County seeks volunteers for boards
WOODLAND The Yolo County Board of Supervisors believes that effective citizen involvement is essential to good governance, and that a respectful and informed exchange of ideas between the county and citizens will result in the best polices and decisions for Yolo County. To that end, the Board of Supervisors is actively seeking candidates to fill vacancies on the following county advisory bodies.
For information on advisory bodies, specific vacancies, and to submit an application, visit www.yolocounty.org (go to Government > Advisory Bodies), call the Clerk of the Board’s office at 530-666-8195 or contact your Yolo County Supervisor.
I strongly disagree with the Yolo County Board of Supervisors’ decision to reject an independent advisory committee empowered to redraw district maps. On Jan. 12, the board voted 4-1 (Saylor opposing) to form an advisory committee with final decision-making left to the Board.
District boundaries are
Stollwood to become new home of Yolo Adult Day Health Center
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A scene of much heartbreak and tragedy early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the Stollwood Convalescent Hospital in Woodland will be given new life serving the county’s older residents later this year.
Back in April, the pandemic hit the facility located on the grounds of St. John’s Retirement Village hard, taking 17 lives. A decision was made later in the summer to permanently close the convalescent hospital.
But from that loss came opportunity.
The Yolo Adult Day Health Center (also located in Woodland) has long been looking for a new home to accommodate the ever growing demand for its services, serve the many families languishing on a wait list and become financially sustainable.
The local surge of COVID-19 cases has shown no sign of letup, with the county reporting 973 new cases since Jan. 1.
After surpassing 8,000 total cases on Dec. 30, it took the county just nine days to top 9,000, bringing the county’s total to 9,203 cases as of Saturday.
Sixteen COVID-related deaths h
County supervisors take oath of office
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COVID response remains top priority
The oath of office was delivered via Zoom on Monday to three men who will serve on the Yolo County Board of Supervisors for the next four years: recently re-elected supervisors Jim Provenza of Davis and Oscar Villegas of West Sacramento and newcomer Angel Barajas of Woodland.
They, along with supervisors Don Saylor of Davis and Gary Sandy of Woodland, will continue to oversee the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including weighing in on everything from local pandemic-related restrictions and enforcement to allocating funding for relief efforts.