Letter: MRAP Acquisition Is Not a Fiscally Sound Choice
By Colin Walsh (This was originally sent as a letter to the County Board of Supervisors) I…
Guest Commentary: Say No to Militarization of Police in Yolo County
By Cherie Goodenough Item 16 on the Consent Agenda of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors meeting…
Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle
By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of…
Letter Requests Immediate BOS Denouncement of Executive Order on Immigration
By Melissa Moreno My Yolo County family, neighbors, and friends, request that the Yolo County Board of…
Field & Pond Defeats Petitioner Motion To Stay Current Operations
Last week, the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Yolo denied the…
Board of Supervisors Allow Field & Pond Appeal to Go Through on a 4-1 Vote
After two hours of public comment that seemed relatively evenly divided between those who supported the Field…
Yolo County Board Of Supervisors to Consider Task Force on Farm Labor
By Sean Raycraft Tuesday July 26, County Supervisor Don Saylor advanced a motion to support Assembly Bill…
Commentary: Disappointing Failure to Provide Boost to Preschool Programs
In the end, not only did the preschool tax fall short of the four votes needed to…
Commentary: Options Exist If Supervisors Don’t Put Preschool Measure on the Ballot
Today may be decision day for the county Board of Supervisors on a half to quarter-cent sales…
Board of Supervisors Looks to Potentially Alter Bypass of Family Reunification Services Policy
At their last meeting, on March 22, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors looked into organizational and…
Richard Reed Appointed as Deputy to Supervisor Provenza
Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza, District 4, today named Richard Reed, Chair of the Yolo County Planning…
Eye on the Courts: Supervisor Rexroad Steps into the War of Words
We have been covering the back and forth between Yolo County DA Jeff Reisig and Judges Kathleen…
Eye on the Courts: Yolo DA Already Complaining About Prop. 47 Impact on Crime Rate
During his report to the County Board of Supervisors at last week’s meeting, Yolo County District Attorney…
Mental Health Services Turn a Corner in Yolo County
by Robert Canning This week on NPR, two San Antonio mental health police officers were featured in…
Sheriff Prieto Denies Most Serious Allegations in Official Response to GJR
Sheriff Ed Prieto on Thursday responded officially to the Yolo County Grand Jury allegations against himself and…
County Grant Program to Provide For Mental Health Professionals to Accompany Law Enforcement
If the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approves the agreement at today’s meeting, Yolo County would become…
Crisis Nursery Pilot Program Advances in State Senate
AB 578, authored by State Senator Lois Wolk (D-Davis) and Assemblymember Roger Dickinson (D-Sacramento) passed the Senate…
Crisis Nursery announces $200,000 in emergency grant funding
(from press release) The Friends of the Yolo Crisis Nursery have amassed $200,000 in emergency grant funding…
Election Digest: Poll Shows Dodd Ahead; School Board Events and More
Dodd Poll Shows Dodd Ahead in Assembly Race Good news to share — a poll conducted…
Governor Brown Appoints Oscar Villegas to Fill McGowan’s Seat
Appointment Sets Up Potential Showdown in June – The Governor’s office announced that it has named West…