Sutter Health has committed to supporting a food distribution program for the next two years, providing 350 agricultural worker households in Yolo County with monthly food boxes and health care outreach services.
The Local Angle, a benefit concert featuring Davis-based musician Dave Nachmanoff and his band, The Usual Culprits, will take place on January 24th at the Winters Opera House to raise funds for Meals on Wheels Yolo County.
A Yolo County jury ruled in favor of former Yolo Food Bank Executive Director Michael Bisch, awarding him over $3.3 million in damages for wrongful termination, whistleblower retaliation, breach of contract, and defamation.
Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has claimed that California’s public assistance system is “completely corrupted” due to widespread fraud and weakened enforcement, while critics have noted that public assistance fraud is a small fraction of total benefits distributed nationwide.
Yolo County officials have allocated $225,000 in emergency funds to support residents affected by the delay in federal SNAP payments, while the Trump administration faces criticism for partially defying a federal court order to restore full food aid.
DoorDash has launched an Emergency Food Response through its Project DASH initiative to deliver 1 million free meals and waive delivery fees for 300,000 grocery orders placed by SNAP recipients across the country, in response to the looming federal shutdown that threatens to disrupt SNAP benefits for more than 40 million Americans.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for unlawfully suspending SNAP benefits during the federal government shutdown, which could leave 5.5 million Californians without essential food assistance.
The Yolo Food Hub Network is a transformative food initiative in western Yolo County, aiming to create a more resilient local food system by connecting farmers directly to public institutions, such as school cafeterias and hospital kitchens, and providing fresh, healthy, and locally grown food to underserved communities.
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