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Guest Commentary: Sensible Policy Making on Cannabis – Not NIMBYism, Discrimination and Unfair Practices

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 16, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Sensible Policy Making on Cannabis – Not NIMBYism, Discrimination and Unfair Practices

by Richard Miller As longtime cannabis activists, residents, and active members in cannabis politics, we’ ...

by Richard Miller As longtime cannabis activists, residents, and active members in cannabis politics, we’ve known and felt the effects of Nimbyism (“Not in my Backyard”) for our whole careers. Nimbyis ...

May 16, 2021
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Letter: Residents Want a Cannabis Exclusion Zone for Greater Capay Valley

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 16, 2021
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Letter: Residents Want a Cannabis Exclusion Zone for Greater Capay Valley

(Editor's note: The following letter was sent to the County Board of Supervisors and submitted to the Van ...

(Editor's note: The following letter was sent to the County Board of Supervisors and submitted to the Vanguard for publication.) We are residents of the rural communities along Highway 16 west of the ...

May 16, 2021
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Letter: Your Decision – The Future of Capay Valley

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 04, 2021
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Letter: Your Decision – The Future of Capay Valley

By Lauren Ayers Allow me to be frank. Although each county supervisor is elected by the voters of their d ...

By Lauren Ayers Allow me to be frank. Although each county supervisor is elected by the voters of their district, you represent all the residents (whether they voted for you or not) of the entire coun ...

May 04, 2021
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Board of Supervisors to Hear Presentation on Controversial AB 1542

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 19, 2021
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Board of Supervisors to Hear Presentation on Controversial AB 1542

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Last week AB 1542 was approved by the Assembly Committee on Public S ...

By David M. Greenwald Woodland, CA – Last week AB 1542 was approved by the Assembly Committee on Public Safety, and the bill would establish a pilot program in Yolo County, that proponents say would “ ...

April 19, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Can’t Get Well in A Cell, No Matter How New the Building Is

Posted by Corrine McIntosh SakoPsyD LMFT
|Date: March 07, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Can’t Get Well in A Cell, No Matter How New the Building Is

by Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako On Wednesday March 10, 2021, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will vot ...

by Dr. Corrine McIntosh Sako On Wednesday March 10, 2021, Sacramento County Board of Supervisors will vote on a project that, if approved, will grant a $10 million construction contract to accelerate ...

March 07, 2021
| by Corrine McIntosh SakoPsyD LMFT

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Yolo County Board of Supervisors Left ‘Puzzled and Troubled’ Over the CCP Budget for 2020-2021

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 12, 2020
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Yolo County Board of Supervisors Left ‘Puzzled and Troubled’ Over the CCP Budget for 2020-2021

By Madison Forwood YOLO COUNTY -- The Yolo County Board of Supervisors expressed their concerns on Sep. ...

By Madison Forwood YOLO COUNTY -- The Yolo County Board of Supervisors expressed their concerns on Sep. 29 over the lack of alignment between the Community Corrections Partnership (CCP) strategic pla ...

October 12, 2020
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Yolo County Board of Supervisors Will Not Move Forward with Regional Mental Health Correctional Facility

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 04, 2020
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Yolo County Board of Supervisors Will Not Move Forward with Regional Mental Health Correctional Facility

By Madison Forwood The Yolo County Board of Supervisors was in agreement to not move forward with the im ...

By Madison Forwood The Yolo County Board of Supervisors was in agreement to not move forward with the implementation of a mental health correctional facility in the county after hearing Phase 1 resul ...

October 04, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part Two

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2020
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Council and Supervisor Candidates Take on Race and Social Justice Issues – Part Two

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon he ...

By David M. Greenwald Yolo Committee for Diverse and Inclusive Elections (YCDIE) on Saturday afternoon held a candidates forum for the City Council candidates and the Supervisor candidates for the Fou ...

