S upporters of Massachusetts Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Elizabeth Warren packed into a downtown Fresno business Monday to hear from someone who used to be her competitor. Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro addressed around 50 people at the Fulton Street Coffee shop. The 45-year-old was also …
Read More »Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders To ‘Get Out The Early Vote’ Friday In Bakersfield
After taking the lead in the New Hampshire Primary, Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will make his second campaign trip to the Central Valley, this time in an effort to ensure eligible citizens cast their ballots in California’s March 3 primary. He will be making a stop at …
Read More »On Iowa Caucus Day, Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Campaigns In Fresno
On the same day as the Iowa Caucuses, presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg took a different tactic and instead, campaigned in the Golden State. The former New York City mayor told a modest crowd at Fresno City College that he would do a better job than President Donald Trump representing the …
Read More »Transgender troops: A presidential tweet is not an order
Unmoved by President Donald Trump’s proclamation-by-Twitter, top Pentagon leaders declared on Thursday they’ll allow transgender troops to remain in uniform until Defense Secretary Jim Mattis receives an authoritative directive to … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff’s Posse raising funds to attend presidential inauguration
The Merced County Sheriff’s Posse will travel across the country next month to be part of the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Sheriff Vern Warnke announced Thursday in front of … Click to Continue »
Read More »As goes Merced County, so goes the presidential race – usually
While Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump point to polls that show them ahead, there is one strong indicator that few seem to have noticed: When it comes to picking the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Surviving the presidential waiting game in Yosemite
Invited guests, press asked to arrive 4 hours early Obama spoke for 12 minutes to assembled crowd … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County voters cast ballots for supervisors, presidential candidates
Voting for primary election started this morning at 7 Polling stations will close at 8 p.m. The Associated Press reproted Hillary Clinton as Democratic presumptive nominee … Click to Continue »
Read More »Kids, teachers and parents struggle with how to learn from presidential campaigns
It’s a campaign that looks more like a cafeteria food fight than a civics lesson Where are the teachable moments? Events have sparked conversations about civility and effective communication strategies … Click to Continue »
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