This week on Valley Edition: More and more young candidates are running for office. We talk with three Valley youth vying for seats on local school boards. Plus, teaching online is challenging enough. But getting kids to sing in a chorus over the internet? That’s really tricky. Choir teachers are …
Read More »Don’t Accidentally Toss Your Ballot! What Fresno, Madera County Voters Need To Know
California has moved its primary election earlier in the year. Instead of June, voters will now cast their ballots in March. For Fresno and Madera Counties, there are other changes intended to update voting technology and increase voter turnout. Fresno has adopted the new Voter’s Choice Act Model , which …
Read More »Another Merced County candidate claims he was left off of the ballot unjustly
A write-in candidate for the 12th State Senate district has threatened to sue Merced County saying elections office bureaucracy kept him off the ballot, but the registrar says he failed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Off the ballot, Sanchez concedes and endorses Lopez for Merced County superintendent
A second-grade teacher who spent more than $ 6,000 on her campaign to be the Merced County superintendent of schools before she was booted off the ballot a week ago is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced candidate was booted from the ballot. Opponent says she should be allowed back
A candidate for a top educational job in Merced County said he supports putting one of his opponents back on the ballot after she was removed last week by the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Split California in three? The clock is ticking for proponents to get it on the ballot
Signature gatherers are out this winter collecting the 365,880 needed for a proposed ballot initiative that seeks to divide California into three separate states. Tim Draper, the tech billionaire behind … Click to Continue »
Read More »After Eight-Year Gap, Clovis Voters To Cast A Ballot For City Council
Something is about to happen in Clovis that hasn’t happened in nearly a decade. A small army of county employees will descend next Tuesday to administer the first city council election there since 2009. While some say it’s a sign that things in the city have been running well, others …
Read More »Merced council supports putting half-cent tax on the ballot
Merced joins Atwater and the county in approving the measure for the November ballot Being a “self-help” county would help Merced get state and federal money, advocates say At least two more city councils must approve the measure for the ballot … Click to Continue »
Read More »Minimum wage initiative set for California’s fall ballot
Measure would raise statewide minimum to $ 15 an hour by 2021 Sponsor of measure is SEIU United Healthcare Workers West Supporters could withdraw initiative up to June 30, amid Capitol talks … Click to Continue »
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