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🌱 What Yolo homeowners should know about this year’s record assessments

Yolo, California Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Yolo! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Yolo homeowners should know about this year’s record assessments
  • How Yolo County’s landfill gas will soon become clean energy
  • Father’s emotional testimony reshapes the Davis stabbing retrial narrative

Today's riddle: What has more lives than a cat? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 94 and low of 56 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Warm with brilliant sunshine, temps: high: 96, low: 58.
  • Sunday: Sunny and not as warm, with a high of 86 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Yolo County Assessment Roll reaches record $41.2 billion (dailydemocrat.com) — Yolo County’s 2026 property assessment roll has hit a record $41.2 billion, extending a 14-year growth streak that underpins funding for schools, roads, and other local services. Homeowners are urged to review their new values, with informal review and appeal windows opening July 2 and key online tools and contacts available through the county.
   

2. Yolo County, CA and Redtail Renewables Execute Landmark Agreement (wasteadvantagemag.com) — Yolo County has approved a long-term partnership with Redtail Renewables to turn landfill gas from the Yolo County Central Landfill into clean renewable natural gas, with completion expected by mid-2028. The project will capture methane, generate significant annual RNG output, and provide guaranteed revenue to support landfill operations while going through a multi-year permitting and design process.
   

3. Dominguez Father Testifies on Son's Declining Mental State, Upbringing (davisvanguard.org) — Testimony in Yolo County Superior Court on Wednesday focused on the childhood and mental health decline of former UC Davis student Carlos Reales Dominguez, who faces murder and attempted murder charges in the 2023 Davis stabbings. His father described family struggles, strict discipline, and increasingly troubling behavior during Dominguez’s college years as the felony murder retrial continues in Woodland.
   

4. Vigil one year after 7 killed in fireworks explosion in Yolo County (ktvu.com) — Families and community members in Esparto gathered Wednesday to honor the seven workers killed in last year’s fireworks storage explosion in Yolo County, one of California’s deadliest such disasters. Loved ones shared memories, demanded ongoing accountability, and followed related court proceedings in Woodland, where arraignments for several defendants were postponed to July 30.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A frog. Its croaks all day (Thank you Janice W. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Yolo

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