Davis Vanguard

Grand Jury: Yolo Officials Knew of Illegal Fireworks Operation for Years but Failed to Act before Deadly Esparto Explosion

The Yolo County Civil Grand Jury report concludes that multiple local officials knew about an illegal fireworks operation in ...

Yolo County officials aware of illegal fireworks at Esparto site years before explosion, grand jury says

Top Yolo County officials were aware of illegal fireworks operations at the site of the deadly 2025 Esparto explosions for at ...

Report: County leaders knew about illegal fireworks before Esparto explosion

A scathing report released by a Yolo County Grand Jury on Thursday found widespread lack of oversight and enforcement led to ...
Sacramento Bee

Esparto victims’ families file $35M claim. Yolo, fire officials, fireworks firms named

The families of seven people killed in the July 1 fireworks explosion in Esparto have filed a $35 million claim against Yolo County, state fireworks regulators and several public officials, alleging ...