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Woodland Police Department Hires Full-Time Community Services Officer

10/26/2024
An introduction to Maria Roa who was hired as a community service officer with the Woodland Police Department.

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Elections & Politics City of Woodland

Election Forum: Woodland Council

10/06/2024
A report on the recently held forum for candidates running for seats on the Woodland City Council in the November election.

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Elections & Politics City of Woodland

Election Explainer: Woodland Measure U Sales Tax

10/04/2024
A look at the City of Woodland one-cent sales tax on the November ballot.

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Elections & Politics City of Woodland

Candidate Forums Sponsored by League of Women Voters

09/19/2024
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The Woodland League will be sponsoring two candidate forums in advance of the November 5 presidential election.

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Elections & Politics City of Woodland

Candidate Forums Sponsored by League of Women Voters

09/19/2024
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The Woodland League will be sponsoring two candidate forums in advance of the November 5 presidential election.

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Crime & Justice City of Woodland

New Woodland Police Chief Sworn In

09/19/2024
New Woodland Police Chief Ryan Kinnan was welcomed to the job during a swearing-in ceremony on September 18.

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Elections & Politics City of Woodland

A Look at Woodland Voters

09/18/2024
Ahead of the November election, the Daily Democrat looks at Woodland voter statistics and demographics.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Woodland

Woodland Will Host ‘Prohousing’ Hearing

09/15/2024
A public hearing will be held on September 17 by the Woodland City Council as it considers the process and advantages of being a state designated "Prohousing Community."

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Woodland

Woodland Considers Land Purchase

09/15/2024
The City of Woodland is considering the purchase of 2.6 acres next to the recently opened Vista Del Robles housing complex for the development of more housing.

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Homelessness Land Use & Development Housing City of Woodland

Woodland Aims for ‘Pro-Housing’ Town Designation

09/05/2024
In an effort to be in line for more low-income state housing funds, the City of Woodland is considering the policies and initiatives necessary to be designated as "pro-housing."

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Water City of Woodland

Woodland Proceeds With Aquifer Water Storage Project

09/05/2024
In their September 3 meeting, the Woodland City Council gave approval for city staff to apply for $2 million in U.S. Bureau of Reclamation funding to begin the Aquifer Storage and Recovery Well 31 Project to add capacity to the city water supply.

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Crime & Justice City of Woodland

City of Woodland Names New Police Chief

08/30/2024
On August 29, the City of Woodland announced the hiring of Ryan Kinnan, the former City of Auburn Chief of Police.

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Land Use & Development City of Woodland

Woodland "Livability Project" Continues

08/18/2024
Funding was secured to continue the City of Woodland East Main Street Neighborhood Livability Project.

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Land Use & Development Parks & Recreation Sports City of Woodland

Pickleball Court Open in Woodland

07/10/2024
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held celebrating the opening of new pickleball courts at Crawford Park in Woodland.

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City of Woodland

Woodland Sales Tax Measure Approved for November Ballot

06/22/2024
In the June 18 meeting, the Woodland City Council approved putting a 1% sales tax on the November ballot.

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Business, Economy & Jobs City of Woodland Woodland Chamber of Commerce

Mayor is Guest Speaker at Woodland State of the City Dinner

06/22/2024
Woodland Mayor Tania Garcia-Cadena delivered remarks as a special guest speaker at the annual Woodland Chamber of Commerce State of the City dinner held on June 20.

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Education City of Woodland

Measure Y School Improvement Update

06/21/2024
Measure Y funded construction projects are underway in the Woodland Joint Unified School District.

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Land Use & Development Parks & Recreation City of Woodland

Woodland Approves Pool Project

05/24/2024
In its May 21 meeting, the Woodland City Council approved plans for the $15.3 million Southeast Area Aquatic Center Project.

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Art, Culture & Media Education Resilience City of Woodland

Square One: Woodland Library’s Makerspace

04/29/2024

At the Woodland Public Library, a community makerspace provides new, tactile learning opportunities in arts and engineering.

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Land Use & Development Transportation City of Woodland

Highway 113 Overcrossing Ribbon-Cutting Held

04/26/2024
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on April 24 to celebrate the official opening of the Sports Park Bike and Pedestrian Overcrossing connecting southeast and west Woodland.

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Public Safety Crime & Justice City of Woodland

Woodland Toughens Illegal Fireworks Ordinance

04/11/2024
The City of Woodland is increasing fines for possession or use of illegal fireworks to $1,000 per device.

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Parks & Recreation Transportation City of Woodland

Celebration of Woodland Pedestrian Overcrossing Set for April 24

04/06/2024
A ribbon-cutting celebration will be held on April 24 celebrating the new Sports Park Drive Bike and Pedestrian Overcrossing.

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Land Use & Development Parks & Recreation Sports City of Woodland

Woodland Begins Pickleball Court Construction

04/05/2024
Woodland is incorporating pickleball courts as part of the William Crawford Senior Park Court Reconstruction Project.

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City of Woodland

Woodland City Council Approves Budget Adjustments

03/29/2024
The Woodland City Council reviewed and approved a mid-year budget adjustment of $5.2M following a report by staff during the March 26 council meeting.

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Transportation City of Woodland

Congressman Thompson Secures Transportation Funds

03/27/2024
Congressman Mike Thompson, D-Yolo, secured $1.05M in federal funds for the Interstate 5/State Route113 Connectors Project in Woodland.

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Public Safety Resilience City of Woodland

Woodland City Council Proclaims March as American Red Cross Month

03/21/2024
Woodland resident and Red Cross volunteer member of the local disaster action team acceptted the proclamation at the council meeting.

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Art, Culture & Media Education City of Woodland

Woodland Public Library 2023 Annual Report Released

03/19/2024
Details from the report state the the library received over 120,000 visits, was open for over 2,500 hours, served roughly 60,000 people and held almost 900 programs with roughly 28,000 attending.

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Public Safety Crime & Justice City of Woodland

Woodland City Council to Consider Renewing Advance Peace contract

03/03/2024
The City Council is poised to authorize a $400,000 three-year contract with the organization to continue its services that city staff reports has produced positive outcomes.

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Government City of Woodland

Woodland City Clerk Ana Gonzalez Receives Master Municipal Clerk Certificate

02/24/2024
After years of attending conferences and seminars on top of working as the city’s full-time clerk, Ana Gonzalez has received a Master Municipal Clerk certificate, making her one of less than 1,400 in the country to do so.

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Public Safety City of Woodland

Woodland City Council Receives Update on Fire Station 3 Relocation

02/12/2024
The Woodland Fire Department updated the City Council on its plans to relocate Fire Station 3 to the Willow Spring School site the city acquired in 2018.

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