Election season is in full swing and some of the nation’s most contested congressional races are taking place in the Central Valley. To learn more about how voters may decide come November 3rd, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with Mark Keppler, executive director of The Kenneth L. Maddy Institute, …
Read More »Podcast On Congressional Races Says California Will Help Decide Who Gets “Keys To The House”
Valley Public Radio covers a seven county area, which means a lot of campaigns and races to report on. So to get some additional perspective, we spoke to Ben Adler, the bureau chief from Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. He’s been taking a deep dive into some of California’s congressional …
Read More »“Year Of The Woman” Hits Central Valley, With Female Candidates In State, Congressional Races
People are calling 2018, “the year of the woman.” More women have filed to run for office than ever before, and are advancing to the election in November. Even in the Central Valley, about half of the races for state legislature include female candidates. But despite the enthusiasm, many say …
Read More »These are the Merced County races to watch for June 5 election
The Merced County District Attorney’s Office, the county’s Superintendent of Schools and a seat on the Board of Supervisors will the some of the most hotly contested local races on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Special Olympics torch races through Merced County
At least 40 law enforcement officers from about 10 different agencies ran a torch across the county on Wednesday to raise money for the Special Olympics. Earl Stokes, part of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Several school board races may depend on votes not yet counted
With nearly 20 school board seats up across Merced County, only a handful of votes separated opponents in multiple races after results for all precincts were recorded late Tuesday night. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Thousands of uncounted ballots leave Merced County races in play
Several Merced County races remained too close to call the day after Tuesday’s elections and the county’s top voting official says it may be several days before final results are … Click to Continue »
Read More »Santos, Lewis lead in Los Banos council races
City Council candidates Daronica Santos and Deborah Lewis have commanding leads, according to unofficial results just after midnight Wednesday. Santos, a pharmacy technician running for the District 1 council seat, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Early results show mixed bag in school board races
Races for Merced school board seats remained too close to call Tuesday night, with incumbents fighting to keep their seats on boards for Merced College, Merced City schools and Merced … Click to Continue »
Read More »Challengers beat incumbents in Merced County supervisor races
Lee Lor edges past Hub Walsh; runoff in November Livingston Mayor Rodrigo Espinoza unseats John Pedrozo In District 4, Lloyd Pareira and Rich Ford head to runoff … Click to Continue »
Read More »Pareira tops campaign fundraising in supervisor races
Some candidates began fundraising last year Ramon Prado, candidate in District 4, chose not to accept major contributions Four candidates top $ 20,000 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County DSA endorses Espinoza, Steed and Cervantes in supervisor races
Merced sheriff’s deputies want to see new blood on the County Board of Supervisors and have thrown their support behind the two challengers to longtime incumbents John Pedrozo and Hub … Click to Continue »
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