Yolo County Local News

Yolo County is preparing an ordinance to mandate licensing requirements for mobile food vendors.

Yolo County is sponsoring a Farmworker Resource Fair at Woodland Community College on September 6.

In their August 6 meeting, the Winters City Council approved an application for a Community Development Block Grant for $3.25 million toward the construction of a new senior center.

Yolo County residents are asked to contribute to a County Department of Community Services survey to help prioritize rural infrastructure projects.

Dozens of young people held a demonstration on August 17 in downtown Sacramento to protest the banking industry's contribution to the escalating effects of climate change.

A proposal to increase limits on total cannabis dispensaries in Sacramento was shelved following input from current dispensary owners who asserted the local market is oversaturated.

The Sacramento Bee explains Proposition 6, the initiative to ban involuntary servitude.

California officials have warned students for years that for-profit schools may make misleading career claims — leaving them with “a mountain of debt” but no job. Still, many for-profit schools remain on the state’s list of recommended job training programs.

The Sacramento Area Council of Governments is seeking public input through an online survey about what areas in the region are most in need of transportation investment.

Sacramento State has put a corrected version of the CapRadio audit report online.

Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.

There's an increase of Sacramento area teens becoming addicted to nicotine.

Funding was secured to continue the City of Woodland East Main Street Neighborhood Livability Project.

A health advisory has been issued by Yolo County health officials noting toxic algal blooms in Cache Creek and Lake Washington.

Recology Davis and Meals on Wheels Yolo County are collaborating on a five month pilot project to reduce waste in packaging and promote recycling.

With 830 bills in the dreaded Senate and Assembly suspense files, legislators were busy August 15 killing about a third of them.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed bills that aim to make it easier to prosecute retail theft. He’s asking voters to reject a ballot measure that would impose even tougher penalties.

Two human cases of West Nile virus requiring hospitalization have been confirmed in Yolo County.

The Sacramento Bee explains Propisition 36, the anti-crime measure on the November Ballot.

The City of Sacramento is preparing to introduce an ordinance meant to stimulate construction of more multiple dwelling unit housing.