Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 2
by Alan Pryor – Chair, Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates…
Candidates Respond to Yolano Group Questionnaire – Part 1
by Alan Pryor, Chair – Sierra Club Yolano Group In the ballot for March 2020, three candidates…
Sunday Commentary: The Specter of DA’s Race, Progressive Prosecution, Battle in Supervisor Race
In 2018, Jeff Reisig, a three-term incumbent who hadn’t even been challenged in 2010 or 2014 faced…
Linda Deos Takes on Jim Provenza for Yolo County Supervisor
Linda Deos, a consumer protection attorney and small business owner, announced on Tuesday that she will run…
Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC
Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing…
Election Update: Formal Announcement from Gary Sandy
Former Woodland Mayor Files for Third District Seat (From Press Release) – Former Woodland Mayor Gary Sandy…
In Surprise Announcement, Rexroad Bows Out
Supervisor Matt Rexroad was well on his way to running for a fourth term. He had received…
Budget Data Shows Public Defender’s Office Under-Resourced; Disproportionate Yolo County Charging
The County Board of Supervisors is taking on the budget and included is a series of charts…
Vanguard Broadcasts Live from Cannabis Nursery, Company Seeks to Move to Yolo County
On Thursday evening, the Vanguard toured the Dark Heart Cannabis Nursery in Oakland and then broadcast live…
UCD Responds to County Resolution
It was a month ago that the County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a resolution calling for…
County Board Unanimously Supports Resolution as UCD Remains Non-Committal
On Tuesday, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to support a resolution introduced by Supervisor…
UCD Releases Plans to Build Housing for 2700 Students as County Considers Resolution for 100/50 Plan
On Friday afternoon UC Davis released a plan showing it is seeking to build housing to provide…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why 170.6 Is So Dangerous
In a letter this week, attorney Christopher Dietrich writes that “the board’s action sets a dangerous precedent…
Concerned about Blanket 170.6 Policy against Judge Basha
By John Myers (The following was a letter to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors from Professor…
Is Rexroad’s Push against Judge Basha a Threat to Judicial Independence?
Yolo County Supervisor Matt Rexroad has drafted a letter to Judge Janet Gaard, the current presiding judge…
Supervisor Rexroad Requests Judge Basha Be Removed from Juvenile Dependency Hearings
The following is a letter to presiding Judge Janet Gaard from Supervisor Rexroad. Dear Judge Gaard, I’m…
Breaking News: Sheriff Reverses Himself, Deciding against MRAP
Three weeks from the date of the next hearing at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors on…
Can the Community Defuse the Sheriff on the MRAP?
By Alan Hirsch I was at the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting two weeks ago when…
Letter: Urging Board of Supervisors to Reject Proposal for the Armored Personnel Carrier
by Rev. Schuyler Rhodes I am a resident of Woodland, and I would like to begin this…
Supervisors Deadlock on MRAP, Bring It Back in April
The large number of members of the public filled the room. Of those who spoke during public…