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Yuba City approves $2.09 million road-planning contract as officials weigh future financing

Yuba City approves $2.09 million road-planning contract as officials weigh future financing

The council awarded R.E.Y. Engineers a contract to update pavement data, audit the roadway network and develop a five-year resurfacing plan; a possible $12 million to $14 million bond program remains under consideration.

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Yuba supervisors approve revised fire impact fees for Loma Rica-Browns Valley district

Yuba supervisors approve revised fire impact fees for Loma Rica-Browns Valley district

The Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 2026-86 in a 4-1 vote after no one spoke at the public hearing.

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Sutter County agenda outlines $6 million jail HVAC design procurement, Sanders Road mitigation costs

Sutter County agenda outlines $6 million jail HVAC design procurement, Sanders Road mitigation costs

An Oct. 13 Board of Supervisors packet proposes an HVAC design RFP, $231,000 in habitat credits and other infrastructure and grant actions, but the meeting’s final votes remain unverified.

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Yuba City approves $348,450 security project for Sam Brannan Park

Yuba City approves $348,450 security project for Sam Brannan Park

The project includes perimeter and water-tank fencing after the city temporarily closed the park over safety, drug-use, cleanliness and public-perception concerns.

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California’s $50 million math-coaching investment awaits plan for statewide reach

California’s $50 million math-coaching investment awaits plan for statewide reach

The new funding is routed through Kern County to expand a statewide professional-learning partnership, rather than distributed through an identified district formula.

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California lawmakers examine slow math recovery, $50 million coaching allocation

California lawmakers examine slow math recovery, $50 million coaching allocation

An Assembly Education Committee hearing highlighted persistent racial and income gaps in math performance and questions about how a state investment in math coaches will be distributed and measured.

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Yuba supervisors authorize Homekey+ agreement with Habitat for Humanity

Yuba supervisors authorize Homekey+ agreement with Habitat for Humanity

The board adopted Resolution 2026-84 in a 4-0 vote, with Chair Seth Fuhrer abstaining, but the retrieved county proceedings do not include the agreement’s amount or full project terms.

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Yuba-Sutter Transit prepares design-build competition for planned Linda facility

Yuba-Sutter Transit prepares design-build competition for planned Linda facility

The agency’s Oct. 15 agenda recommends advancing the 19.2-acre Next Generation Transit Facility from qualifications to a design-build request for proposals.

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Sutter fire chief expects station brownouts to end after firefighter hires

Sutter fire chief expects station brownouts to end after firefighter hires

Fire Services Manager/Chief Kyle Long told county supervisors that critically low staffing had led to rolling brownouts and that new hires were expected to restore staffing later that week.

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Sutter County weighs $231,000 habitat-credit purchase for Sanders Road bridge

Sutter County weighs $231,000 habitat-credit purchase for Sanders Road bridge

The proposed package also includes a $46,200 down payment and a $254,100 standby letter of credit tied to environmental permitting for the bridge replacement at Larkin Road.

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Yuba-Sutter Transit board to consider $3.85 million purchase of five replacement buses

Yuba-Sutter Transit board to consider $3.85 million purchase of five replacement buses

The proposed purchase would replace five 2014 fixed-route buses with Gillig diesel low-floor vehicles, using federal and state transit funds.

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Sutter board approves conditional Measure G revenue-sharing agreements with Yuba City, Live Oak

Sutter board approves conditional Measure G revenue-sharing agreements with Yuba City, Live Oak

The agreements would take effect only if voters approve the proposed 1% transactions-and-use tax on Nov. 3.

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Yuba-Sutter Transit proposes extending airport lease, easements for State Route 70 work

Yuba-Sutter Transit proposes extending airport lease, easements for State Route 70 work

An Oct. 15 agenda calls for keeping a temporary Olivehurst relocation site through June 2028 as Caltrans’ Binney Junction project approaches a spring 2027 construction phase.

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Live Oak approves two-lot Elm Street subdivision, revised deferred-improvement plan

Live Oak approves two-lot Elm Street subdivision, revised deferred-improvement plan

The 4-1 vote allows the city manager to sign an agreement for the 0.33-acre Medina parcel, subject to City Attorney approval, while the revised $30,040 deposit differs from the staff packet’s $6,080 estimate.

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Yuba City Unified board to consider three new STEM Capstone courses

Yuba City Unified board to consider three new STEM Capstone courses

The Oct. 13 agenda lists Engineering Design, Games and Simulation, and Systems Programming as action items for the 2026-27 school year.

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Yuba City agenda puts $2.4 million in roadway, Sam Brannan security contracts before council

Yuba City agenda puts $2.4 million in roadway, Sam Brannan security contracts before council

The Oct. 6 agenda proposed awards totaling up to $2,427,693.07, but the available materials do not show whether the council approved either contract.

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Yuba Water draft minutes leave Colgate emergency-contracting vote unclear

Yuba Water draft minutes leave Colgate emergency-contracting vote unclear

The Sept. 15 agenda called for a four-fifths board determination to continue emergency contracting for Colgate Penstock repairs, but the draft minutes record no separate motion or vote on that item.

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Sutter County staff seek $102,306 increase for Kent Avenue bridge design

Sutter County staff seek $102,306 increase for Kent Avenue bridge design

A proposed contract amendment would raise Dewberry/DRAKE HAGLAN’s ceiling to $600,941.62 and extend the agreement through Oct. 31, 2028, as right-of-way negotiations continue.

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Live Oak approves conditional Measure G revenue-sharing agreement amid $800,000 deficit

Live Oak approves conditional Measure G revenue-sharing agreement amid $800,000 deficit

The City Council approved a resolution tied to Sutter County’s proposed 1% transaction-and-use tax, but the revenue remains contingent on voter approval and staff projections.

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Live Oak council weighs two-lot Elm Street subdivision with deferred $6,080 frontage work

Live Oak council weighs two-lot Elm Street subdivision with deferred $6,080 frontage work

The Oct. 7 agenda recommends approving a two-parcel map at 2962 Elm Street while deferring curb, gutter, sidewalk and driveway improvements under an agreement with property owner Jose Guadalupe Medina.

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Yuba Water board approves Hallwood grant-funding reallocation

Yuba Water board approves Hallwood grant-funding reallocation

The unanimous Sept. 15 vote approves changing the allocation, but the draft minutes do not state the amount or revised project purpose.

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Sutter County committees to weigh school probation, behavioral-health and road-work proposals

Sutter County committees to weigh school probation, behavioral-health and road-work proposals

Agenda packets for Oct. 5-8 outline proposed agreements, budget actions and contract changes, but do not show whether any item was approved.

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Sutter County committee to consider $102,306.62 increase for Kent Avenue bridge project

Sutter County committee to consider $102,306.62 increase for Kent Avenue bridge project

An Oct. 8 agenda would extend the Tisdale Road and Kent Avenue bridge project agreements through Oct. 31, 2028, and raise Kent Avenue compensation to $600,941.62.

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Sutter committee weighs $100,500 behavioral-health budget shift and higher facility caps

Sutter committee weighs $100,500 behavioral-health budget shift and higher facility caps

A staff report says limited local placement capacity includes the loss of about 60 board-and-care beds since 2018, as the county considers amendments for three providers.

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