Rebecca Yerger, Memory Lane: Dave Cavagnaro, 'Mayor of East Napa'
Dave Cavagnaro was far more than a successful businessman. Known as the unofficial âMayor of East Napa,â Cavagnaro made it his lifeâs work to enhance local life in a variety of ways. He is credited with bringing the circus to town, orchestrating the annual fair-time parades, organizing a volunteer fire-fighting unit and establishing immigrant assistance programs, among other things. Cavagnaro lived all but the first few years of his life in Napa. Born on April 15, 1880, at Cammenchi in Calaveras County, California, Cavagnaro moved with his parents and grandparents to Napa, arou...
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