Thirsty Goat waiting to reopen
Here’s some real good news as far as I’m concerned. I was wrong in reporting on Feb. 12 that the Thirsty Goat on Main Street was closed.
I’m sorry about being in error, but I’m delighted that the Goat is still in operation. Ashley Delgado, who is the general manager of the bar sent me a message stating in part “At this time we are still under the mandate put forward by the state of California about COVID-19 policies for reopening. We unfortunately do not fall under guidelines of reopening at this current time. We do look forward to opening again in what we hope is the near future.
“Unfortunately during our closure due to COVID-19 someone vandalized our sign on Main Street,” Delgado noted because I had based part of my incorrect assessment on the vandalism of the sign.
“At this time we don’t feel it’s appropriate to spend funds on a replacement sign when we are not open,” Delgado continued. “Again, we look forward to reopening and serving the community of Woodland. We miss all of our guests and hope they are doing well.”
Again, my apologies to Delgado and the others who hang out at the Goat. I, personally, look forward to stopping by every now and then in the future to play pool and listen to the music while drinking a few beers.
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This item isn’t really a “true business” story except that some of the individuals who have been named to the Yolo County Democratic Party new 2021-2022 executive board are in local businesses.
The new executive officers for the party include Chairwoman Linda Deos, Vice Chairwoman Norma Alcala, Executive Director Dave Griffin; Controller Don Stauffer, Parliamentarian Marty West, and Secretary Saira Delgado.
“I look forward to working with all Democrats in Yolo County to grow our party, support our local elected Democrats, and take on the tough challenges facing our communities during the pandemic,” stated Deos. “We welcome the participation of Democrats across the county, and we will be seeking to uplift our communities who have been most impacted by the destruction of the past four years.”
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Yolobus has changed its mind and is adding trips to alleviate Route 215 crowding on peak trips to and from Cache Creek Casino Resort.
This last week, Yolobus reported it is now offering the trips seven days a week, centered around the 7 a.m., and 3 and 11 p.m. shifts of Cache Creek staff.
In the Cache Creek Casino Resort-bound Direction: The driver of the first bus (departure times starting at 5:45 a.m., 1:45 p.m., and 9:45 p.m., from the County Fair Mall in Woodland) will limit boardings in the 45foot buses to 26. Once 26 passengers are on board, the driver will continue stopping at Yolobus bus stops along the way to inform anyone remaining that a second bus will be picking them up shortly. The second bus (leaving the Mall in Woodland at 5:55 a.m., 1:55, and 9:55 p.m.) will pick up the remaining waiting passengers.
In the Woodland-bound Direction: The driver of the first bus (departure times starting 7:07 a.m., 3:07 p.m., and 11:07 p.m. from the Casino Resort) will limit boardings in the 45-foot buses to 26. Once 26 passengers are on board, the driver will continue stopping at Yolobus bus stops along the way to inform anyone remaining that a second bus will be picking them up shortly. The second bus (leaving the Casino Resort at 7:15 a.m., 3:15 p.m., and 11:15 p.m.) will pick up the remaining waiting passengers.
“As we gain experience, and better understand ridership levels, we may run a 40-foot bus on trips that normally carry no more than 15 passengers,” according to a statement by Yolobus. “Lastly, please always wear a face mask at bus stops and on the bus. Note that the CDC now recommends wearing two face masks while out in public.”
Want to get involved in public transportation? The YCTD Citizens Advisory Committee currently has two at-large, and one city of Woodland position available. The Yolo County Transportation District serves a diverse, and growing population, and seeks to fill current vacancies on its Citizens Advisory Committee.
Represent your community and help us shape the future of transit and mobility in Yolo County. Anyone interested in serving on the CAC must first complete an application and return it to YCTD at ksouza@yctd.org.
Following submittal of a completed application, the YCTD Board will consider and nominate applicants as appropriate to the CAC. At-large positions may be filled by any resident within the Yolobus service area and may represent one or more of the CAC’s targeted interest areas.
The targeted interest areas may include, but are not limited to, persons with disabilities, inter-community riders, commuters traveling to/from the cities of Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, Woodland, the Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, UCD, Cache Creek Casino Resort, and/or other Yolo County locations; local transit riders, senior citizens, age 62 or older; income-sensitive individuals, ethnic minorities, high school, continuing education or trade school students; college students, parents representing K-8 students, representation from rural areas, bicycle/pedestrian advocates, social service agency representative for transit-dependent populations; passenger rail, freight or trucking representatives; parks/trails users, representatives from city or county transportationrelated committees, representatives from local businesses, and representatives from health care entities.
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Those webinars are needed for some people in Yolo County who have been affected by the coronavirus.
Unemployment claims in California have skyrocketed to their highest level in more than a month officials reported Thursday, in yet another sign that coronavirus- linked business shutdowns continue to weaken the state’s job market.
Claims also jumped across the U.S. California workers filed 158,600 initial claims for unemployment during the week that ended Saturday, up 20,660 from the 137,940 jobless claims filed the previous week, the U.S. Labor Department reported.
The weekly claims totals were the highest since Jan. 9, when 182,600 California workers filed initial claims for unemployment.