The Bowl, one of Napa s largest homeless camps, has grown since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. What does it look like today? What s inside? Take a look. Jennifer Huffman, Register
âKeep out,â reads a sign near one tent at a Napa homeless camp known as The Bowl. âGO AWAY NOW PLEASE,â reads another.
Kelly Hampton and Will McHaney would like nothing more.
But these Napans both live in The Bowl. And they canât seem to find a way out.
Whether because of job loss, lack of housing or other life circumstances, Hampton and McHaney are just two of the estimated 20 to 30 people that call one of the cityâs largest homeless camps home.
The sight of tent cities and people living in cars crammed with possessions can be a thing of the past within a few years â thatâs the message being preached by All Home.
But the five-year price tag for this vision of virtually eliminating homelessness in Napa County could be $87 million.
The Bay Area nonprofit wants to reduce the number of people homeless and on the verge of becoming homeless in the region by 75%. And if this sounds like a mere dream, the group says thatâs part of the problem.
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JESSICA ZIMMER
Napa artist Kristina Young is using our natural environment and familiar landmarks to bring art to the community.
âAll of these art projects are meant to bring unexpected joy to the audience. These are pieces that allow the viewer to say, âThatâs my home. This art connects me and makes me feel a part of Napa,â said Young.
Her current projects include a mosaic of classic cars for the south side of Hanlees Chrysler at 473 Soscol Avenue; an interactive sculpture for the Soscol Square development at 333 Soscol Avenue, to be built by 2022; the Napa Quake Mosaic, a community-built project commemorating the 2014 Napa earthquake, which will be sited in downtown Napa; and a group of nature-themed artwork and wayfinding pieces for Heritage House and Valle Verde.
Israel Valencia
Napa artist Kristina Young stands in front of the wall of the
Chrysler dealership on Soscol Avenue. This wall will be the
location of a mosaic celebrating classic cars made between 1920 and
1980.
Israel Valencia
Details of treestops, which Napa artist Kristina Young plans to
include in the welcome mural for the Valle Verde housing
complex.
Israel Valencia
Napa artist Kristina Young photographs a leaf-covered stream to
help her create murals and wayfinding pieces for the Heritage
House-Valle Verde housing complexes.
Israel Valencia
Napa artist Kristina Young, lead artist for a mosaic on the
Chrysler dealership on Soscol Avenue and murals and wayfinding