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Shane Smith is heading toward a second term as the District 4 representative on the Merced City Council. Interestingly, he is running unopposed on this year's General Election ballot. It's the first time an incumbent has not been challenged since the election-by-district era began in Merced back in 2016. "I'll take it as a sign that…

Yang Pao Thao is the incumbent candidate in the race for the District 2 seat on the Merced City Council to be decided this November. However, it…

Two months after the Merced City Council approved the creation of a Repeat Housing Code Violators program, Councilman Fue Xiong on Monday night…

Long before there was news about the elections for Merced City Council in 2026, John Bliss was starting plans to run for the District 6 seat that represents North Merced neighborhoods beyond Yosemite Avenue and Merced College, and the annexed UC Merced campus. Bliss is a lifelong resident and family man who has taught thousands of…

Shane Smith, who represents District 4 on the Merced City Council, launched his reelection campaign for a second term on Tuesday night in front of a…

UPDATE: Yang Pao Thao was added to the candidate list for District 2 since this story was written. Thao is the current District 2 representative who was…

Yader Zeledon — a Merced barber who started his own business on Main Street and then extended his talents to the local real estate market — kicked off his campaign for the District 6 seat on the Merced City Council during an event at the La Finca Branding Iron on June 25.  “Today is not about me, it’s about all of us,” Zeledon told a…