Napa, California Is The Armpit Of America

By Timothy D. Naegele[1]

 

I met lots of very nice and interesting people there, along with two who tried to kill me[2]; a third one at a local church who is an ex-Marine and apparently served in combat and suffers from PTSD; and a fourth one in neighboring Fairfield, who hasn't been prosecuted yet.[3]  I have never had this happen before; and I thank God each and every day that they have not been successful.[4]

The only road that is truly decent is state-funded highway 29.  The rest are equal to or worse than those in third-world countries.[5]  As federal funding of housing and food is interrupted or comes to an end, more people will become desperate, and angry.  Violence may increase dramatically.[6]  This may occur elsewhere in the country too.

We may be on the verge of the 2008 economic crisis repeating itself, which might be catastrophic for the small community of Napa and the nation as a whole.[7]  There are "haves" and "have nots" in Napa, who may experience such an economic crisis quite differently.  We live in a changing and unsettled world, to say the least.[8]  Also, there is the issue of serious pollution in Napa.[9]

 

 

 

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© 2025, Timothy D. Naegele

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[1]  Timothy D. Naegele was counsel to the United States Senate’s Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and chief of staff to Presidential Medal of Freedom and Congressional Gold Medal recipient and former U.S. Senator Edward W. Brooke (R-Mass).  See, e.g., Timothy D. Naegele Resume-21-8-6  and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/accomplishments/   He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), as well as two law degrees from the School of Law (Boalt Hall), University of California, Berkeley, and from Georgetown University.  He served as a Captain in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency at The Pentagon, where he received the Joint Service Commendation Medal (see, e.g., https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commendation_Medal#Joint_Service).  Mr. Naegele is an Independent politically; and he is listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in Finance and Business. He has written extensively over the years (see, e.g., https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/articles/ and https://naegeleknol.wordpress.com/articles/), and studied photography with Ansel Adams.  He can be contacted directly at [email protected]

[2]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/ice-has-another-customer/ ("ICE Has Another Customer")

[3]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/21/avoid-motel-6-and-its-parent-g6-hospitality-like-the-plague/ ("Avoid Motel 6 And Its Parent G6 Hospitality Like The Plague")

[4]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2010/05/12/what-and-where-is-god/ ("What And Where Is God?")

[5]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/11/avoid-napa-california-like-the-plague/ ("Avoid Napa, California Like The Plague")

[6]  See, e.g., https://open.substack.com/pub/nationalinsiders/p/food-stamp-recipients-go-viral-for ("Food Stamp Recipients Go Viral for Threatening Posts—See the Violent Plan They Act Upon Once their EBT Funds Run Dry") and https://www.npr.org/2025/11/01/nx-s1-5591434/snap-benefits-food-banks ("With SNAP outlook uncertain, food banks warn of crisis")

[7]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/are-we-on-the-verge-of-the-2008-economic-crisis-repeating-itself/ ("Are We On The Verge Of The 2008 Economic Crisis Repeating Itself?")

[8]  See https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/11/whats-it-all-about-alfie-part-2/ ("What’s It All About Alfie - Part 2") and https://naegeleblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/25/what-about-iryna-zarutska/ ("What About Iryna Zarutska?") and https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15249501/Multiple-people-stabbed-train-Police-arrest-two.html ("Terror cops probe knife attack on train as nine fight for their lives and armed police arrest two amid 'horrifying' scenes")

[9]  See, e.g., https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/09/napa-valley-pollution-vineyards-wineries ("Napa Valley has lush vineyards and wineries – and a pollution problem") and https://garbageandgreednapavalley.com/press ("General 3 — GARBAGE & GREED: TRASHED IN NAPA VALLEY") and https://www.google.com/search?sa=X&sca_esv=b2b0647d6414b5de&authuser=0&biw=432&bih=766&sxsrf=AE3TifO03aKHBUcMfPk2sxllNYwamjw9nQ%3A1762079773187&kgmid=%2Fg%2F11yjxckzb2&q=City%20of%20Napa%20Utilities%20Department&shndl=30&source=sh%2Fx%2Floc%2Fact%2Fm4%2F2#ip=1 ("Water pollution in napa river today pg&e cleanup")