City leaders consider hot home market, overall access
Housing availability and affordability dominated discussion for hours on Monday night as the Merced City Council received updates on the local real estate market and listened to many residents push for a new Inclusionary Zoning (IZ) policy.
Loren Gonella, a longtime Realtor and analyst for Coldwell Banker Commercial Gonella Realty, provided…
Merced County finally makes it into the Red Tier status,…
By BEVERLY BARELA & JONATHAN WHITAKER
“We are official in the Red Tier,” Rebecca Nanyonjo-Kemp told the Times right before press time on…
Long lines continue to form for vaccinations at Civic Center
Hundreds of residents have made their way to the Merced Civic Center over the past weeks to receive their COVID-19 vaccinations. The ongoing mass…
J & J vaccine for COVID-19 paused in Merced County
(MERCED COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH PRESS RELEASE)
Due to extremely rare adverse effects that have been reported as a result of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine, those doses are currently being paused at Merced County clinics, including the recently-opened OptumServe vaccination site in Atwater.
To date, more than…
Merced pediatrician on pandemic: ‘We do have an advantage…
Editor’s Note: For a community perspective on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past year, the County Times has been interviewing local…
Dozens of local residents display unity, support for Asian…
About 80 local residents took part in a rally and march around Merced’s downtown area as part of a show of unity in condemning violent attacks…
Black Lives Matter co-founder to receive UC Merced’s Spendlove Prize
Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza has been selected as the recipient for this year’s Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize at UC Merced.
A virtual award ceremony — free to the public — is scheduled to take place on April 20 at 6 p.m. Registration is being accepted on UC Merced’s Engage website.
Black Lives Matter is an activist…
Entire state is heading to green new tier amid some sighs
All Californians appear closer to life before COVID-19 after Tuesday’s announcement by Gov. Gavin Newsom that the economy will open back up fully on June 15 —…
Restoration of salmon habitat continues on the Merced River
Efforts are continuing to support restoration of crucial habitat for salmon spawning and rearing on the Merced River.
Last fall, Merced Irrigation District…
County hitting ‘Red’ criteria, trending toward new status soon
There is reason to hope Merced County will soon move from the most restrictive Purple Tier to the Red Tier because case numbers are trending downwards, but it is important to follow COVID protocols to maintain this good data.
“We have to meet the criteria for two consecutive weeks before we move,” reminded Dr. Kristynn Sullivan, the county’s…