🌱 How a proposed gag order could reshape the Esparto explosion case

Good morning to you Esparto! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a proposed gag order could reshape the Esparto explosion case
• Why a former sheriff’s lieutenant now has bail in Esparto blast

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Blazing sunshine and hot, temps: high: 97, low: 63.
• Friday: Blazing sunshine and hot, with a high of 102 and low of 60 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Gag order request, summer court dates among developments in Esparto explosion case (capradio.org) — Key court decisions are approaching in the Esparto fireworks explosion case, including a possible gag order that could limit what officials and attorneys say publicly. A Yolo County judge is weighing how to handle media comments, evidence from seized devices, and upcoming hearings for several defendants tied to the Esparto site. Local residents can expect written rulings and more hearings through July.
   

• Judge sets bail for former Yolo County sheriff's lieutenant charged in Esparto case (capradio.org) — A judge has set $1.5 million bail for former Yolo County sheriff’s lieutenant Samuel Machado, tied to the deadly fireworks explosion at a property in Esparto. Prosecutors argued he was part of a long-running conspiracy, while his attorney says he was only the landlord and not present during the blast. The ruling hinges on new state bail standards and the value of the Esparto property.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Winters

• Thompson co-hosts Latino Community Town Hall with Concilio of Yolo County and Winters Community Corazón (house.gov)
• Janet Tjarks (kiow.com)

Yolo

• First 5 Yolo Commission announces appointment of Victoria Zimmerle as the agency's CEO (dailydemocrat.com)
• New prescribed fire reported in Yolo County on Jan. 1 (sacbee.com)
• Aguiar-Curry Honors Yolo Crisis Nursery as Assembly District 4's 2026 Nonprofit of the Year (vannuysnewspress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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