“Fish vs farms”: It’s the perennial tug-of-war for water between environmentalists, who want to see stable ecosystems in the Sacramento-San-Joaquin River Delta, and farmers, who feel slighted that they need to fight with endangered fish in order to irrigate their fields. Now, that fight is playing out in Washington, DC, …
Read More »California lawmakers debate raising smoking age to 21
Much of the California Assembly’s debate over raising the smoking age to 21 focused on how it compared with the drinking age. Raising the age to buy tobacco would not be unprecedented. New York City and Hawaii have all made the age 21 … 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 »Los Banos planned development still raising neighbors’ concerns
Residents of Bluff Drive and local residential developer Greg Hostetler are still at odds on a proposed subdivision of 231 single-family homes. The Los Banos Planning Commission on Wednesday told … Click to Continue »
Read More »Weaver band boosters raising money for new uniforms
Current uniforms are 20 years old All-you-can-eat crab feed and auction will be held April 16 … Click to Continue »
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