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By Eric Johnson
Published May 06, 2024
California Forever's proposed city (in blue) is located roughly halfway between San Francisco and Sacramento.
On January 29, The Newsletter ran a piece under the headline “The California Exodus and ‘California Forever’.” Both of these big stories moved significantly over the past week, and we revisit them today.
Also, as always: Peruse your cureated local News Feed; learn about a local nonprofit doing good work; and check out our Recipe of the Week.
Last Tuesday, the company that plans to build a high-tech, green, walkable city of 400,000 in rural Solano County announced that it had gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The story involves an insane amount of money, some insanely powerful billionaires, and a detailed set of plans that appear to be quite sane, if not visionary. Here, amid well-earned controversy, we offer two pieces that consider the project on its own terms.
California Forever: Building a New Community From the Ground Up
California Forever CEO on Democracy and City Planning
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The California Department of Finance announced this week that the state’s population rose last year, after declining in both 2021 and 2022.
Is the ‘California Exodus’ Over?
Our friends at Sacramento Digs Gardening publish a recipe from their gardens every Sunday, which we feature here so you can start your week with some yum.
See more recipes in their Taste Spring! cookbook.
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Time to dig into this fruity salsa
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Big Brother Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong, enduring, professionally supported mentorship. The chapter serves Sacramento and Yolo counties, as well as southern Placer County.
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Yolo Nonprofits Net $1.6m on Big Day of Giving |
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May 2, 2024, was Big Day of Giving in the Sacramento region – and it was a very big day for the Yolo County nonprofits that participated, as they raised a collective $1.6 million. |
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Yolo Farm to Fork Welcomes New President |
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Christine Polycarpe Replaces Former President Suzanne Falzone. |
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Square One: Woodland Library’s Makerspace |
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At the Woodland Public Library, a community makerspace provides new, tactile learning opportunities in arts and engineering. |
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Recent Local News |
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• Student Encampment Set Up In UC Davis Memorial Union Quad
Divestment tops list of five demands issued by encampment organizers.
(05/06/2024) → The California AggieA look back, and a look ahead, for UC Davis student-run radio station KDVS.
(05/06/2024) → UC Davis Magazine• Yolo Community Foundation Announces Endowed Fund
An initial donation of $1.3 million established a new All Things Right & Relevant endowment for grants to support career development for those living with mental health diagnoses.
(05/04/2024) → Daily Democrat• Big Day of Giving Raises $13 Million
The Sacramento Region Community Foundation announced the May 2 Big Day of Giving had raised $13.2 million in donations to 826 nonprofits in El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo counties.
(05/03/2024) → Roseville Today• Dual Enrollment Earns College Credits
The Winters Joint Unified School District signed a dual enrollment agreement with Yuba Community College District opening a path for Winters High School students to earn college credits.
(05/02/2024) → Winters Express• City of Sacramento Releases Budget Plan to Close Deficit With Cuts, Fee Increases
Sacramento City Manager Howard Chan on Tuesday released a budget proposal outlining a plan to close the $66 million deficit staff warned of a couple months ago by increasing fees and cutting services.
(05/02/2024) → CapPublicRadio• May Day for Palestine’ Event Held at UC Davis
Hundreds of people attended a May 1 event held in the quad outside the Memorial Union on the UC Davis campus.
(05/01/2024) → Daily Democrat• Police Accountability Commission Considers Facial Recognition Software Use
The Police Accountability Commission for the City of Davis considered use of facial recognition software by the Davis Police Department, noting concerns about reliability and potential harm to the community.
(04/30/2024) → The California Aggie|
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Recent Statewide News |
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• Metal Detectors, Fear, Frustration. College Commencements Altered Amid Gaza War Protests
At many universities across the country, graduation for the Class of 2024 will feel more like making it through airport security than a procession through a free-flowing campus green or a cheering stadium crowd.
(05/04/2024) → Los Angeles Times• How Congress Is Letting Die an Internet Connectivity Lifeline for Millions
More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it can’t get out of committee.
(05/04/2024) → CalMatters• California's Population Increased Last Year for First Time Since 2020
During the much-ballyhooed “California exodus” amid the pandemic, remote workers moved to other states where they could live for a fraction of the cost compared to cities like Los Angeles or San Francisco.
(04/29/2024) → Los Angeles Times|
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Government Announcements |
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United States (05/05/2024) Palmer Candy Company Recalls White Confectionary Products Because of Possible Health Risk |
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Palmer Candy Company, Sioux City, Iowa, is recalling its "White Coated Confectionary Items" because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immu
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United States (05/03/2024) Chuao Chocolatier Recalls Its: .39 oz /11 Gram Potato Chip Mini Bar Lot 4022 Due to Undeclared Hazelnuts |
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May 3, 2024, Chuao Chocolatier is voluntarily recalling a single production of Potato Chip mini bar .39oz/11 gram LOT 4022 because some packages may contain undeclared hazelnut. People who are sensitive or have allergies to hazelnut could be at risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reactio
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City of Woodland (05/03/2024) Annual Senior Resource Fair Scheduled for Thursday, May 23 |
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Free event will feature over 70 organizations and is open to all
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United States (05/03/2024) Hormel Foods Sales, LLC Recalls a Limited Number of Planters® Honey Roasted Peanuts 4 Oz. and Planters® Deluxe Lightly Salted Mixed Nuts 8.75 Oz. Because of Possible Health Risk |
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Hormel Foods Sales, LLC is voluntarily recalling a limited number of two PLANTERS products that were produced at one of its facilities in April. This recall only impacts two retailers in five states. These products are being recalled because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria
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State of California (05/02/2024) Bill Dodd CA Senate 03: |
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Thursday, May 2, 2024SACRAMENTO Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, issued the following statement today on President Joe Bidens expansion of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument an action Sen. Dodd encouraged with his own resolution before the state Legislature:
Berryessa Snow Mountain is one of the most scenic and diverse landscapes in all of Northern California, and the presidents expansion of …
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United States (05/02/2024) FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Raw Pork Chorizo Products Due to Possible Foreign Matter Contamination |
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WASHINGTON, May. 2, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns of raw pork chorizo products...
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City of Woodland (05/01/2024) Final Hearing Draft Comprehensive Zoning Code Available for Review |
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Planning Commission scheduled to consider the document at their May 16 meeting
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United States (05/01/2024) Cargill Meat Solutions Recalls Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination |
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WASHINGTON, May 1, 2024 - Cargill Meat Solutions, a Hazleton, Pa., establishment, is recalling approximately 16,243 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7...
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State of California (04/30/2024) Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry CA Assembly 04: |
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Majority Leader Aguiar-Curry Bill to Empower Survivors of Sexual Assault Against Predators and Their Employers Passes Assembly Judiciary Committee
robbee
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 14:35
John Ferrera
Chief of Staff
916-402-8900
John.Ferrera@asm.ca.gov
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
SACRAMENTO, CA Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) announced today that Assembly Bill 2587 passed the Assembly Committee on Judiciary.
AB 2587 builds upon Californias …
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State of California (04/30/2024) Cecilia M. Aguiar-Curry CA Assembly 04: |
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Assembly Majority Leader Aguiar-Currys Pregnancy Leave for Educators Act Passes Assembly Education Committee
robbee
Tue, 04/30/2024 - 14:28
John Ferrera
Chief of Staff
916-402-8900
John.Ferrera@asm.ca.gov
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
SACRAMENTO, CA Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D- Winters) announced today that her Assembly Bill 2901 passed the Assembly Education Committee. This landmark legislation will grant public school employees up to …
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