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55-hour Closure Scheduled for Enterprise Boulevard Ramps

Jan 07, 2025 04:58PM ● By Caltrans News Release

Signed Detours in Place for Motorists to Eastbound U.S. Highway 50

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Revving Up Safety

Jan 07, 2025 12:59PM ● By California Highway Patrol News Release

Woodland CHP Adds Motorcycle Units to Enhance Patrols

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Yolo Community Foundation Announces 2025 Scholarship Opportunities

Jan 07, 2025 12:56PM ● By Yolo Community Foundation News Release

The Yolo Community Foundation (YCF) applications are now open for the 2025 scholarship season. Yolo County students are invited to apply for a range of scholarships designed to support those pursuing higher education, vocational training or community service projects.

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Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital Welcomes Kara Estenson

Jan 07, 2025 12:49PM ● By Dignity Health News Release

Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital announced the appointment of Kara Estenson as its new Chief Nursing Executive/Chief Operating Officer.

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Cat Tales Feline Health Center Opens in Davis

Jan 07, 2025 12:38PM ● By BluePrints Veterinary Marketing Group News Release

Seasoned veterinarians Julie Cole, DVM, DACT, PhD, and her husband, Chris “Shac” Shacoski, DVM, have opened Cat Tales Feline Health Center to redefine northern California’s veterinary landscape by setting a new standard in specialized feline care.

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Yolo County Board of Education Swears in Trustees, Selects New Officers

Jan 07, 2025 12:22PM ● By Yolo County Office of Education News Release

Board Welcomes New Member, Elects President and Vice-President

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Matsui Sworn in to 119th Congress

Jan 07, 2025 12:09PM ● By Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui News Release

On Jan. 3, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), issued the following statement after she was sworn in to serve California’s 7th District in the 119th Congress.

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City Council Breaks Bread with Seniors

Dec 31, 2024 09:48AM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

Members of the City Council “broke bread” with West Sacramento seniors on Dec. 11 at Café Yolo inside the Community Center at 1075 West Capitol Ave.

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Supervisors Honor Jim Provenza

Dec 31, 2024 09:33AM ● By Yolo County News Release

On Dec. 3, the Yolo County Board of Supervisors issued a resolution honoring Supervisor Jim Provenza for his remarkable and lifelong commitment to public service, spanning more than four decades.

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Prop 36 Arrests Begin in Yolo County

Dec 31, 2024 09:22AM ● By Yolo County District Attorney News Release

On Dec. 20, Jassen Colianni, a Yolo County transient, was charged with Yolo County’s first Proposition 36 felony possession of drugs under the newly enacted Proposition 36.

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Community Academy Applications Opening Soon

Dec 31, 2024 09:17AM ● By City of West Sacramento News Release

Get ready for the City of West Sacramento’s second annual Community Academy.

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Yolo County Swearing in Ceremony for Elected Officials

Dec 24, 2024 09:54AM ● By Yolo County Elections Office News Release

At 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 6, a Swearing in Ceremony will be held for Yolo County Elected Officials. The ceremony will take place in the Atrium of the Yolo County Administration Building located at 625 Court St. in Woodland.

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Officials Stand United to Enforce Prop. 36 Laws

Dec 24, 2024 09:50AM ● By Yolo County District Attorney News Release

Dec. 18, 2024, California Proposition 36 went into effect. Prop. 36, which was resoundingly passed by the voters of the State of California on Nov. 5, restores public safety tools that were removed when California Prop. 47 passed in 2014.

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Yolo County Elections Partners with Civera to Help Citizens Search Past Election Results

Dec 24, 2024 09:44AM ● By Yolo County Elections Office News Release

The Yolo County Elections Office is pleased to announce the launch of a new online tool that citizens can use to access detailed past election results, back to 1997.

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Make It Happen for Yolo County Receives $9,500 From Giving Program

Dec 24, 2024 09:40AM ● By Kristin Thebaud Communications News Release

Gift will help local transition age youth live independently

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Sutter Davis Hospital Named One of Nation’s Top Hospitals by Leapfrog

Dec 24, 2024 09:36AM ● By Sutter Health News Release

Sutter Davis Hospital this week was named by The Leapfrog Group as one of the nation’s Top Hospitals. Sutter Davis is one of only 36 hospitals nationally to receive the award in the Top General Hospitals category.

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Community Center Has Events for 50-Plus

Dec 24, 2024 09:28AM ● By West Sacramento Community Center News Release

If you are 50-plus, members and nonmembers of the West Sacramento Community Center are invited to attend the “Cooking Matters in Your Community” sponsored by Cal Fresh and Agency on Aging Area 4.

