The Westwood neighborhood is bounded on the west by the western City of Napa limit line, on the north by First Street and the Browns Valley neighborhood, on the east by Highway 29, and on the south by Old Sonoma Road and the Coventry Manor neighborhood. It was originally part of a large valley of farms with mainly orchards and prunes. It hosts Westwood Hills Park, a large, hilly park opened in 1976 by the City of Napa and the Napa Premium Outlets. Many of the houses were built in the 1950’s by famed local Napa building family, the Devitas.
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Living in Westwood
The Westwood neighborhood is bounded on the west by the western City of Napa limit line, on the north by First Street and the Browns Valley neighborhood, on the east by Highway 29, and on the south by Old Sonoma Road and the Coventry Manor neighborhood. It was originally part of a large valley of farms with mainly orchards and prunes. It hosts Westwood Hills Park, a large, hilly park opened in 1976 by the City of Napa and the Napa Premium Outlets. Many of the houses were built in the 1950’s by famed local Napa building family, the Devitas.
Weather
Climate
Napa as a whole has a Mediterranean climate similar to many other parts of Northern California. Winters are chilly and wet, and summers are warm and dry. During the summer months rain is rare. Occasionally there may be a day or two of light rain in June and September. Heat waves do occur with the temperatures rising above 100°F. Wildfires are typically a problem during the summer months. The fall is pleasant and many people come to visit Napa at this time. The winters are quite wet and chilly and flooding can be a major problem. Nighttime temperatures often drop below freezing. The rainy season is from October to April and occasionally into May. Snow is rare. Some extremes are, a record high temperature of 113°F and a low temperature of 14°F. The most rainfall in one year was 51.24″ in 1983 and the least amount of rainfall was 6.74″ in 2013. The most rainfall in one month was 16.13″ in December 1955.
Economy
Major employers around Westwood include:
- Napa Valley Unified School District
- Queen of the Valley Medical Center
- Napa County
- City of Napa
- Meritage Resort and Spa
- Napa Valley College
- Kaiser Permanente
- Walmart
- The Meadows of Napa Valley
- Kohl’s
- Napa Valley Marriott Hotel & Spa
- Napa Valley Wine Train
- Napa Valley Register
The Napa State Hospital is located in Imola, an unincorporated area bordering the city of Napa.
The Napa Valley Business Park is located adjacent to the Napa County Airport in an unincorporated area of Napa County. Employers in the area include The Doctors Company and Treasury Wine Estates.
Transportation
CA-29 runs through Napa, connecting to Vallejo and the East Bay Area to the south and the Napa Wine Country to the north. CA-12 runs to the south of the city, connecting to Fairfield and Interstate 80 to the east and Sonoma and US-101 to the west.
Napa is also served by several airports: Oakland and San Francisco International 50 miles to the south, Sonoma County 30 miles northwest, and Sacramento International Airport 65 miles northeast. Napa County Airport to the south, also serves as a small public airport.
Valley Intercity Neighborhood Express, more commonly known by the acronym “VINE Transit”, is the public transportation service for Napa as well as for Napa County. It is managed under the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency and is operated by Veolia Transportation. In addition to providing service to Napa, the VINE has extensive service throughout the county and has connections to other public transportation systems in the nearby counties.
Evans Transportation provides daily service to and from Oakland International Airport and San Francisco International Airport daily from Napa at their main office on CA-29.
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