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Ten years ago, the city of Merced was ground zero for the housing crisis in California. Just a few years before that, the University of California’s brand new Merced campus opened outside the city, which arguably drove the overdevelopment that set up the city to fall so hard during the …

A hearing in Sacramento earlier this week revealed local support and opposition to a drinking water bill making its way through the state legislature. More than 300 public water systems in California are currently out of compliance with state code, mostly due to contamination from substances like arsenic and nitrate …

The Merced City School District is proud to offer the only public Montessori program in Merced County as a free educational option for our elementary students. Now we are expanding … Click to Continue »

Merced’s interim finance director was named to the full-time position this week. Venus Rodriguez has been in the interim spot since August, and was officially hired by the Merced City … Click to Continue »

Chowchilla’s population is almost 19,000 and spans 11 square miles, while the Chinese county-city of Rushan has more than 500,000 people and stretches over 643 square miles. But these two … Click to Continue »

About two weeks into his temporary contract, interim City Manager Art de Werk has made a change in Atwater Police Department management. Chief Samuel Joseph has been removed from the … Click to Continue »

Two massage parlors in Los Banos have recently been shut down because of code violations and suspicion of prostitution, according to law enforcement officials, and the Los Banos City Council … Click to Continue »

The Atwater City Council attempted to show a more united front on Monday during the first public meeting that involved the embattled new interim city manager. The meeting featured a … Click to Continue »

The controversial interim city manager in Atwater takes over Wednesday despite the mayor’s refusal this week to sign the contract. Mayor Jim Price told the Sun-Star he would not sign … Click to Continue »

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 »

While the stock market is up, many cities in the valley are still struggling. Bakersfield perhaps faces the biggest cash crunch, as rising costs tied to health care and retirement expenses have coincided with a countywide economy that is struggling due to a decline in activity in the oil industry. …

A social media post featuring a photograph of three Atwater City Council members and a local political operative was described as a joke, but not everyone is laughing. Mike Lynch, … Click to Continue »

Merced City School District students took the top spots in the elementary and junior high Merced County spelling bee competitions, according to officials. Sixth-grader Nikhil Parikh from Sheehy Elementary and … Click to Continue »