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The day long ago when Bobby Riggs graced our town with his presence
Going toe to toe with a tennis legend is an experience I'll never forget
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How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.
The Williamson Act, passed in 1965, now keeps more than 16 million acres of farmland out of the hands of developers. Here's how the law puts the brakes on the development of California agricultural properties.
Want to learn more about Yolo County’s history? Here are some good places to visit and sites to browse.
How California’s 10 state conservancies buy up open land and shield it from developers to preserve the natural environment for public use.
Democracy is a 2,500-year-old system of government still looked on today as the best system, because under a democratic system, the people govern themselves. But is that all there is to it? What is democracy? And how does it work …
Since the Gold Rush era, land reclamation projects have helped to build California, but they are also damaging the state’s environment for people, plants and animals by eliminating essential wetlands.
California has used reclamation districts to turn millions of acres of unusable swamps into fertile agricultural land, starting in the earliest days of the Gold Rush. Here’s how it happened.
The California Supreme Court has kept the state at the forefront of legal issues surrounding abortion, the death penalty and same-sex marriage, starting in its earliest days in the Gold Rush era.
Almost one million California residents are forced to drink from contaminated water supplies, or pay for bottled water. Economic inequality makes the crisis worse. What is the state doing to fix it?
Solar power, and a network of giant battery storage facilities, are playing an essential role in moving California toward its goal of exclusive reliance on renewable energy sources.
The history of transportation in California has shaped the state, from the railroads to today’s highways, making the need for planning increasingly urgent. Here’s how it all happened, and where we stand today.
Thousands of miles of railroad track, including some in Santa Cruz County, now sit idle. The fate of those largely abandoned tracks has become a burning controversy.
California keeps on taking legislative steps that will keep it ranked in the top 10 of voter-friendly states.
California has historically been ahead of the rest of the country in expanding the legal right to abortion services. Here’s what state laws say today, and how we got here.
Sacramento’s rich past can be explored by visiting its many and varied historical museums.
From The California Aggie...
From The Dirt...
Yolo County is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with a month-long series of events and activities designed to engage, educate and inspire the community. This year’s celebration is a collaboration between local agencies, schools, and organizations, featuring quilt exhibits, a special launch event, and other community activities.
From CapPublicRadio...
From West Sacramento News Ledger...
Black History Month is an annually observed month-long celebration of African American life, history, and culture.
Founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in February 1926, what was formerly known as Negro History Week became a month-long celebration as a way to promote, research, preserve, interpret, and disseminate information about Black life, History, and culture to the global community.
From The Sacramento Observer...
From Daily Democrat...
The City of Davis and the Human Relations Commission invite the public to attend the 31st Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at the Veterans Memorial Theatre, located at 203 East 14th Street in Davis.
Have you ever wished you could step back in time and explore the power, majesty and magic of a world filled with dinosaurs? Now you can at Dinos Alive: An Immersive Experience in the heart of West Sacramento that opened in November and runs through January.
In Yolo County, we acknowledge the land we exist on has been the home of the Patwin people for thousands of years. There are three federally recognized Patwin tribes: Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community, Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation, and Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation.
Yolo County is also home to the Gorman Museum of Native American Art, one of the few university museums in the country—and the only one in California—with a focus on contemporary Native American and Indigenous art.
Long-time Davis Enterprise columnists now publishing on Substack.
From SF Gate...
The team at Avid Reader Bookstore rounded up more than a dozen non-fiction books on notable women in history, or that focus on women’s struggles.
“Reflecting Lenses: Twenty Years of Photography at the Gorman Museum” presents highlights from the Gorman Museums collection by more than two dozen Indigenous artists from North America, Aotearoa, and Australia.
From Los Angeles Times...
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