Yolo County Local News

A push to bolster housing production in California's coastal communities in recent years has led to heated battles over potential state reforms. Below, a veteran elected official believes the debate has created a false choice between housing and protections. The opposing view: A former attorney for the Coastal Commission says the state Coastal Act has failed to deliver on what it envisioned.

Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don’t meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions.

Even when suicidal, California firefighters struggle to find medical help and navigate the workers’ comp morass to pay for it.

As COVID infections increase, CapRadio provides answers to frequently asked questions.

Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders announce an agreement to bridge the state budget deficit by dipping into reserves and reducing some spending. The deal also calls for a bill in August to set aside more money and a 2026 constitutional amendment to grow the state’s rainy day fund.

Woodland Mayor Tania Garcia-Cadena delivered remarks as a special guest speaker at the annual Woodland Chamber of Commerce State of the City dinner held on June 20.

In the June 18 meeting, the Woodland City Council approved putting a 1% sales tax on the November ballot.

Before the first official day of summer, almost 90,000 acres have been burned in California wildfires.

Measure Y funded construction projects are underway in the Woodland Joint Unified School District.

The Woodland and Davis Area League of Women Voters groups voted to form a single Yolo County League of Women Voters with a goal in increasing local voter education and participation.

The Davis Vanguard gives an update on recent legal issues and an upcoming website upgrade and asks for public support as it seeks to raise funds.

The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency announced two local confirmed cases of measles.

A spotlight on the Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report for 2023-2024 on the issue of homelessness in the county.

The City of Davis Planning Commission is exploring the adoption of so-called Objective Design Standards for land use and development.

The California Public Utilities Commission rejected the telecom’s bid to stop providing service in many parts of the state.

Students and other protestors are dismantling their pro-Palestinian camp in the UC Davis quad after failing to reach agreement with UC Regents and the UC Davis administration over their demands.

On June 19, California YIMBY announced support for the California Forever project going to the Solano County ballot in November.

A $77 million project for housing 400- 600 students was announced by developer McCarthy Building Companies and architecture firm Gensler.

A new round of litigation began when environmental groups opposed to the Sites reservoir in Colusa County filed an appeal on a ruling which dismissed their suit seeking to halt the project from proceeding.

Legal rights to use water — particularly those obtained prior to 1914 — lie at the heart of California’s perpetual wrangling over the allocation of increasingly limited water supplies.