Yolo County Local News

A look at the City of Woodland one-cent sales tax on the November ballot.

The Mercury News explains the Proposition 35 to renew the existing tax used to fund Medi-Cal health services.

Ever since Laphonza Butler took herself out of the running for U.S. Senate a year ago — just two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom picked her to replace the late Dianne Feinstein — she has faded into the background quite a bit.

The state Labor Commissioner sometimes struggles to get back pay to workers when it reaches wage theft settlements. It tries social media, TV and hotlines. But money owed to employees is still sitting in state accounts.

The summer COVID surge in California may be finally abating, but people are still advised to get update vaccines in anticipation of a resurgence in the fall and winter.

The Assembly approves Gov. Newsom’s bill on oil refineries on a 44-17 vote. But the state Senate will have its say during the special session.

A California minimum wage law that was delayed amid budget troubles is now set to go into effect Oct. 16. It’s expected to benefit hundreds of thousands of workers.

A $3 million Hispanic Serving Institution grant from the U.S. Department of Education was awarded to Woodland Community College.

On September 25, the City of West Sacramento received $15 million in federal funds to be directed to renovations for Bryte Park.

California’s private nonprofit colleges will no longer be able grant students an admissions advantage if their parents donated to or went to the same college after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law this morning banning the practice.

Homeless service providers are scaling back and taking out loans as they wait for late payments from the government.

An estimated 1 in 5 schools has no air conditioning and another 10% need repair. Underfunded schools struggle to keep classrooms cool as heat waves intensify. “It’s a hot mess,” one teacher says.

The League of Women Voters of Woodland and the League of Women Voters Davis Area are hosting a forum on October 3 featuring candidates for California Senate District 3.

A report on the League of Women Voters candidate forum for Davis School Board Trustee Area 2 held on September 26.

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors approved a county Environmental Health Division proposal for a program to assist unlicensed food vendors operating street stands to become compliant with local and state health requirements.

The City of Davis is pitching a new outdoor dining program to downtown businesses,

A voter education workshop hosted by the Yolo County Elections Office and the Yolo County Voting Accessibility Advisory Committee will be held on October 2 at the Mary L. Stephens Branch Library in Davis.

A September 14 groundbreaking celebrated to kickoff of a $2.7 million Davis Central Park renovation project.

A report on the Davis League of Women Voters candidate forum for the District 2 seat on the Davis City Council held on September 27.

The Mercury News guide to the Proposition 2 $10 billion bond to build and repair public schools.