Commentary: Our Fate Is in Our Own Hands
By Tia Will I attended our Zoom Board of Supervisors meeting on 11/17/20. One of the items…
Commentary: With COVID Out of Control, Us Blind As a Bat, State and County Roll Back Openings
Remember May? In Yolo County there were just 40 reported cases. The Board of Supervisors pushed for…
Open Letter: Yolo County COVID-19 Emergency Response in Latinx Community
Dear Yolo County Leaders and Officials, We are concerned about the rapid spread of COVID-19 in Yolo…
Commentary: Yolo County Opened Too Soon
Supervisor Jim Provenza yesterday posted the county update on COVID—I made the quick comment, “You guys opened…
Guest Commentary: Support Immigrant Families during COVID-19 through YIIN’s ApoYolo Project
by Emily Henderson In mid-March, as the COVID-19 crisis descended in Yolo County, local community organizers were…
Guest Commentary: Responsibility in the Age of Covid-19
County’s decision shifts the responsibility from government to individuals by Robin Rainwater I’ve been contemplating the rapidly…
Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week
Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases…
Breaking News: Chapman to Retire As Public Health Officer
(From Press Release) – Yolo County announces that Dr. Ron Chapman will be retiring from his position…
Yolo Should Be Able to Reopen under New Criteria Announced on Monday
Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday cleared a key barrier for Yolo County to reopen restaurants, stores, offices…
State and Local Economies Hammered as Officials Ponder Next Moves
Last week we learned that the city of Davis was now facing over a $20 million budget…
Summary: Health Council Meeting – May 4, 2020
by Tia Will The following is a brief summary of yesterday’s Health Council Meeting. It is comprised…
Yolo County Health Council Meeting – 4/27/20
by Tia Will The following is a summary of the major points covered and discussed at today’s…
Yolo County Issues Order on Masks, Amends Shelter in Place
Yolo County issued the order on Friday, as expected, to require wearing a face covering in public. …
County Provides Update on Stollwood Nursing Facility Outbreak and New Dashboard
(From Press Release – Yolo County) – The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) recently released…
Yolo Discusses First COVID-19 Case
(From Press Release – Yolo County) – Yolo County would like to take the opportunity to address…
Yolo Community Foundation Announces Historic Partnership to Create New COVID-19 Nonprofit Relief Initiative
Community Members Encouraged to Contribute Directly to Yolo County Nonprofits Woodland, CA — The Yolo Community Foundation…
Yolo County Reports First Nursing Home Outbreak of COVID-19
Covid-19 (From Press Release – Yolo County) – Yolo County is announcing an outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Health Council COVID-19 Summary – 4/2/20
by Tia Will Assuming that most of you will not read the minutes of the first remotely…
COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year
Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed through…
Guest Commentary: Frontline Providers Urge Community to Stay Home
As frontline providers mobilizing to fight an invisible enemy, and care for you, our community, we want…
