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 »Ex-Panoche Water District officials charged with misspending thousands in public funds
Panoche Water District officials spent more than $ 100,000 in public money to buy themselves slot machines, car repairs, and kitchen appliances, funded landscaping on at their own homes, and covered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Some mountain-bike groups join push to roll back protections for public lands
WASHINGTON – When their vision of creating a scenic cycling trail through a protected alpine backcountry hit a snag, San Diego area mountain bikers turned to an unlikely ally: congressional … Click to Continue »
Read More »Military’s Early Valley Fever Research Still Benefiting Public Health Today
In the city of Lemoore, a community of 25,000 rising out of arid cropland in California’s San Joaquin Valley, almost everyone has a story about valley fever. Take Frank Bernhardt, nursing a beer at the Fleet Reserve bar on the edge of town. He first encountered the disease just after …
Read More »Plan To Bring Public Access To River West Open Space Delayed
After a nearly seven hour-long meeting, the board of the San Joaquin River Conservancy has delayed making a decision on where the public will have vehicle access to the River West open space area. Over 100 people packed Fresno City Hall Wednesday voicing their concerns on whether a street and …
Read More »Merced official’s public pooping was news. 3 weeks later, he got a big donation
A Merced Irrigation District board member seeking re-election has garnered one campaign donation since his conviction was made public for defecating in an act of revenge about a decade ago. … Click to Continue »
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE YOSEMITE WEST DISTRICT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Read More »Public interest groups decry EPA’s utility-friendly move on coal ash
At 7:51 p.m. on Sept. 14, Lisa Evans’ evening was interrupted by a call from the Environmental Protection Agency. Their after-hours message: An extension granted earlier had suddenly been rescinded, … Click to Continue »
Read More »He’s running for re-election. But he can’t poop in public anymore, a court said
Kevin Gonzalves, a Merced Irrigation District board director up for re-election, was convicted of a misdemeanor nearly a decade ago for defecating on public property, according to documents obtained by … Click to Continue »
Read More »15-year-old seen with a gun in public in Los Banos, police say. Someone called police
A man and a teenager were arrested early Thursday for allegedly burglarizing a car and home in Los Banos, police said. Officers were called to the 500 block of Datewood … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos homicide victim identified, police ask public for information
A man found dead Thursday outside a Los Banos home has been identified by the Merced County Coroner’s Office as 21-year-old Delbert Scoggins. Police responded to a home in the … Click to Continue »
Read More »PUBLIC INPUT SOUGHT!
The draft of the Mariposa County Recovery plan is now available and your input is being sought…
Read More »Man attempts suicide with a chainsaw in public in Merced
A 49-year-old man walking through a Merced grocery store parking lot tried to kill himself by cutting his throat with a chainsaw, police said on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, police … Click to Continue »
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