Yolo County Voices

Pardon Our Dust, It's a Remodel

By Autumn Labbe-Renault , Executive Director

Kolob Canyons

It turns out the next national park we would visit was actually Zion again, but a completely different (almost completely separate) part of the park called Kolob Canyons. We were on the long long ...

Davisville for 5:30pm on May 6th, 2024

Bryce Canyon

It was a fairly long drive across southern Utah from Zion to Bryce Canyon National Park, most of which was filled with bluish grey scenery with mysterious mountain backdrops, until we passed throu...

Zion (part 2)

After our day one post-hiking rest at the hotel, we walked down to Zion Village to have dinner at the pub-restaurant there. We had to wait a while for the table, which = more sketching time. I sat...

Donald Terry (Bank of the Sierra)

Donald Terry is the Senior Vice-President & Community Development Officer for Bank of the Sierra and a member of GSEC's Board of Directors. Learn more about why he values economic development, wor...

Zion National Park (part 1)

For Spring Break this year we took another trip to southern Utah, to visit some of the beautiful national parks down there. In 2021 we had been to Arches and Canyonlands, staying in Moab after a v...

Plan A Family-Friendly Getaway in Yolo County

The summer travel season will be here before you know it, so now is the time to start thinking about the perfect destination. For those with kids in tow, planning [...]

Picnic in the Park returns: May through September

The music, food and family fun of Picnic in the Park returns to the Davis Farmers Market on May 1. The popular event is every Wednesday from 4 to 8 p.m., May through September. A local band plays ...

Davisville for 5:30pm on Apr 29th, 2024

Davisville, April 29, 2024: Capitol Corridor’s plans include underpass from Olive Drive to Davis station, more trains

The Capitol Corridor trains that connect Davis with the Bay Area and Sacramento are evolving as the service recovers from the pandemic. The corridor is adding passenger cars and resuming a full we...

as sure as eggs is eggs

Before I show you all my Utah sketches, I'm fast forwarding to this month, which was the 30th anniversary of the installation of the Eggheads by UC Davis professor and renowned sculptor, Robert Ar...

a beer at the shoppe

After that last sketchcrawl, it was raining on and off a lot. My legs were in need of more rest after that 7k run, so I popped into the Davis Beer Shoppe for a nice beer and a sketch, while outsid...

sketching a rainy day in davis

Last month we held another Let's Draw Davis sketchcrawl in downtown Davis, this time on 2nd Street. It was a really rainy day too, but we had a good turnout of sketchers not minding that. I sat be...

"Early Giving" opens April 18 for BGOG 2024 - Over 130 Yolo nonprofits participating

Today's the Big Day for BDOG 2024 - Over 130 Yolo nonprofits participating

Thank you for your Big Day of Giving generosity

Earth Day Is a Great Day to Make a Pledge

Volunteers, pledgers, and experts – and some who are all three — gathered on April 13 in the Blanchard Room of the Stephens Branch Library to celebrate Earth Day and the wrap up of the Yolo ...

Earth Day Pledgers Loved the Learning

Yolo Earth Day Pledger ROBIN pledged to … Bike, bus, or walk to work, school, or errands 3x per week (or more) Make a plan to electrify my home Avoid palm oil starting with reading labels Give up ...

another march on campus

Here are some sketches drawn around campus last month, all different media, I suppose. Above, that's the UC Davis water tower as seen from the Arboretum, very close to my office. I drew in brown f...