Yolo County Local News

A mother picks up her son from daycare in Richmond on Sept. 26, 2022. Photo by Marissa Leshnov for CalMatters

Beginning Monday, 150 households in Fresno County are expected to receive a $500 prepaid card to spend on anything they’d like — no strings attached. It will be the first of 12 monthly recurring payments those Southwest Fresno and Huron residents will receive as part of a guaranteed basic income program for low-income families.

On July 12, local nonprofit Yolo County Homeless and Poverty Action Coalition released the results of a report on the 2024 Yolo County homeless point-in-time count.

An online survey is being conducted by the Yolo Transportation District to gather public input about its 2024-2031 Short Range Transit Plan.

Hedgerow Farms in Yolo County specializes in cultivating native plants for seeds to be used in land restoration.

Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.

Taking advantage of new state funds, some California healthcare providers are starting to offer what their homeless patients really need: housing.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held celebrating the opening of new pickleball courts at Crawford Park in Woodland.

After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, California’s Democratic leaders moved fast to shore up reproductive rights: They persuaded voters to enshrine the right to an abortion in the state constitution, approved a dozen bills strengthening abortion protections and passed a law in May to enable Arizona doctors to temporarily provide abortion services for their patients in California.

In three rulings the U.S. Supreme Court dealt a body blow to the federal bureaucracy. From healthcare to climate to workers’ rights, California’s rules often go farther.

CalMatters launched Digital Democracy in April, and its impact has rippled across the Legislature.

A program for low-income, first-generation STEM students at community colleges is receiving millions of dollars to expand across the state.

Private-sector jobs in California have declined since their post-pandemic peak, while public-sector employment has shown gains, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office says.

There’s a lot of misinformation floating around out there about homelessness in California. We use data to dispel several common myths.

Heat waves have killed hundreds of Californians and cost billions of dollars in the past decade, according to a new report from the state insurance department.

The Opening Night Gala for the Yolo County Fair will take place on August 14.

Yolo County released data showing the assessed value of real and business property in the county at a record $37.99 billion as of January 1 2024.

California lawmakers met into the night on July 3 to finish the November ballot before heading off on summer vacation until Aug. 5.

Assemblymember James Gallagher speaks during the floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on June 13, 2024. Photo by Cristian Gonzalez for CalMatters

The measures are substantially weaker than a previous proposal after an onslaught of criticism. But they will still save enough water through 2050 to supply the state’s entire population for a year, at a cost of $4.7 billion.