It started with gunfire and children screaming. First there was the rapid pop of automatic gunfire, then shotgun blasts and the occasional explosion. But, the chaos was coming through the … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Pride of Livingston’ seeks donations for Disneyland performance
The Livingston High School marching band is seeking the community’s help to raise money to enable the band to perform at Disneyland. The “Pride of Livingston,” as the band is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston to pay $600,000 to man in police assault claim, attorney says
The city of Livingston will pay $ 600,000 to a man who said he was assaulted by a police officer during a child-custody exchange in 2012, an attorney representing the city … Click to Continue »
Read More »Artist, professor collaborate with Planada and Livingston schools on mural projects
Students got the chance to contribute to a new mural at Campus Park Elementary through a project with an international muralist and a UC Merced professor. The 20-by-60-foot mural at … Click to Continue »
Read More »McCabe will continue on Livingston council after winning appointment
The Livingston City Council appointed Alex McCabe to fill a vacant seat this week after a winning candidate declined to serve as a council member. Council members voted unanimously Tuesday … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston schools officially ‘safe havens,’ regardless of immigration status
Amid a push for Merced County cities to become “sanctuaries” for undocumented immigrants, the Livingston Union School District’s governing board last week voted for its schools to be “safe havens” … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sweet rice, Japanese traditions and a community create mochi in Livingston
Sweet rice was the only ingredient needed to bring a family, childhood friends, a church and community together Friday. Mochi, a traditional Japanese rice cake made from sweet rice, was … Click to Continue »
Read More »The annual mochitsuki at Livingston United Methodist Church
The annual mochitsuki at the Livingston United Methodist Church in Livingston, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016. Mochi is a rice cake that is made before New Year’s celebrations. The sweet rice is soaked before it is steamed, ground, pounded and formed into rice cakes. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Christmas comes early for Livingston children in annual event
About 500 Livingston children left City Hall on Thursday afternoon with stacks of Christmas presents in their arms – and some even rode their shiny new bicycles out the door. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Who wants to be a Livingston council member? City’s staff to find out
In one of their first acts as a new board, Livingston City Council members took steps this week toward filling a seat left vacant after an election winner resigned this … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston first banned commercial cannabis — now it’s looking at diving in
With the electorate ushering in recreational cannabis use in the state, Livingston’s leaders are taking a second look at their policies related to the plants. The city passed an ordinance … Click to Continue »
Read More »The election is over, but there’s still an open seat on the Livingston City Council
The Livingston City Council held off on swearing in new members Tuesday, saying the city staff did not get certified election numbers in time. The council voted unanimously to bump … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston officer says he’s made decision on council seat – but it’s a secret
Livingston Councilman-elect Wapinder Kang said he’s made a decision on whether he’ll be a councilman or police officer but will not reveal his decision until speaking with the city attorney, … Click to Continue »
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