A couple interesting articles on the Backpage property near Pelosi and area caves –
>https://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/feds-money-spent-on-st-helena-property-derived-from-child/article_c9f3c7a3-b4bc-5139-a9e5-316c6a2fc7be.html
James Larkin, one of the site’s two founders, was formally charged by the feds in April. He and his spouse, Margaret Larkin, purchased the St. Helena property as trustees of the Ocotillo Family Trust, according to a county document and a lawsuit filed recently in the U.S. District Court’s Central District of California Western Division.
County records show that the St. Helena property mentioned in the lawsuit is located at 493 Zinfandel Lane. It sits on three acres and is worth about $2.8 million, according to county data.
Margaret Larkin became the sole trustee of the Ocotillo Family Trust in November and the sole owner of the St. Helena property.
She agreed in April to forfeit the property to the feds if her husband, who was let out on $1 million bail, failed to appear for every court date or comply with the terms of his release, county documents show.
If he shows up at all the hearings and follows all other court orders, Margaret Larkin will get to keep the house, according to county records.
>https://www.wheretraveler.com/san-francisco/play/go-underground-discover-wine-caves-napa-and-sonoma
The historic Schramsberg caves date back nearly 150 years. They were the first caves in the Napa Valley dug for the purpose of storing wine. Chinese laborers chiseled the caves by hand—if you look closely you can still see pick marks in the walls of volcanic rock. Guests can visit these caves today on guided tours. “At any given time there could be more than 2.7 million wine bottles quietly aging within the caves,” says vintner Hugh Davies. That stat alone is, well, intoxicating.