Supes approve mining-permit extension along Cache Creek

District 2 Supervisor Lucas Frerichs asked that work begin on the update in 2026, stating that beginning the update in 2029 would technically put the county three years behind schedule. Frerichs says he believes aggregate is one of the building blocks for all aspects of build society. While he acknowledges there are alternatives and that people may disagree with him, he thinks that this is a reality that currently exists in the county and the world. He also knows that many people dislike mining of any type and do not want it to occur in Yolo County. “I do think that there is a bit of a misconception though around this issue that if we stop it (mining) in Yolo, then impacts somehow don’t exist somewhere else or that they’re just transferred to some other location,” said Frerichs. “Other jurisdictions do not have as stringent of local regulations around how mining operations are conducted or the work that’s supposed to be done…This is one of the more stringent or restrictive local ordinances on mining in the entire state of California.”

Davis Enterprise, R. Wasik, 12.15.25