Yolo County · issues
Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Yolo County, California public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan implementation
The county would formally adopt its ZEV Action Plan, laying out how Yolo County transitions toward zero-emission vehicles — think charging infrastructure and fleet conversion.
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.
Knights Landing Flood Mitigation Project easements
Two agreements totaling $23,100 would buy permanent and temporary easements from local landowners so the Knights Landing flood mitigation project can move forward.
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.
Cache Creek Area Plan third 10-year review
The county launched the three-year review of the plan governing gravel mining and reclamation along Cache Creek, with adoption targeted for 2029. Supervisors signaled interest in weighing whether habitat restoration and groundwater recharge should rank higher than returning mined land to agriculture.
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.