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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Yolo County, California public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Invasive golden mussels approaching the region
The Board would affirm the ongoing local emergency over the invasive golden mussel in the Delta, keeping boat inspection and prevention programs active.
Yolo Bypass and Delta water projects
The Army Corps' Yolo Bypass Comprehensive Study has narrowed to a Fremont Weir expansion and setback levee in the Upper Elkhorn Basin — a $564 million project whose construction impacts fall mostly on Yolo County farmland while flood benefits go elsewhere. The Board directed comment letters but delayed updating its Position Statement until conservation and economic-impact language is strengthened.
Landfill renewable natural gas project
The county's 35-year-old gas-to-electricity plant has become a money loser, so the county is handing landfill gas to Yolo RNG, LLC to produce pipeline-quality renewable natural gas. The ~$50 million project brings construction jobs, property taxes and royalties starting 2028, and ends county maintenance costs.