Since You Asked
- Since You Asked: Is Rideout Memorial Hospital closing?
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: I am a spouse of an employee at Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville. I heard that the hospital is closing in December or will be sold. Our bread and butter comes from the hospital, and I would like to know if this is true or just rumors.
A: I... Full story
- Since You Asked: What's up with Yuba City schools' bus fees
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: Can the Yuba City Unified School District legally charge students for the right to ride the public school bus while charging different rates based on income?
Can YCUSD prohibit a student from riding the bus for refusal to pay a fee above and beyo... Full story
- Since You Asked: Why doesn’t Highway 99/113 split have overpass?
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: Along with all the other questions about the new construction on Highway 99, why is it that Caltrans chose not to include an overpass structure at the split with Highway 113? There have been numerous reconfigurations of this dangerous intersection... Full story
- Since You Asked: Why am I paying a 'county tax'?
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: I purchased some items from the Jo-Ann fabric store on Colusa Avenue in Yuba City and noticed I was charged a "county tax" above the regular tax. Is this legal? Aren't we already paying county taxes? I think this is double dipping.
A: By the time... Full story
- Since You Asked: Fire station just opened
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: When is the Yuba City Fire Department going to occupy their new fire station? It's been finished for quite some time.
A: Not quite as finished as it may have looked from the outside, according to Fire Chief Marc Boomgaarden.
Coincidentally, your... Full story
- Since You Asked: Why the different population totals in Yuba City?
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: Can you tell me why the Yuba City (population) sign coming in from the west on Highway 20 has the population at 48,350 and the sign coming in from the south on Highway 99 states a population of 62,083?
A: Coming into town on Highway 20, drivers m... Full story
- Where can I get wig for chemo patient?
- By Rob Young/Appeal-Democrat
- Q: My grandmother is in the hospital going through chemotherapy. I have been growing my hair long for about seven or eight years. I promised her I would give her my hair. It's past my waist. She always said she wanted my hair and I have the chance to... Full story
