T ake a minute and think back to the last time you really listened to someone whose political opinions were very different from your own. Was it a few weeks ago, a few months ago, was it ever? Valley Public Radio and the public history project StoryCorps are inviting you …
Read More »California Republican activists favor John Cox for governor but remain divided
Fighting to put a candidate before voters in November, California Republicans strongly preferred businessman John Cox for governor at the party’s convention in San Diego this weekend. During an endorsement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Public Lecture Addresses Divided America in Moral, Political and Philosophical Terms
The differences that separate people in this country are difficult to reason about, whether they deal with abortion, the Second Amendment, taxes, health care, social programs or military interventions. Do … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley Groups Divided On Support For Major Drinking Water Bill
More than 300 California communities lack access to clean drinking water. A disproportionately high number of those communities lie in the San Joaquin Valley, as we reported in our 2017 series Contaminated . Last fall, a bill with a proposed solution passed the state senate but has since remained in …
Read More »A divided Atwater City Council appoints de Werk as interim city manager
For the second time in a month, a divided Atwater City Council has chosen a new interim city manager. Art de Werk, a 63-year-old former police chief and city manager … Click to Continue »
Read More »Divided board hires new criminal law firm. How will it affect cases in Merced?
A divided Merced County Board of Supervisors awarded a $ 9.4 million legal services contract to a Madera law firm on Tuesday, over the protests of numerous Merced-area attorneys who warned … Click to Continue »
Read More »Name-calling, fighting frequent on ‘divided’ Los Banos school board
Recent meetings of the Los Banos Unified School District board have been characterized by nasty exchanges and even name-calling between trustees and, board members admit, it’s a problem. Trustee Marlene … Click to Continue »
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