HAPPY HOLIDAYS

District 4 Newsletter

Holiday Edition

Congressional Recognition

The Yolo County Board of Supervisors was excited to recognize and give thanks to Yolo County's congressional representatives at the November 22nd Board of Supervisors Meeting. Congressman Garamendi, as well as Lucy Brazil from Congressman Thompson's Office and Nia Jones from Congresswomen Matsui's Office were presented with resolutions from Yolo County honoring the work that their offices had done in securing American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds. These funds have been an enormous benefit to Yolo County.


The American Rescue Act allocated over $40 million to Yolo County. They have been used to contribute funding to a collection of outstanding projects. These include the Paul's Place transitional and supportive housing project, as well as contributions to the Yolo Crisis Nursery capital construction project, and expanded mental health services. The ARP Funds also allowed for Supervisors to provide "mini grants" for projects or nonprofits in their district. Through these mini-grants, District 4 provided money to Thriving Pink to provide outreach and education to Spanish speaking women at risk of breast cancer, the Yolo Healthy Aging Alliance for a senior grab bar program, and funding for humane services for local animals.


Supervisor Provenza had the chance to thank the Congressional Representatives and emphasized his gratitude that the Federal Government had placed so much trust in local jurisdiction to determine how to spend the money they received from the American Rescue Plan.


This event also served as a thank you to Congressman Garamendi who has served as the Congressional Representative for much of Yolo County and all of District 4 for the last 10 years. Congressman Garamendi's district was redrawn to no longer include Yolo County which was instead returned to Congressman Thompson's constituency. Congressman Thompson previously represented Yolo County in Congress before the 2010 redistricting process.


To view the County's press release on this event go to, you can follow this link!

Hate-Free Together Campaign Launch

Supervisor Provenza joined with Supervisor Saylor, the Davis City Council, and UC Davis Chancellor Gary May earlier this month to officially launch the Hate-Free Together Campaign aimed at fighting hate speech and hateful incidents. This campaign comes off the back of incidents this year which promoted hateful ideas including anti-Semitism and racism. At the joint City-County-UC meeting on November 30th where the Hate-Free Together campaign was launched, Supervisor Provenza addressed these and other incidents, saying: “a hate act is not just an act against a particular ethnic group, race or religion. It’s an act against all racial groups, ethnic groups and religions. To the extent there is hate, anyone can be the next victim, and we have to view this as a community, as something to address as a whole any time it occurs."


The Hate-Free together campaign is built on three pillars which are all actions our community should take to address hateful conduct. These pillars are: Condemn Hate, Create Safety, Cultivate Change.


Hate-Free together targets audiences of individuals, public agencies, and businesses and urges them all to step up to combat hateful behavior. In early 2023, members of the public will be invited to community workshops to help build a dialogue over what key actions can be taken to build a more inclusive community moving forward.


The campaign is spearheaded by Jenny Tan, the Director of Community Engagement at the City of Davis, with support from County Staff including Shapree Butler and Madison York and is focused on uniting and connecting the community. Tan noted that, "... it's important that this campaign is connected to all the parts of the community and everyone sees themselves invested in this."

To get involved with Hate-Free Together, you can fill out this Google Form

Mask up For Winter Season

The Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) has updated recommendations to strongly recommend that everybody 2 years old and older wear a mask in indoor public places this winter. This new recommendation is based on the increasing spread of several respiratory viruses, including influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID. Wastewater scans recently revealed that influenza, RSV, and SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) levels are increasing in Yolo County. Hospitalizations and emergency department visits for respiratory illnesses are also increasing, along with absences from school and work. 


With this recommendation, Yolo County HHSA is moving away from earlier masking guidance that was specific to COVID-19 levels. Because multiple viruses are circulating, masking recommendations are now based on combined respiratory virus levels rather than a single virus.



To read the County's full press release on this decision, go to this link!