By WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT | PUBLISHED: February 19, 2021 at 1:35 p.m. | UPDATED: February 20, 2021 at 11:37 a.m.   In response to the current coronavirus pandemic crisis, the Yolo Community Foundation is preparing to host a five-week series of discussions focused on major community needs. The...

By CARLOS GUERRERO | [email protected] and SARAH DOWLING | [email protected] | February 20, 2021 at 10:04 p.m.   All of the clients at the new single-story homeless shelter located at 1901 E. Beamer St. in Woodland are back after a coronavirus outbreak caused a temporary closure earlier this month. “Fourth and...

Fourth and Hope's adult emergency shelter recently experienced a COVID outbreak in February. After notifying Yolo County Public Health, the first round of testing was done including the immediate implementation of additional health and safety measures. After the second...

By CARLOS GUERRERO | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: January 17, 2021 at 4:30 a.m. | UPDATED: January 20, 2021 at 3:51 p.m.   After a long wait that began construction nearly six months ago and a list of delays dealing with property transfers, the brand new 6,500-square-foot, single-story homeless shelter...

By JIM SMITH | [email protected] | Woodland Daily Democrat December 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.   If all goes well, then the first of dozens of Woodland’s homeless residents will be moving into the new East Beamer Street shelter during coming weeks, making for a belated...

By WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT | December 18, 2020 at 1:27 a.m.   On the same night that Woodland’s City Council was ratifying the mechanics of a new homeless shelter, Mayor Rich Lansburgh also called for consideration of a “five-point plan” to end homelessness promoted...

By JIM SMITH | [email protected] | Woodland Daily Democrat PUBLISHED: December 16, 2020 at 12:06 p.m. | UPDATED: December 16, 2020 at 3:31 p.m.   The housing is in place as is a mobile kitchen, restrooms and laundry. Now, all that’s needed is power and furnishing for a one-stop...

By WOODLAND DAILY DEMOCRAT | November 25, 2020 at 1:00 p.m.   Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig has proposed plan to reduce homelessness, which his office called “an exploding humanitarian crisis affecting almost every community in California.” “Too many people suffering from severe mental...

By CARLOS GUERRERO | [email protected] | PUBLISHED: November 11, 2020 at 11:42 a.m. | UPDATED: November 11, 2020 at 11:46 a.m.   The Woodland Police Department continued its Community Safety Conversations featuring Police Chief Derrek Kaff, where he, alongside a panel, listened and answered questions from viewers about homelessness. Held...

Project could set a trend in providing services to homeless By JIM SMITH | [email protected] | Woodland Daily Democrat PUBLISHED: September 22, 2020 at 2:11 a.m. | UPDATED: September 23, 2020 at 4:23 p.m.   A $2.3 million emergency homeless shelter could set a trend across California for...