Yolo County Elections & Politics Digest

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

A test of voting equipment to be used in the November election has been scheduled for September 26 by the Yolo County Elections Office.

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

Worries about retail theft and fentanyl deaths shaped a November ballot measure that would toughen some criminal penalties. Here are the facts about California crime trends.

The Sacramento Bee takes a look at the Proposition 33 rent-control measure on the November ballot.

Amid a Southern California heat wave, about 300 advocates for rent control — with two 10-foot “greedy landlord” puppets — rallied Thursday in downtown Los Angeles, chanting: “The rent is too damn high!”

Learn what candidates for Sacramento Mayor had to say in their September 5 debate in this CapRadio report.

Three free forums are being hosted by the League of Women Voters of Davis Area with presentations and discussions about measures and candidates on the November ballot.

Some Democrats are pushing bills that could put their colleagues on the hot seat in an election year. The authors say they’re representing their constituents and there’s never a perfect time for votes.

A look at Dillan Horton, candidate for Davis City Council District 2 on the November ballot.

Dozens of young people held a demonstration on August 17 in downtown Sacramento to protest the banking industry's contribution to the escalating effects of climate change.

The Sacramento Bee explains Proposition 6, the initiative to ban involuntary servitude.

The Sacramento Bee explains Propisition 36, the anti-crime measure on the November Ballot.

Proposition 32 to increase the minimum wage from $16 isn’t as far-reaching as when it was first proposed. Fast food workers are already making more, and health care employees are on track. But worker groups are already pushing for more.

A look at the local measures and candidates appearing on the November 5 ballot.

Legislators and Gov. Newsom are working behind the scenes to draft energy legislation before the end-of-the-month deadline.

A voter at a polling center at Santa Ana College in Santa Ana on March 5, 2024. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters

Yolo County businesses have contributed $25,000 to support Proposition 36 on the November ballot, which aims to repeal and replace 2014's "disastrous" Proposition 47.

Although the initiative process — proposing new laws via ballot measures — has been in California’s constitution for more than a century, its use was fairly uncommon until the 1970s.

There never was much of a chance that California Gov. Gavin Newsom would be running for president this year, even if President Joe Biden were to step aside.

A town hall meeting on July 12 was hosted by the Winters Fire Department to discuss Proposition 218 on the November ballot.

California failed to ban private detention centers. Now, it’s focusing on their working conditions, for immigrants who toil for $1 a day.

The Republican hopeful brought in more cash than Democratic rival Adam Schiff for the first time this campaign during the latest quarter, but still has less to spend.