Yolo County Art, Culture & Media Digest

Davis Media Access announced the formation of a working group as the project to develop the Yolo Local community information hub moves forward.

"From Labs to Lives" is a new website and video series launched by UC Davis highlighting the impact of research funded by the federal government. Read on for details.

They don't make 'em like they used to. Read on for more information about the Davis Odd Fellows Classic Film Festival which begins a three-week run starting March 30.

Read on for an update about the Yolo Local project and reflections by Davis Media Access executive director Autumn Labbé-Renault on recent meetings with others in the field of community journalism.

Construction of the Walnut Park Library in Davis will commence with a groundbreaking on April 18. Read on to learn more about this project.

Over 20 Sacramento area museums are participating in the 27th annual Free Museum Weekend on March 1 and 2. Read on for details.

Following a 2023 audit of Capital Public Radio finances by the California State University Chancellor’s Office, a lawsuit has been filed against the former general manager. Read on to learn why and what comes next.

Learn more about the results of an audit of CapRadio's 2023-2024 fiscal year and how it revealed the public radio nonprofit to be almost $10 million in debt.

In a November 14 press conference, City of Sacramento officials outlined a planned major investment in the Old Sacramento Waterfront. Read on for details.

Learn more about the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art on Old Davis Road, presenting works "not typically shown in traditional museums."

Learn more about the development of a Yolo County civic information hub by Davis Media Access.

The PBS "America's Heartland" series will feature segments about four Yolo County farms in the upcoming season.

Find out more about the free student and educator resources available through the Yolo County Library.

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

Sacramento State University released findings from an audit of Capital Public Radio which included misuse of funds and mismanagement of records.

The Opening Night Gala for the Yolo County Fair will take place on August 14.

The Davis Vanguard gives an update on recent legal issues and an upcoming website upgrade and asks for public support as it seeks to raise funds.

Autumn Labbe-Renault will continue to contribute her regular column in the Davis Enterprise in her role as executive director of Davis Media Access.

The 10th annual "In the Key of Davis" celebration of public music-making has kicked off with the installation of public pianos in a number of locations throughout the city.

A look back, and a look ahead, for UC Davis student-run radio station KDVS.

More than half of the U.S. House supports a bill to extend the funds, but it can’t get out of committee.

UC Davis is celebrating a "Year of Eggheads" in honor of the 30-year anniversary of the installation of Robert Arneson's site-specific sculptures sprinkled throughout the central campus.

UC Davis is commemorating the 30-year anniversary of its beloved Eggheads.

I thought my journalism and others’ could change policy, perhaps even inspire a New Deal-style response equal to the challenge. Such was my naiveté.

It quickly became clear that Elon Musk’s SpaceX was responsible for the show. The lights were a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 new Starlink satellites into orbit. The rocket blasted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 7:30 p.m., and it’s trail was visible from Los Angeles to Joshua Tree National Park.

Congressman Mike Thompson, D-Yolo, secured $850K in federal funds from the last appropriations bill to help finance the new Walnut Park Library project in the City of Davis.

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.

The March 11 edition of the Los Angeles Times print edition will be its last at the Los Angeles Times Olympic printing plant in Los Angeles.

Capital Public Radio’s Board of Directors elected nine new members, four months after a majority of the board resigned in the wake of a scathing financial audit of the Sacramento-based NPR member station.

Tom Karlo has resigned his position as CapRadio’s interim president and general manager, but will remain on as a “special consultant,” the station’s board of directors announced after an emergency closed session meeting.

After a soft opening late last year, the MOSAIC Children's Museum is inviting members of the community to attend its official grand opening.

Journalism and democracy are undeniably intertwined. As the late media critic James Carey put it, “No journalism, no democracy; but, equally, no democracy, no journalism.”