Acting Yosemite National Park Superintendent Dave Uberuaga announces the initiation of data collection and planning for the Ahwahnee Comprehensive Rehabilitation Plan. Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) will be coordinated through the development of an Environmental Assessment (EA). https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/ahwahneedata.htm
Read More »LA Art Lovers Lend Collection Of Celebrated Contemporary Art To Bakersfield Museum Of Art
A never-before-seen collection of works by contemporary art legends like David Hockney, Helmut Newton and Jean-Michel Basquiat is headed to the Bakersfield Museum of Art. The exhibition, titled “On The Edge,” is comprised of more than 150 objects from the private collection of LA-based art enthusiasts Joan and Jack Quinn. …
Read More »UC Merced Acquires Photo Collection Documenting Farmworkers In The 1960s
Images captured by photographer Ernest Lowe tell the story of Central Valley farmworkers and the activists who fought for improved conditions in the 1960s. Last year UC Merced hosted an exhibition of some of those photographs, and now has acquired the complete collection – which the university has made available …
Read More »Pioneers Who Created The Bakersfield Sound Are Now On A 10-CD Collection
Buck and Bonnie Owens, Merle Haggard, Bill Woods – their names are forever associated with the Bakersfield Sound. But what about the lesser known artists who also belted out their stories of hardship defying Nashville’s more polished grooves? Music historian and writer Scott B. Bomar has just released a 10-CD …
Read More »Merced elections office warns of illegal vote-by-mail collection
Anyone who knocks on your door and tries to collect your mail-in ballot is breaking the law and should be reported to police, the Merced County Elections Office said Monday. … Click to Continue »
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