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Volume 141, Number 37 — Locally-owned since 1884
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Winters, Yolo County, California, Wednesday, October 16, 2024
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• Measure S, will increase our local sales tax by 1% and we will generate $1.2million dollars per year for our city. • This will help offset the city’s rising costs created by inflation. • Much of the sales tax is paid by PEOPLE VISITING WINTERS. • This will support our public safety staff, public works staff and city hall staff who all work hard to make Winters the special place that it is.
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Trustees approve independent-study policy amendment By Logan Chrisp Express Staff Writer Trustees approved an update for independent-study policies and received updates on much-needed facility updates and upgrades over the summer at the Oct. 3 Winters Joint Unified School District Board of Trustees meeting.
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Assistant Superintendent Phoebe Girimonte presented the revisions to the district’s independent-study policy, that are being requested due to new state legislation. California Senate Bill 153 changed the rule governing short-term and long-term independent-study programs. This new policy eliminates the previous three-day minimum participation requirements. Now, the new legislation allows a one-day request. According to Girimonte, this will help families who might have a shorter vacation or out-oftown trip planned and students will be able to get work done while
allowing the district to recoup EDA for shorter trips. The new policy also expanded the district’s definitions of short-term and long-term independent-study. Shortterm now has a ceiling of 15 days or fewer, with 20 days being the previous amount. Long-term independent-study is 16 days or more and triggers additional requirements, including support from an educator who will check in on students who may not be fulfilling those academic obligations. “We only elect longterm independent study in very unique cases when it’s in the educational benefit of the student written agreements. So we do have written agreements for both short and long-term however, short-term independent-study agreements can be signed at any time during the school year,” said Girimonte. Both the board and the public expressed concerns over the potential burden this policy change could place on teachers, especially with the holiday season when independent study requests surge. Trustee Sterling Davis, who
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Measure S Forum video is available to view online The Winters Express and Democracy Winters hosted a Measure S Forum on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. in the Winters City Hall large conference room. The Q&A event allowed Winters residents to ask questions about Measure S, the city’s sales tax measure on the Nov. 5 ballot. Measure S aims to improve essential services like 911 emergency response, public safety, parks, youth programs, and local businesses by establishing a 1-cent sales tax, projected to generate $1.2 million annually. These funds would be locally controlled with audits and public disclosures. No formal opposition to Measure S had been submitted by the event date. View the video on the Winters Express’ YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/4fokQU3.
Students lead efforts to educate on breast cancer By Crystal Apilado Editor-in-Chief
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Winters High School students Karen Covarrubias Lopez and Kendra Cabrera are combining their passion for community outreach and education with their Senior Capstone Project by hosting a Pink Out football game on October 18, aimed at raising awareness and funds for breast cancer research. The event will serve as a powerful visual
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Winters rainfall season began 7/1/24. Weather readings are taken at 9 a.m. daily by local weatherman Joe Bristow.
demonstration of the statistics surrounding breast cancer, where 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed in their lifetime. “We feel it would be more impactful to show it instead of just say it,” said Covarrubias Lopez, explaining why they chose this particular approach for their project. The duo aims to normalize conversations about breast cancer and stress the
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Kendra Cabrera and Karen Covarrubias Lopez are bringing breast cancer awareness to Winters for their Senior Capstone Project.
California Forever buys site for NorthBay clinic in Winters By Todd R. Hansen McNaughton Media California Forever has purchased a building for use as a NorthBay primary care clinic in Winters. The building is located in the former Eagle Drug site at 101 Main St., “and will make a significant investment to outfit
and transform it into a state-of-the-art medical facility,” the development group stated in a press release. “NorthBay Health will lease the facility under a long-term agreement and operate the clinic to deliver the utmost quality and patient-centric care. Renovations on the new clinic will
begin in the coming weeks, with the goal of opening the Winters location in late spring or early summer 2025.” The clinic is expected to open sometime in 2025. “We’re excited to continue our partnership with California
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