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🌱 What Yolo County revealed after a fatal landfill accident near Woodland

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In today's newsletter:

  • What Yolo County revealed after a fatal landfill accident near Woodland
  • How could Woodland’s historic cemetery become more expensive to use?
  • How a $28M grant will reshape housing and transit in Woodland

Also on today's calendar: Crossing Over with Psychic Medium John Edward Live in Sacramento! and 8 more events.

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower or two, with a high of 63 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Thursday: Low clouds breaking, temps: high: 63, low: 51.
  • Friday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 62 and low of 53 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Yolo County Issues Statement on Fatal Landfil Incident (westsacramentonewsledger.com) — A worker was killed in an industrial accident at the Yolo County Central Landfill compost facility near Woodland when a truck’s load tipped onto a cab, trapping the driver. Local fire, sheriff, and state safety officials responded, and the county says support services and trauma counseling are being offered to affected employees and partner agencies.
   

2. Council takes up costs of cemetery (dailydemocrat.com) — Woodland residents may soon see higher cemetery fees as the City Council reviews how to close a roughly $280,000 annual deficit at the historic Woodland Cemetery. City staff will outline options tonight, including doubling the standard grave fee to match nearby cities, forming a cemetery district, and exploring costly water-saving measures, while weighing impacts on long-term maintenance and tree health.
   

3. Yolo County partnership awarded grant for affordable housing community (dailydemocrat.com) — Woodland is set to gain a 73-unit, all-electric affordable housing community on Lemen Avenue after a nearly $28 million state grant to local partners. The Tupelo project will replace aging public housing, add new sidewalks and bike lanes, and fund more frequent Yolobus service plus 12 zero-emission buses, giving central Woodland residents better, cleaner transportation options for years to come.
   

4. FIRA USA 2025 highlights grower access to AgTech (fruitgrowersnews.com) — A major agricultural robotics conference, FIRA USA 2025, recently brought growers and tech companies to Woodland to showcase autonomous equipment and discuss how farmers can realistically finance new technology. Speakers focused on overcoming tech fatigue, ensuring reliable support for robotics, and matching automation tools to real-world field conditions so investments truly reduce labor costs and improve efficiency.
   

5. Court Watch: Judge Sets Bail Above County Schedule in Yolo County Case (davisvanguard.org) — In a Woodland courtroom, a Yolo County judge set bail at $110,000—more than double the county’s own schedule—for a defendant facing felony and misdemeanor charges, drawing strong objections from the defense. Attorneys sparred over whether the higher amount is justified or unlawfully excessive, with public defenders warning that steep bail can threaten jobs, housing, and basic stability for local defendants.
   

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Woodland

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