Yolo County Local News

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to combat gasoline price spikes appears headed to a long-awaited Assembly floor vote next week after passing out of committee on September 26.

A look at the cleanup held on September 21 at the Cache Creek Nature Preserve.

The Aggie reports on the upcoming G Street activation project scheduled to commence soon in Davis.

A report on the September 23 presentation by the Yolo County Elections Office on election security and other topics to the Woodland League of Women Voters.

Get your flu shot at one of the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency's free flu clinics held throughout the county this fall.

Applications are open for high school students to participate in the annual California Association of Resource Conservation Districts annual Speak-Off Competition.

The governor wants new gas reserves to dampen seasonal price spikes. Refiners say the move would raise prices and require new storage tanks.

A report on the September 24 League of Women Voters Davis Area hosted forum on Measure Q, the City of Davis Essential Services Measure.

The Mercury News guide to the anti-crime and ant-drug dealing measure Proposition 36 on the November ballot.

Many California farmworkers have long lacked safe and affordable places to sleep — an issue thrown into sharp relief after last year’s mass shooting in Half Moon Bay, which left seven agricultural workers dead.

About 4 in 10 Californians are believed to be carrying medical debt, which can harm their chances of landing a mortgage or an apartment if it shows up on credit reports.

Community colleges are designed to help students get an associate degree and transfer to a four-year university. Most community college students never graduate or transfer, a state audit found.

Tenant advocates say giving renters 10 days to respond to eviction notices, up from 5, will help those who live in rural areas and have trouble finding legal help. Some landlords argue it will increase their costs.

Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts.

Applications are open for up to 200 low-income Black and Indigenous families in Sacramento County with children age 5 and under as part of a state-funded one-year guaranteed income pilot program.

Jessica Alvarez Castañeda was sick of low-paying jobs. For years, the 39-year-old mother of four had been “breaking her back for almost nothing” as a cashier, nursing assistant, babysitter, house cleaner and cook.

A new incentive program has been launched by the Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District to assist homeowners to make the transition to electric heat pumps.

After delays and mishaps, California announces $450 million for high school career pathways.

Forever homes are sought for the animals at the Yolo County Animal Services Shelter which is currently at capacity.

New Woodland Police Chief Ryan Kinnan was welcomed to the job during a swearing-in ceremony on September 18.