Damian DeSena photo
The outside of the home Pacaso purchased at 1627 Rainier Avenue.
On Friday, following neighborhood protest, CEO and Napa resident
Austin Allison said his company was removing the Rainier Avenue
listing from its website and pausing all showings to
re-evaluate whether this property is the best fit for their
portfolio.
Sarah Klearman
This is a photograph of Gayle Olsonâs website advertising a yoga
retreat at a Pacaso home in east Napa where she is a fractional
owner. The offering was taken down following the Registerâs
inquiry
Many Napans heard the name Pacaso for the first time this week.
Many Napans heard the name Pacaso for the first time this week.
The real estate startupâs million-dollar purchase of a house in Napaâs Bel Aire neighborhood in early April caught the attention of the propertyâs neighbors, many of whom shared their opposition to Pacasoâs business model during public comment at Napa City Councilâs meeting Tuesday afternoon.
âI was like â âyouâre kidding. Come on. On this street? Why would anyone want to live on this street in that sort of format?ââ neighbor Thom Licthenstein, a 26-year resident of the Bel Aire neighborhood, told the Register this week of his reaction to news of the propertyâs purchase by Pacaso.
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Napa Countyâs two longest-tenured supervisors say they wonât run for reelection and potential candidates are emerging for races that will help decide the future of world-famous wine country.
Supervisors Brad Wageknecht and Diane Dillon will leave office in January 2023. The June 7, 2022 primary election will have no incumbents for the 1st District and 3rd District seats, the only ones on the ballot.
âIt is a huge-stakes election,â said David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University.
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The Board of Supervisors will lose more than 40 years of collective experience. New people will cast votes â possibly deciding votes â in the countyâs continuous, contentious debates on winery growth, watershed vineyard development, tourism, quality of life and other issues.
Whatâs it doing still sitting next to my computer screen, as anachronistic as an ink well?
Darn if I know. This cheap-o Rolodex arrived at least a quarter-century ago, played a vital role in my work life for a period, then slipped into invisible obsolescence.
In recent times Iâve been using it as a pedestal to elevate printed-out emails that deserve immediate attention.
The first card in my Rolodex tray is a note from the reporter who bestowed it on me on her last day in the newsroom.
âThe Register may not think we all are worthy of Rolodexes, but I do. Good luck,â she wrote.