California scientists want to know how much cannabis people are consuming on a daily basis. The information could help them set safer standards for the amount pesticide pot farmers should be using on crops. Capital Public Radio’s Sammy Caiola got a sneak-peak at the research. Outside Perfect Union dispensary in …
Read More »Cymric Oil Seep Appears To Have Stopped – But Now There’s A Much Bigger One
In early July, our sister station KQED first reported a huge oil seep in the Cymric Oilfield of western Kern County. At that time, hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil had been bubbling up to the surface for more than two months, yet neither the public nor lawmakers had …
Read More »Kern County’s Opioid Users Lack Access To Much Needed Treatment
The sun is fading on a Wednesday night and people are trickling quietly into an office behind an unassuming parking lot in Northern Bakersfield. Inside, bright yellow chairs and plastic flamingoes lean against turquoise walls and Tom Petty’s on the radio. A chipper administrative assistant named Mary Lora greets people …
Read More »Too Much Stuff? This Thrifty Business Finds a Use for Almost Everything
Neighborhood Industries is a social enterprise. It takes a market-driven approach to business coupled with a non-profit mission to care for the environment and help people in need. It all starts with too much stuff. The company will pick up your used clothes, stained T-shirts, old rags, ripped jeans, electronics, …
Read More »Here’s how much people are donating in the Merced County district attorney race
Merced County District Attorney Larry Morse II is leading his challenger, Stanislaus County Deputy District Attorney Kimberly Helms Lewis in campaign donations, according to the latest campaign contributions reports. Helms … Click to Continue »
Read More »Weed is legal. But this map shows just how much of California is a ‘pot desert’
Depending on your perspective, Modesto might be seen as a green oasis in terms of legal marijuana in Stanislaus County. Eight retailers with Modesto addresses are selling pot under temporary … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Much needed’ rain in Merced County here to stay, weather officials say
Showers and gusty winds are expected in Merced County through Saturday, weather officials report, and will only let up for a couple days before the next system rolls in. “We … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lake Michigan has become much clearer in 20 years, but at great cost
Decades ago, Lake Michigan teemed with nutrients and green algae, casting a brownish-green hue that resembled the mouth of an inland river rather than a vast, open-water lake. Back then, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Here’s how much weed police say was grown in a Los Banos house. Hint: It’s a lot
Law enforcement busted up an illegal marijuana cultivation site of nearly 1,000 plants inside Los Banos city limits, police said Thursday. The Merced Area Gang Narcotics Team served a search … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family says Atwater school used ‘too much force.’ School says they protected students
A video showing an Atwater school employee lying on top of a Merced County woman and shoving her head towards the ground got a lot of attention online Wednesday. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Watch how much packaged marijuana Merced County deputies uncovered
Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Framstad talks about how authorities made the largest packaged marijuana bust in years on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, south of Delhi. … Click to Continue »
Read More »How much can you save using solar panels to clean dirty water? A lot, says Chowchilla
Chowchilla plans to clean its dirty water with help from the sun, which leaders say will save some money during the next three decades. The Chowchilla City Council sold bonds … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced’s elementary schools will look much different when the kids go back to school
Facilities projects across the Merced City School District are going full speed ahead in order to accomplish as much as possible while children are away from their campuses. The current projects include major modernization work, the completion of our cutting edge STEAM Center, and the addition of several new solar …
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