For more than a decade, the homeless encampment at Napa’s Kennedy Park stood as a community within a community — a place where lives were lived, bonds were formed and struggles played out.
This week, it was cleared, marking the end of an era and the start of something new: the site will soon become part of the Napa Valley Vine Trail, a walking and biking path designed to connect Vallejo to Calistoga.
“It’s really progress,” said Brandon Gardner, the city’s homeless outreach specialist…