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Yolo County Launches Bridge Initiative as First Pilot Location for Public Sector Apprenticeship Programs

Dec 16, 2024 05:02PM ● By Yolo County News Release

Yolo County is proud to announce its participation as the first pilot jurisdiction in the Bridge initiative, a new program launched by the Institute for Local Government (ILG).

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Yolo County Takes a Bold Step Toward Sustainability

Dec 16, 2024 04:56PM ● By Yolo County News Release

First-Ever Electric Compactor

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West Sacramento Police Department Hosts Shop with a Cop Event

Dec 16, 2024 04:41PM ● By West Sacramento Police Department News Release

At 8:30 a.m. Dec. 14, the West Sacramento Police Department hosted its ninth annual Shop with a Cop event.

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Yolo County Launches CARE Act

Dec 10, 2024 01:20PM ● By Yolo County News Release

The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act is a new civil court process that is available as of Dec. 1.

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Christmas Jug Band Returns to the Winters Opera House

Dec 10, 2024 01:13PM ● By Winters Opera House News Release

The purveyors of 100 percent acoustic seasonal skiffle, Santa-swing and jingle bell rockabilly are heading to Winters at 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15.

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City Council Gets Traffic Safety Report

Dec 10, 2024 12:47PM ● By John McCallum

Vision Zero Action Plan looks to achieve zero traffic deaths

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West Sac Engine 45 Pushed in For Duty

Dec 10, 2024 12:41PM ● By John McCallum

Measure O Passage Enables Department to Return Fire Engine to Service

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Athletics Ditch Synthetic Turf for Sod

Dec 03, 2024 03:13PM ● By Daniel Canfield, photo by Daniel Canfield

When Major League Baseball’s (MLB) Athletics take the field next year at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, they will be treading on a natural sod playing surface as opposed to the synthetic turf as originally planned.

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Board of Supervisors Seeking Applications for “At-Large” Planning Commissioner

Dec 02, 2024 06:27PM ● By Yolo County News Release

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors is currently seeking applications for an upcoming vacancy on the Yolo County Planning Commission to fill an “at-large” position. This position is for a person who resides anywhere in the County.

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Dinos Alive Roars into West Sacramento

Dec 02, 2024 06:13PM ● By Fever Up News Release

Have you ever wished you could step back in time and explore the power, majesty and magic of a world filled with dinosaurs? Now you can at Dinos Alive: An Immersive Experience in the heart of West Sacramento that opened in November and runs through January.

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Yolo Community Foundation Celebrates Philanthropy Honorees

Dec 02, 2024 06:06PM ● By Yolo Community Foundation News Release

The Yolo Community Foundation celebrated the honorees for the annual Yolo Philanthropy Awards, recognizing the extraordinary individuals and organizations who made a significant impact in Yolo County.

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What's Up for Christmas?

Dec 02, 2024 06:04PM ● By MPG Staff

As the holiday season descends upon the City of West Sacramento, cooler temps and fog shrouded mornings will give way to dazzling light displays and festive holiday events throughout December. Here are a few of the regional holiday events and offerings available to delight kids of all ages.

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Operation Vigilance

Nov 26, 2024 11:33AM ● By Yolo County District Attorney’s Office News Release

Officers Conduct Compliance Checks on County’s Sex Offenders

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Matsui and Carter Applaud Extension of Telemedicine Prescribing Flexibilities

Nov 26, 2024 11:26AM ● By Office of Congresswoman Doris Matsui News Release

Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Congressman Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA-01) applauded the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) decision to extend current flexibilities for telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances for an additional year.

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Thompson Announces New Staff Serving Solano County

Nov 26, 2024 11:23AM ● By Office of Rep. Mike Thompson News Release

On Nov. 20, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that Will Duncan has joined his team to serve as a field representative covering Solano County, including Dixon, Vacaville and Rio Vista.

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Yolo County Awarded Engage Empower Implement (EEI) Grant to Boost Youth and Community

Nov 26, 2024 11:17AM ● By Yolo County News Release

On Nov. 4, Yolo County received the Engage Empower Implement (EEI) Grant, a funding initiative from the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) that supports community partnerships for enhanced public outreach and engagement, with a total grant amount of $277,619.

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Students Making the Grade in West Sacramento

Nov 26, 2024 10:55AM ● By MPG Staff

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is proud to announce the recipients of a 2024 Love of Learning Award. The awards help fund post-baccalaureate studies and career development for active Society members. Local honorees include (10/7/24):

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West Sacramento Parking Rates to Increase

Nov 26, 2024 10:21AM ● By John McCallum

Ordinance Would Also Increase Violation Fees

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