City, county pledge to cooperate on homeless camp
No issue in Davis has prompted more constituent complaints in the past year for Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza than the ever-growing encampment between F Street and the Cannery along the railroad tracks.
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No issue in Davis has prompted more constituent complaints in the past year for Yolo County Supervisor Jim Provenza than the ever-growing encampment between F Street and the Cannery along the railroad tracks.
Stretching from Covell Boulevard to the northern end of the Cannery are makeshift campsite after makeshift campsite some little more than open-sided structures, others far more elaborate and approaching the height of a two-story building. Here, a number of the city’s unhoused population have made shelters and more.
Railroad agrees to cease nighttime operations
The city of Davis has reached a resolution with California Northern Railroad regarding nighttime operations.
For the last several weeks, train switching on the north-south railroad line in North and Central Davis had been occurring, typically starting very late at night and into the early hours of the morning, causing noise and disruption to local residents.
California Northern Railroad (the rail operator on the line owned by Union Pacific Railroad) notified the city they will cease night operations and go back to day operations effective immediately. Train operations may start as early as 7:30 a.m. and will typically conclude by noon, the city said in a press release.
Report out on LNU fire victims’ reactions, wants
Supervisor John Vasquez
VACAVILLE Solano County Supervisor John Vasquez announced Thursday that the report on fire victims’ comments during a series of “listening sessions” is out and will be presented Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors meeting.
“The stories we heard were incredibly impactful and encompassed a wide range of unique perspectives from those that were forced from their homes on Aug. 18,” Vasquez wrote. “Comments received fell into four broad categories: The Night of the Fire; Re-population and Re-entry; Recovery and Rebuilding Efforts; and Preparing for the Next Disaster.”
There were listening sessions organized by Yolo County Supervisor Don Saylor and Winters Mayor Wade Cowan, followed by sessions Vasquez initiated.
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.
Elsewhere this week, you have been able to read a comprehensive recap of the top news stories of 2020 as compiled by the expert staff of The Davis Enterprise. Unfortunately, this effort led to several angry tweets from President Trump because not a single story reported that he won November’s election “by a lot.”
I will not make that mistake. In fact, one of my goals for 2020 was to get mentioned at least once in a presidential tweet, but I failed. Still, I have nearly three weeks to accomplish that goal before Joe Biden takes office on Jan. 20, so please read on.