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Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 22, 2023
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Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last year many in the local community were stunned ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Last year many in the local community were stunned when the Yolo Food Bank announced the termination of Executive Director Michael Bisch. This mo ...

March 22, 2023
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Yolo County and Yolo Food Bank Reach SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Milestone Class

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|Date: February 22, 2023
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Yolo County and Yolo Food Bank Reach SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Milestone Class

Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA - In October of 2022, Yolo County and its partnering cities signed a ...

Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA - In October of 2022, Yolo County and its partnering cities signed agreements with the Yolo Food Bank (YFB) to provide funding to assist in expanding capacity to a ...

February 22, 2023
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Yolo Supes Sail Along on Budget Talks until DA Budget Comes Up

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|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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Yolo County Receives $12 Million to Build Permanent Supportive Housing

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: June 29, 2019
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Yolo County Receives $12 Million to Build Permanent Supportive Housing

(From Press Release) – On June 14, the California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded ...

(From Press Release) – On June 14, the California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded the County of Yolo two No Place Like Home grants with a combined total award amount of $12,365 ...

June 29, 2019
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Commentary: Did Board Overreach on Blanket 170.6 Motion?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 27, 2017
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Commentary: Did Board Overreach on Blanket 170.6 Motion?

There are a number of surprising things about what happened on Tuesday, with the Yolo County Board of Sup ...

There are a number of surprising things about what happened on Tuesday, with the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voting 4-1 to issue a blanket request, per Code of Civil Procedure section 170.6, to r ...

April 27, 2017
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Board Votes 4-1 to Issue Request for Blanket Recusal of Judge Basha

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 26, 2017
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Board Votes 4-1 to Issue Request for Blanket Recusal of Judge Basha

In a vote that perhaps surprised even Supervisor Matt Rexroad, who brought the issue forward, the Yolo Co ...

In a vote that perhaps surprised even Supervisor Matt Rexroad, who brought the issue forward, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to issue notice of filing a blanket Code of Civil Procedure ...

April 26, 2017
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Supervisors Deadlock on MRAP, Bring It Back in April

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 22, 2017
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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 comment, not ...

The large number of members of the public filled the room. Of those who spoke during public comment, not a one came in support of the military vehicle that Sheriff Ed Prieto promised would be used on ...

February 22, 2017
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Call to Action Regarding Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 19, 2017
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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 ...

By Matt Williams The Yolo County Sheriff’s office is seeking authorization from the Yolo County Board of Supervisors to acquire excess equipment from the Department of Defense, including a Mine Resist ...

February 19, 2017
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Board of Supervisors Allow Field & Pond Appeal to Go Through on a 4-1 Vote

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 14, 2016
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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 F ...

After two hours of public comment that seemed relatively evenly divided between those who supported the Field & Pond special events center and those who strongly opposed it, the Board of Superviso ...

September 14, 2016
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Yolo County Board Of Supervisors to Consider Task Force on Farm Labor

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: July 28, 2016
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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 ...

By Sean Raycraft Tuesday July 26, County Supervisor Don Saylor advanced a motion to support Assembly Bill 1066, (Lorena Gonzalez-D San Diego). The bill would extend overtime protections to farm worker ...

July 28, 2016
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Commentary: Disappointing Failure to Provide Boost to Preschool Programs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2016
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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 put it on the ballot, i ...

In the end, not only did the preschool tax fall short of the four votes needed to put it on the ballot, it fell short of even a majority, as Supervisors Oscar Villegas and Duane Chamberlain, who had s ...

June 24, 2016
| by David Greenwald

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Commentary: Options Exist If Supervisors Don’t Put Preschool Measure on the Ballot

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 21, 2016
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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 tax measure ...

Today may be decision day for the county Board of Supervisors on a half to quarter-cent sales tax measure that might fund a program to increase preschool access and affordability. But the general tax ...

June 21, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is County Preschool Program in Trouble?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 13, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Is County Preschool Program in Trouble?

Two weeks ago, Yolo County supervisors voted 4-1 to have staff come back with a ballot measure for Novemb ...

Two weeks ago, Yolo County supervisors voted 4-1 to have staff come back with a ballot measure for November that would create a half-cent countywide sales tax. The tax would be a general use tax, mea ...

June 13, 2016
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Wolk Receives Two Major Endorsements From Yolo County Supervisors

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: August 04, 2015
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Wolk Receives Two Major Endorsements From Yolo County Supervisors

In 2014, when Dan Wolk faced, among others, his colleague on the Davis City Council, then-Mayor Joe Krovo ...

In 2014, when Dan Wolk faced, among others, his colleague on the Davis City Council, then-Mayor Joe Krovoza, Mr. Wolk received endorsements from all three of their colleagues. This time, Mayor Dan Wol ...

August 04, 2015
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Saving Foster Care in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2014
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Saving Foster Care in Yolo County

In the early morning hours of December 7, 2009, my wife and I received the call that would change our liv ...

In the early morning hours of December 7, 2009, my wife and I received the call that would change our lives. A baby girl had been born in Woodland the day before and needed a good safe home. We respon ...

December 22, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Foster Funding Snafu May Have Led To Removal of Saylor From First 5

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 17, 2014
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Foster Funding Snafu May Have Led To Removal of Saylor From First 5

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to remove Supervisor Don Saylor as the board re ...

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to remove Supervisor Don Saylor as the board representative on First 5 Yolo Commission. While the move followed some discussion about a rotati ...

December 17, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Board May Ask Grand Jury To Clarify Their Report on Sheriff Prieto

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 12, 2014
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Board May Ask Grand Jury To Clarify Their Report on Sheriff Prieto

On Tuesday afternoon, in response to a Grand Jury report, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent out a ...

On Tuesday afternoon, in response to a Grand Jury report, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors sent out a strong statement indicating that the Grand Jury investigation was “in response to a referral f ...

June 12, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Analysis: Decline of the Yolo County Democratic Machine?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 08, 2014
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Analysis: Decline of the Yolo County Democratic Machine?

In local races, the Yolo County Democratic Party would endorse Dan Wolk for Assembly, Norma Alcala for Co ...

In local races, the Yolo County Democratic Party would endorse Dan Wolk for Assembly, Norma Alcala for County Supervisor, Don Saylor for County Supervisor, Jesse Ortiz for Yolo County Superintendent o ...

June 08, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Vanguard Election Day Analysis

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 03, 2014
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Vanguard Election Day Analysis

Election Day is either finally here or all too quickly here, depending on your perspective. In ours, with ...

Election Day is either finally here or all too quickly here, depending on your perspective. In ours, with the lack of real polling, prognostication is a crap shoot. However, we can guess like everyone ...

June 03, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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Board of Supervisors to Supply Emergency Funding to Keep Crisis Nursery Open

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 30, 2014
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Board of Supervisors to Supply Emergency Funding to Keep Crisis Nursery Open

After listening to heart-rending stories from community members and first responders about the importance ...

After listening to heart-rending stories from community members and first responders about the importance of the Yolo Crisis Nursery, Supervisor Jim Provenza pushed together what would become a unanim ...

April 30, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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