User:Napa56

I have been contributing anonymously to Wikipedia for several years and finally decided to go "legit" in September 2011. I am committed to the principles of Wikipedia, especially the neutral point of view, and try to improve articles in areas where I have some expertise. I always appreciate constructive criticism.

I was born and raised in the Napa, California. I moved away from Napa to Portland, Oregon in my early twenties where I lived and worked for about 2.5 years before returning to California when I moved to Los Angeles, California. I lived in the greater Los Angeles area from 1981 to 2018 and now reside in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California.

I attended and graduated in 1978 from Napa Valley College with an Associate of Science degree in Telecommunications.

My interests
I have several interests including railroads, model railroading, History of California, motorcycles and hot air ballooning.

Disclosure of potential conflicts of interest
When editing on Wikipedia, I always strive to make improving the encyclopedia my highest priority. I edit most often in areas I care about, but I also edit in areas I've learned about and become interested in through Wikipedia.

On my own
Aetna Springs, California | American Canyon, California | American Canyon High School | Angels Flight | Angwin, California | Antelope Valley Line | Bale Grist Mill State Historic Park | Basalt Rock Company | Beaulieu Vineyard | Bing cherry | Bliss (image) | Bothe-Napa Valley State Park | Brett Wallace | Bill Buckner | California Northern Railroad | California Pacific Railroad | Calistoga, California | Castello di Amorosa | Charles O'Rear | Chateau Montelena | Cristina García | COPIA | Dario Lodigiani | Fehlandt Lentini | Francis Ford Coppola | George C. Yount | The Great Train Story | Heitz Wine Cellars | Jim Landis | Jim Neidlinger | Johnny Miller | Justin-Siena High School |  KABC-TV | Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep | Lake Berryessa | Lake Hennessey | Lincoln Theatre (Yountville, California) | Mayacamas Vineyards | Mezzetta | Monticello, California | Mike Gibson (American football) | Napa, California | Napa County, California | Napa County Airport | Napa River | Napa River Flood Project | Napa Valley Opera House | Napa Valley Register | Napa Valley Wine Train | Philippe's | Prohibition in the United States |  Robert Mondavi | Rocktram, California | San Francisco, Napa and Calistoga Railway | Santa Clarita, California | Shipyard Acres, California | Silverado Resort, California | Trefethen Vineyards | Tug McGraw | USS Bolster (ARS-38) | USS Clamp (ARS-33) | USS Oakland (CL-95) | USS Reclaimer (ARS-42) | Via Princessa (Metrolink station) | Vintage High School | Warren Brusstar | Williamson Act | Zodiac Killer |

Articles I've written
Santa Susana Depot | Queen of the Valley Medical Center (Napa, California) | Veterans Home of California Yountville | John Patchett | Charles Krug | Coombsville AVA | 2000 Yountville earthquake | Alfred L. Tubbs | Tulocay Cemetery

My redlinks
Future article ideas I'm doing research on. Feel free to discuss on my talk page.