It is with pleasure that the League of Women Voters of Yolo County invites you to the 2026 State of the Community luncheon. This event was founded in 1994, making this our 32nd year. This annual luncheon is our major fundraising event of the year, so please take a look at the Sponsorship opportunities below.
State Senator Christopher Cabaldon will be our featured speaker. In addition to Senator Cabaldon’s remarks, you will learn the many ways your local League of Women Voters is impacting Yolo County.
Details
Location: Yolo Event Center, Yolo Event Center, 1225 East Kentucky Ave., Woodland, plenty of parking. (map)
When: Doors open 11:45; Event start-end 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Food: Ludy’s Catering, vegan and vegetarian options available
Cost: TBD, Sponsorships will be available
Scroll down to register by Monday, February 16, 2026 
Senator Christopher Cabaldon
California State Senate, District 3
Christopher Cabaldon was elected to the California State Senate in 2024 to represent Yolo County, along with segments of Wine Country, the Delta, the North Bay, and the Sacramento Valley across the 3,000 square miles of the Third Senate District. He previously served two decades as Mayor of West Sacramento, CA, where his transformative leadership earned the city national designation as America’s Most Livable Small City.
Senator Cabaldon graduated from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in environmental economics and has taught California government and public policy at Sacramento State University. He has served as an appointed education and environment official for five governors of both political parties, and, as Vice Chancellor of the California Community Colleges, represented California on the Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education.
As a California State Senator, Cabaldon was recently recognized by the NewDEAL Forum, a Washington DC-based non-profit organization that seeks to foster economic growth, reduce barriers to opportunity and promote good government throughout the country.
Cabaldon was honored as a “forward-thinking state and local policymaker”, with an award for his legislative initiative, SB 640, Expanding College Access Through Direct Admission. His legislation has established a direct admission program to the California State University (CSU) system for qualified high school seniors, enabling each student who has completed the A-G eligibility requirements to automatically receive a congratulatory admission letter to California State University.
By eliminating the application requirement for pre-qualified State University students, Senator Cabaldon noted that the legislation serves as a common-sense solution to two urgent problems.
“Tens of thousands of students are qualified but never apply,” said Cabaldon. “At the same time, CSU campuses are seeing alarming enrollment declines. This policy bridges that gap, and it does so with a tool that’s as powerful emotionally as it is administratively: the acceptance letter.“
Senator Cabaldon currently represents the Yolo County cities of Davis, West Sacramento, Winters, and Woodland, as well as multiple Yolo rural communities, along with large and small communities across Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Contra Costa, and Sacramento counties.
Sponsorships and Registration
You can register as an individual or sponsor a table for a group.
Please register by Monday, February 16, 2026.
Registration form coming soon!