Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter dated Jan. 3 regarding the Napa Valley Transportation Authority s Vine Transit Services ( Bus system should have been planned better ).
Prior to the pandemic, the Vine provided over 1 million transit trips in fiscal year 2019-20. Since the pandemic, ridership has dropped off by almost 80% but it is slowly coming back and the agency staff anticipate that ridership will be fully restored when the pandemic ends. During the pandemic, bus services nationwide - particularly those in suburban and rural areas - did not experience the same precipitous ridership drop as commuter services. This is because smaller systems, like the Vine, provide critical mobility for members of the community that cannot drive or choose not to drive. Providing services to the most disadvantaged members of the community is a key objective for the agency.
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Prices of single-family houses jumped 8.4% in the US, the biggest year-over-year jump since March 2014, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index for October, released today. The index is based on the “sales pairs” method, comparing the price of a house that sold in the current month to the price of the same house when it sold previously, going back decades. By comparison, the National Association of Realtors’ house price index, which is based on “median prices,” has skyrocketed 15%. In this terribl
Practice Mindful Kindness
There are two components of mindful kindness:
1. Consideration and action regarding the social conditions, practices, and policies that prevent employees from finding the good in human nature.
2. Random acts of kindness conducted in mindful ways that are sensitive, inclusive, and equitable.
Both of these components focus on treating everyone with mutual care and respect:
·   Practice honesty with consideration. Brutal feedback is not kind. Be clear, direct, and compassionate.
·   Show you care with unconditional acceptance. While you might not like or accept certain behavior, separate the action from the person.
·   Step through fear to do what is right, right now. Be courageous, and practice justice and compassion for all.
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We need a little Christmas. Tis the season to be jolly… by decorating in the form of hot chocolate charcuterie boards, Baby Yoda Christmas tree toppers, and nature-inspired garlands.
Here are the top holiday decorating trends the good, the bad and the tasty.
1. CharcuterWreaths
These edible arrangements are in no way an understatement.
This meat-filled masterpiece that is a charcuterwreath comes arranged with an assortment of cured meats, cheeses, fruits and spreads like honey, jam and preserves. The DIY project is simple take your favorite deli meats and just arrange them into a wreath shape, and serve on a cutting board.