California Governor Gavin Newsom has a plan to use $ 750 million dollars of federal coronavirus relief funds to purchase motels and other properties that will be converted into housing for those experiencing homelessness. But, there’s a catch. If the properties are not purchased by the end of the year, …
Read More »Deadline Looms For Health Care Legislation Vital To Valley
The latest Republican health care bill may have met its end earlier this week in Congress, but there’s more health care legislation awaiting a decision by the weekend. Three federal programs providing aid to the Valley are due to expire on Saturday night. The first is the Community Health Center …
Read More »Extended election deadline arrives
The filing deadline to run for many of Merced County’s elected offices closed last week, and the rest closed at the end of the day Wednesday. Races in which the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Deadline passes for most elected offices
The deadline to file to run for a public office in Merced County has come and gone, and ballots in three districts in Merced will be particularly heavy with names. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: Voter registration increasing as deadline approaches
1,000 Merced County residents registered in one week Deadline to register is May 23 In California, more Democrats registered than Republicans … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Citizens Police Academy gets deadline extension
The deadline to apply for the Citizens Police Academy in Merced has been extended to 4 p.m. Monday, police announced Tuesday. Police Chief Norman Andrade said the program builds trust … Click to Continue »
Read More »Big Rush to File Taxes Before Deadline
About 13 percent of tax payers put off filing until the last week. "If you are paying you wait until the last day," Maria Santos said. She was one of hundreds who mailed their tax return at the Post Office in Downtown Fresno the day of the deadline. USPS says …
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