homeowners Rich, It’s Capitalism. When It Helps the Next Generation Afford Housing, It’s Socialism.
California spent fifty years making homeowners wealthy by restricting new housing. Now that an entire generation has been priced out, apparently asking…
Oct 22
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Brendan Kelly
The Candidates and Your Choices - Hillery Trippe: UNWORTHY
The councilmember who voted for the spending now campaigns against it, while her wealthy benefactor calls her a champion of accountability. In…
Oct 21
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Brendan Kelly
Four Exclamation Points and Not a Single Idea!
An Orange County businessman wants to change Yountville's leadership. His campaign offers a historic photograph, four platitudes, and the touching…
Oct 20
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Brendan Kelly
The Candidates and Your Choices - Guest Essay by Matt Chrzanowski
A Town Council candidate makes the case for building on Yountville’s past, confronting its housing challenges, and ensuring that the town you cherish…
Oct 18
The Candidates and Your Choices - Joe Tagliaboschi: UNFIT
Summary: Joe Tagliaboschi is running for mayor of Yountville on a platform of kindness, healing and restoring confidence in Town government.
Oct 15
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Brendan Kelly
You're Against the Commons. Do You Even Understand What You're Against?
Six households. Fourteen people. One modest building. Before Yountville decides what it cannot afford to build, perhaps its residents should understand…
Oct 13
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Brendan Kelly
How a Small Minority Is Keeping Yountville Divided
Asking for more studies, surveys, task forces and resets are how a few people keep a town from deciding anything. Election Day is the one deadline they…
Oct 7
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Brendan Kelly
What It Will Take to Protect the Groezinger Winery
A ballroom in an unreinforced 1870 brick winery, one environmental study out of eight, and a perfect score from the applicant's own historian. Here is…
Oct 5
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Brendan Kelly
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