Napa Valley College has taken the first critical step toward building a soccer stadium on campus. Board members voted to enter negotiations with local soccer organizations, who believe the project could benefit both the college and the broader Napa community.

With shovels in the ground and drums in the air, Sacramento Republic FC’s long-awaited stadium project has officially begun—powered in large part by investments from local Native American tribes. The groundbreaking is being hailed as a milestone that could reshape the city’s railyards and forge new partnerships between tribal nations and the state capital.