Supes receive budget outlook for 2026-27

Vixie Sandy said the scope of what the county does as a whole may need to be reduced. For example, Supervisor Lucas Frerichs suggested that staff provide the board with examples of reduced service. He offered an example of the county’s library service being reduced from seven-days-a-week to five days to show the community what is really at stake. 

“There should be some demonstration and examples provided of what that would look like,” said Frerichs. “Is there some savings to be had from having a reduction in the full spectrum of services that we provide currently?”

The board received an update on the impacts of H.R. 1 on Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency operations, as well as CalFresh for fiscal year 2026-27. 

“If we want stable residents, stability within our vulnerable populations, access to food is just chief among those issues,” remarked Frerichs. “H.R. 1, it may be big, but there’s nothing beautiful about it.”

Davis Enterprise, R. Wasik, 01.14.26