Schmitt Hall was jammed to the walls on Tuesday night as Yountville officials tried to sell residents on the Yountville Commons workforce housing proposal and a lineup of prominent business owners pushed back hard. More than 100 people packed into a town council study session, pressing for specifics on what kinds of units would be built, how parking would work and what the project would actually cost. The clash highlighted a familiar tension in a tiny town that swells with thousands of hospitality and winery workers every day: everyone agrees workers need housing, but not everyone agrees on what that should look like.
Employers Urge A Pause
Local employers, including French Laundry chef Thomas Keller and Ranch Market owner Arik Housley, have publicly…..