I knew I wanted to be a teacher and a coach, and for it to happen (at Napa High) is amazing.

It's amazing. We're very proud of him. The coaching staff is elated. We get to see (our players) grow into young men. For us that's what it's all about. It all stems from the great family he comes from. It's not just how he carries himself on the field. It's also how he carries himself on campus and in life.

In Sonoma and Napa County, traditionally high end would be above $5 million. That was very slow in 2003 and 2004, but in 2005 it's picked up quite a bit.

My first career was as a coach and a teacher.

My father was kind of a local pillar of the community, a high-school teacher and football coach. He was always very politically knowledgeable because he was a social studies teacher. But in terms of his activism, it was more social and charitable in nature, rather than political.

I knew this lake was going to come back. I wasn't about to take off.