Yolo County Local News

Work on Yolo County roads is underway in a number of locations.

Tens of thousands of California homeowners, especially those who live in areas at risk of wildfires, have lost their insurance or have to pay more to keep coverage. One after another, major companies have pulled out of the state, many citing the cost of claims.

Aiming to store more water and protect the public, legislators are negotiating with the governor to restore $50 million to help repair 42 aging dams throughout the state.

The San Joaquin County Civil Grand Jury released a report detailing Brown Act violations and a hostile work environment at City Hall fostered in coordination with the controversial 209 Times
website.

Funding has been secured to continue the Sacramento Regional Transit RydeFreeRT program for local K-12 students.

On June 11, Solano County elections officials announced the verification of necessary signatures for the California Forever sponsored initiative to amend the county General Plan to be on the November ballot.

Ham emergency radio communications clubs will be converging on the Yolo County Fairgrounds on June 22 starting at 11:00AM to participate in the annual Field Day national exercise.

The two-day CalMatters Ideas Festival wrapped on June 6 with more than a dozen events examining critical policy issues impacting the lives of millions of Californians.

A rendering for a Solano Sports Complex development with facilities for baseball, basketball, football, swimming, tennis, volleyball, pickleball and other sports was released as part of the California Forever project in east Solano County.

Two environmental groups have filed a lawsuit claiming an inadequate environmental analysis was undertaken for the Yolo 80 Corridor Improvements Project by CalTrans.

Autumn Labbe-Renault will continue to contribute her regular column in the Davis Enterprise in her role as executive director of Davis Media Access.

The Yolo County Department of Community Service announced a third round of climate action community workshops and the release of the draft 2030 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

A panel of labor experts at the CalMatters Ideas Festival say California workers should have more access to more apprenticeships that pay more. Barriers still exist, especially for women and low-income Californians.

A panel at the CalMatters Ideas Festival debates how to reduce homelessness without punishing poverty. There’s worry about a potential $1 billion cut in state funding.

In its June 4 meeting, the Davis City Council approved putting a sales tax measure on the November ballot for local voter approval.

The 10th annual "In the Key of Davis" celebration of public music-making has kicked off with the installation of public pianos in a number of locations throughout the city.

On June 6, the Solano Land Trust announced its opposition to the California Forever project to build a new community housing up to 400,000 people in the county.

Over the last decade, nearly 50 maternity wards have closed across California, with more than half shutting down in just the last four years.

The Center for Land-Based Learning has launched a new mobile farmers market for Woodland communities without access to fresh locally grown food.

A new study, conducted by researchers at three University of California campuses, projects that a combination of factors will reduce California’s water supply by up to 9 million acre-feet a year.