September 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Yolo County District Attorney Budget Increases Dramatically with Little Explanation

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 28, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Yolo County District Attorney Budget Increases Dramatically with Little Explanation

By Don Saylor Budgets are tangible expressions of our values. I believe we need to invest in youth develo ...

By Don Saylor Budgets are tangible expressions of our values. I believe we need to invest in youth development, housing affordability, climate resilience, and strengthening local businesses and our co ...

August 28, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 16, 2020
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County Funding Skews Even More Toward District Attorney, Sheriff, Away from Public Defender

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public ...

Yolo County - In 2017, Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor pushed for more equity in funding for the public defender’s Office. At that time, there was a comparison of staffing levels that showed 31 att ...

June 16, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo County to Re-Open, Effective This Week

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 27, 2020
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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 increasing, Governor ...

Despite the fact that California is one of only a dozen states to see its new cases increasing, Governor Newsom followed, by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, has cleared the way for many business ...

May 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Provenza Heads for a November Runoff against Deos – Both Candidates Are Confident

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 13, 2020
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Provenza Heads for a November Runoff against Deos – Both Candidates Are Confident

Jim Provenza is seeking his fourth term for county supervisor, but this figures to be his most difficult ...

Jim Provenza is seeking his fourth term for county supervisor, but this figures to be his most difficult race—for just the second time he faced competition, and this time, unlike in 2008, he faces a N ...

April 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 13, 2020
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Updated Election Totals Show Barajas Taking Lead in 5th, Runoff Likely in 4th, No Change in Measure G

We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote counts. It ap ...

We are now ten days since the local election and we now have some preliminary updated vote counts. It appears that there were about 6200 new votes in the Measure G election. The yes percentage ticke ...

March 13, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 15, 2020
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My View: Elimination of Cash Bail and ARC – Two Things the County Should Prioritize

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential ...

One of the new things in politics is that candidates and their volunteers send text messages to potential voters. The nice thing about them is that they are from real people – not just robocalls. I ...

February 15, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 12, 2020
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Housing, Law Enforcement Among the Issues Addressed by Supervisor Candidates

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, b ...

It was a late candidates forum beginning well into the evening on Tuesday night on the UC Davis campus, but the three candidates for the Fourth District Supervisor race, just three weeks prior to Elec ...

February 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 01, 2020
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Analysis: Enterprise Endorses Jim Provenza

The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incum ...

The reaction to this will likely depend on which horse the reader is backing. For those supporting incumbent Jim Provenza, this will be seen as further confirmation that Jim Provenza is the most expe ...

February 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Part III of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2020
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Part III of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

This is part of three of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, fea ...

This is part of three of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featuring incumbent Jim Provenza and two challengers – Linda Deos and David Abramson. They met on ...

January 31, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Part II of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 29, 2020
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Part II of the League Forum for Supervisor Candidates

This is part of two of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featu ...

This is part of two of the League of Women Voters forum on the 4th District County Supervisor race, featuring incumbent Jim Provenza and two challengers – Linda Deos and David Abramson. They met on S ...

January 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Few Contrasts between the Candidates as Supervisor Candidates Discuss Issues at League Forum

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 27, 2020
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Few Contrasts between the Candidates as Supervisor Candidates Discuss Issues at League Forum

Jim Provenza, a three-term supervisor, is facing two challengers this time – Linda Deos and David Abramso ...

Jim Provenza, a three-term supervisor, is facing two challengers this time – Linda Deos and David Abramson. But on most issues, it was hard to tell the three apart on Sunday as they met at Communitie ...

January 27, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Foster Care Placements Have Increased Dramatically Since 2016

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2020
| (1) Comment

Guest Commentary: Yolo County Foster Care Placements Have Increased Dramatically Since 2016

By Don Saylor It is time to examine Yolo County foster care placements. Data reported by the California C ...

By Don Saylor It is time to examine Yolo County foster care placements. Data reported by the California Child Welfare Indicators Project (CCWIP) on foster care placements in Yolo County reveal some di ...

January 25, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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