2012-03-19 "Fairfax councilman to speak in Napa on chain stores" from "Napa Valley Register"
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A town councilman from Fairfax in Marin County will be in Napa Friday to explain the ins and outs of the Fairfax chain store ordinance and discuss why corporate chains should be regulated.
The presentation by Larry Bragman, organized by the Napa County Green Party, is at 7 p.m. Friday at the Slack Art Collective, 964 Pearl St., Suite B. Doors open at 6:30. It is free and open to the public.
The idea of regulating chain stores in Napa emerged in December when the grassroots group Napa Local formed in response to the announcement that Starbucks was interested in opening downtown, across the street from the locally owned Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company.
Napa Local members have been pushing the City Council to adopt an ordinance regulating chain stores in downtown Napa, similar to the law in Fairfax.