The city of Calistoga may finally own the fairgrounds that have been host to the county fair, a speedway and a golf course after Napa County agreed to sell it to the picturesque community for $2 million this week. 

The Napa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the sale of the Calistoga Fairgrounds for far below the price discussed in previous negotiations with the city. The deal will still need to be voted on by the Calistoga City Council before it is finalized.

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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.