Yolo County Local News

The March ballot measure would raise billions for mental health care, but some clinics fear it would strip them of revenue they need for services they provide today.

A first-in-the-nation council will set work rules in the state’s fast food industry, but can labor and business agree?

A bill would let state legislators, who say they fear for their safety, shield their property holdings from disclosure forms. But critics say that could conceal potential conflicts of interest.

In the first year of California’s Feather Alert system, authorities denied some requests to issue bulletins on missing people, causing concerns.

Rates of routine childhood vaccination hit a 10-year low in 2023. That, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, puts about 250,000 kindergartners at risk for measles.

The proposal aims to help working artists become arts teachers in elementary schools.

Mayor Josh Chapman and Vice-Mayor Bapu Vaitla are recommending a consolidation of commissions “to define significant, specific roles for the city’s advisory commissions in the process, especially around community engagement efforts.”

YoloArts’ Gallery 625 will host a new group exhibition featuring artwork that focuses on the American experience through an African American lens.

Among growing concern over copper wire thefts, L.A. City Councilmembers Kevin de León and Traci Park proposed a task force anchored by the LAPD.

Disneyland’s plan to reimagine the theme park into a more “immersive” experience may require up to $2.5 billion and a plan to privatize some Anaheim streets.

University of California, Davis has introduced a program for formerly incarcerated students and those impacted by the justice system, known as the Underground Scholars program.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved the appointment of 15 teenagers to serve as the members of the 2024 Yolo Youth Commission.

A new solar energy project designed to reduce costs and promote sustainability was unveiled in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Bayer's Global Vegetable Research and Development site in Woodland.

The proposed bill would require new California cars to have a speed limiter.

A U.S. Senate committee launched an examination of assisted living, holding its first hearing in two decades on the industry as leaders of both parties expressed concern about the high cost and mixed quality of care facilities.

Those pandemic puppies are growing up to be a public health concern.

A combination of tax credits, revenue sharing and coupons could bring stability, writes Steven Waldman, president of Rebuild Local News.

Experts worry that the steep decline could stall the state’s battle against climate change. Solar power is critical to meeting California’s ambitious requirement to switch to carbon-free electricity.

The University of California suspended for a year its plan to allow undocumented students to acquire campus jobs, crushing a student-led movement more than a year in the making.

The issues facing Putah Creek are part of a complicated management system. Growers are allowed riparian rights, but the creek is a shared resource serving environmental and recreational purposes.