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The mayor of Atwater said the city should go forward with an outside background check of the city’s next interim city manager, an effort to bring greater transparency to the … Click to Continue »

In a public Facebook post that has since been deleted, Atwater’s mayor said the Merced County Board of Supervisors is “raping” taxpayers with bloated salaries, eliciting reactions from advocates of … Click to Continue »

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand says he has a vision to create 10,000 new jobs in Fresno and drop the unemployment rate to 5%. That would be a significant accomplishment for a city where the unemployment number is routinely above the state average. One major piece of that vision fell into …

Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he took personal offense to President Donald Trump’s reference to the Steel City in announcing the United States’ departure from the Paris climate agreement. In … Click to Continue »

Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced Tuesday that extra money in the fiscal year that begins July 1 will go toward addressing a police officer retention problem and supporting arts organizations — the most controversial issues in his $ 3.6 billion budget proposal. At a news conference, Faulconer said his so-called ” …

Former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin surprised many political observers last year when she decided to forgo a run for California Governor and instead take a job as CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation . The non-profit manages over $ 50 million in assets for donors from across the region. …

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand took office a little less than 30 days ago, and it’s been an eventful first month. Last week he unveiled his plan to tackle one of the city’s biggest issues – substandard rental housing – conditions that in many cases are unsafe and unhealthy. The plan, …

Merced Mayor Mike Murphy gave a State of the City address on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to a full house at Merced Theatre. … Click to Continue »

Merced should be the regional leader for jobs, safe neighborhoods, desirable housing and educational opportunities, Mayor Mike Murphy said Friday. Murphy, the city’s newly elected mayor, addressed a packed house … Click to Continue »

Mayor Mike Murphy plans to give a State of the City address that is the first to be held in Merced in recent memory, if not ever. The public event … Click to Continue »

In what he called his “parting words” as the city’s top official, Mayor Stan Thurston urged future leaders to rethink plans for the positioning of the state high-speed rail stop. … Click to Continue »

A forum hosted and run by young people in Merced had the mayoral candidates fielding questions about relations between police and South Merced residents. Young people involved with Building Healthy … Click to Continue »

Necola Adams, 53, business owner Q: What differentiates you from your opponents? A: I am the only candidate who was born and raised in south Merced, owned a business for … Click to Continue »