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Guest Commentary: Board of Supervisors Need to Reform Yolo Child Welfare Services

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 18, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Board of Supervisors Need to Reform Yolo Child Welfare Services

(Editor's note: The author of this piece asked for it to be published anonymously. They did so to protec ...

(Editor's note: The author of this piece asked for it to be published anonymously. They did so to protect the identity of a minor. The Vanguard board reviewed the article and the request and agreed ...

October 18, 2020
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While Massive CA Fires Burn, Supervisors Declare a Climate Emergency, Commit to Justice and Mobilization

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 30, 2020
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While Massive CA Fires Burn, Supervisors Declare a Climate Emergency, Commit to Justice and Mobilization

By Juliette Beck With smoke still rising from one of California’s most massive wildfires on record, the Y ...

By Juliette Beck With smoke still rising from one of California’s most massive wildfires on record, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to accelerate local climate action and to fund a clim ...

September 30, 2020
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Commentary: Other than Supervisor Saylor, Where Is the Pushback against the DA’s Budget Increases?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 29, 2020
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Commentary: Other than Supervisor Saylor, Where Is the Pushback against the DA’s Budget Increases?

By David M. Greenwald For the second time this weekend, Supervisor Don Saylor raised the issue of the dis ...

By David M. Greenwald For the second time this weekend, Supervisor Don Saylor raised the issue of the district attorney’s budget. His previous column and questions triggered a 29-page response by the ...

September 29, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Now Is the Time to Right Size and Redirect Yolo County Criminal Justice Spending

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: September 27, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Now Is the Time to Right Size and Redirect Yolo County Criminal Justice Spending

By Don Saylor On September 29, 2020, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will adopt our 2020-21 Budget. ...

By Don Saylor On September 29, 2020, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors will adopt our 2020-21 Budget. This will be an update of the June budget to reflect year end fund balances, state budget actio ...

September 27, 2020
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My View: The DA Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 12, 2020
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My View: The DA Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

DA Wants a Fair Shake for a Budget Increase but Only Knows Attacks; This Time He Attacks Saylor for Askin ...

DA Wants a Fair Shake for a Budget Increase but Only Knows Attacks; This Time He Attacks Saylor for Asking Tough but Reasonable Budget Questions During times of COVID and budget cuts and decreasing cr ...

September 12, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Yolo Supes Sail Along on Budget Talks until DA Budget Comes Up

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 02, 2020
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Yolo Supes Sail Along on Budget Talks until DA Budget Comes Up

By Layla Mustafa WOODLAND – Everything—surprisingly—was coming up roses Tuesday when the Yolo County Boar ...

By Layla Mustafa WOODLAND – Everything—surprisingly—was coming up roses Tuesday when the Yolo County Board of Supervisors took up the 2020-21 budget, with Chief Budget Official Mubeen Qader noting tha ...

September 02, 2020
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Analysis: DA Responds to Supervisor Saylor’s Questions

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 01, 2020
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Analysis: DA Responds to Supervisor Saylor’s Questions

By David M. Greenwald In early July, Supervisor Don Saylor submitted a number of questions to DA Jeff Rei ...

By David M. Greenwald In early July, Supervisor Don Saylor submitted a number of questions to DA Jeff Reisig about their funding requests (see here). The night before the Board of Supervisors Budget ...

September 01, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Are We Massively Increasing Spending on the DA’s Office?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2020
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Are We Massively Increasing Spending on the DA’s Office?

By David M. Greenwald Last week, Supervisor Don Saylor sounded the alarm that the County is proposing ine ...

By David M. Greenwald Last week, Supervisor Don Saylor sounded the alarm that the County is proposing inexplicably increasing expenditures on the District Attorney’s Office. Here’s the thing—there is ...

August 31, 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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Discussion Looks at the Impact of COVID on Yolo Business and Telecommuting

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 08, 2020
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Discussion Looks at the Impact of COVID on Yolo Business and Telecommuting

How is the business sector dealing with the pandemic? Greater Sacramento hosted a discussion moderated b ...

How is the business sector dealing with the pandemic? Greater Sacramento hosted a discussion moderated by Supervisor Don Saylor on Thursday with a discussion from leaders in the construction, food an ...

May 08, 2020
| by David Greenwald

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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Board Unanimously Votes to Move Forward on Climate Emergency Resolution

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Board Unanimously Votes to Move Forward on Climate Emergency Resolution

by Nick Buxton By unanimous vote at its Tuesday March 10th meeting, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors ...

by Nick Buxton By unanimous vote at its Tuesday March 10th meeting, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors directed its staff to work with a local group of community advocates to develop a climate emerg ...

March 14, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Guest Commentary: Valley Clean Energy Now Enrolling Solar Customers

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Valley Clean Energy Now Enrolling Solar Customers

By Don Saylor Chair, Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is our local commun ...

By Don Saylor Chair, Valley Clean Energy Board of Directors Valley Clean Energy (VCE) is our local community choice energy program serving electricity customers in the communities of Woodland, Davis a ...

March 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Yolo County Foster Care Placements Have Increased Dramatically Since 2016

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 25, 2020
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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
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VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: October 26, 2019
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VCE Pays Back Start-Up Loans Early

(From VCE Press Release) - Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local communit ...

(From VCE Press Release) - Valley Clean Energy’s board of directors has announced that the local community choice energy agency is repaying its start-up loans early, years ahead of schedule. VCE was f ...

October 26, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing

Posted by Danielle Silva
|Date: October 18, 2019
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City, County, UC Davis Hold First Townhall, Brief Update on Housing

By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and Yolo County focuse ...

By Danielle Silva DAVIS — The Annual Public Meeting of the City of Davis, UC Davis and Yolo County focused on the housing issue, especially in relation to students. This Annual Public Meeting was host ...

October 18, 2019
| by Danielle Silva

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Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 12, 2019
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Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee

(From Press Release) - Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college stud ...

(From Press Release) - Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college students have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal Fresh program cleared the Senate H ...

March 12, 2019
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Food Insecurity Is a Real Issue for College Students – and Not Just at UC Davis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 13, 2019
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Food Insecurity Is a Real Issue for College Students – and Not Just at UC Davis

When officials looked at Yolo County’s participation rate in CalFresh – the food assistance program known ...

When officials looked at Yolo County’s participation rate in CalFresh – the food assistance program known generically and more common as food stamps – one thing clearly stood out. In a state that rank ...

January 13, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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SACOG Approves $2.9 Million Grant For Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging and Mobility Hubs in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 12, 2018
| (15) Comments

SACOG Approves $2.9 Million Grant For Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging and Mobility Hubs in Yolo County

(From Press Release) - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board of directors has approved ...

(From Press Release) - The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) board of directors has approved a $2.9 million grant to Valley Clean Energy (VCE) that will lay the foundation for increased e ...

December 12, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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Council Approves City-County Tax-Sharing Agreement on Nishi, WDAAC

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2018
| (24) Comments

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 a ...

Last night after brief discussion the Davis City Council voted 5-0 to approve the agreed to tax-sharing agreement between the city and council related to the Nishi Residential Development and West Dav ...

December 05, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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