On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom placed an executive order restricting water shutoffs retroactively from March 4th. That’s good news, community advocates say, but it doesn’t help those whose water was already shut off. Jonathan Nelson is the Policy Director for the Community Water Center. He says Newsom’s order will help …
Read More »Unsafe Drinking Water Is Bad Enough: But What If You’re The One Tasked With Fixing It?
When the federal government reduced how much arsenic it would allow in drinking water in 2006, the water system in Jim Maciel’s Central Valley community was suddenly considered unsafe to drink. Bringing that arsenic content back down to a safe level required a lot of work, as he explains to …
Read More »How A Law On Lead In School Drinking Water May Not Go Far Enough
In January of this year, a state law went into effect that requires public schools throughout California to test their drinking water for lead by July of 2019. Lawmakers enacted the regulation in an effort to improve water quality at schools. And while thousands of water districts have now tested …
Read More »Are there enough activities in Los Banos to keep kids busy over the summer?
As summer approaches, children soon will be out of school with an extra six hours to spare five days a week. What can they do with their extra time? Some … Click to Continue »
Read More »Another wet week expected in Merced County. But, will it be enough rain?
People in Merced County can expect another wet week, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Hanford. Showers will start on Tuesday and continue through the weekend, said … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘This is embarrassing enough,’ Atwater mayor says in public squabble
A contentious Atwater City Council meeting ended this week with the council agreeing to select a new firm to act as its city attorney, but not before lobbing accusations and … Click to Continue »
Read More »TransCanada says it has secured enough customers to proceed with Keystone XL pipeline
The Canadian pipeline company that set out a decade ago to build the $ 8-billion Keystone XL oil pipeline across the Great Plains said Thursday it had secured enough shipping orders … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Sophisticated compartment’ not enough to fool Merced County K-9 officer, CHP says
A Merced County K-9 helped officers take 35 pounds of crystal methamphetamine off the street on Thursday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers stopped a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu about … Click to Continue »
Read More »School cancels Halloween festivities because the holiday isn’t ‘inclusive’ enough, principal says
Kids at a Massachusetts school won’t be painting their faces and donning creative costumes this year after administrators decided to cancel the Halloween celebration. According to CBS Boston, Boyden Elementary … Click to Continue »
Read More »There are 173 incoming Merced County freshman at UC Merced. Is that enough?
UC Merced’s incoming freshman class includes 173 freshman from Merced County high schools, the largest of that demographic in the school’s 13 years, according to officials. The university now enrolls … Click to Continue »
Read More »Not enough mothers are breastfeeding, experts say. Here’s how they’re trying to help.
Breastfeeding is critical to the beginning of an infant’s health and well-being, according to local experts, and mothers in Merced County are less likely to breastfeed compared to others throughout … Click to Continue »
Read More »How Bad Is the Valley’s Opioid Epidemic? Bad Enough To Worry Health Officials
Recently, you may have heard a startling statistic: drug overdoses now kill more Americans than car accidents. For some years, the same holds true here in the San Joaquin Valley. The lion’s share of those overdoses are from opioids—street drugs and heavy-duty painkillers either derived from opium or made in …
Read More »Sea lion pups along California coast starving because their mothers can’t find enough food
Government scientists say there’s a simple explanation for the surge in starving sea lion pups along the Southern California coast: Their mothers can’t find enough nutritious food. … Click to Continue »
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