City Council refines policy on housing developments
The Merced City Council voted to reduce the city’s affordable unit production requirement for residential developments in new annexation areas, and also created an in-lieu fee structure to assist housing projects in general during a lengthy meeting on Monday night.
The issue of creating more affordable housing in Merced has been raging at City…
Board of Supervisors approves $1.17 billion budget
By John Miller & Jonathan Whitaker
The Merced County Board of Supervisors unanimously gave a final thumbs up to a record $1.7 billion budget for fiscal…
Superintendent search mired in division, seen as ‘hot mess’
By BRITTANY MILLER
& JONATHAN WHITAKER
The search for the next superintendent of the Merced City School District (MCSD) — the largest K-8 education…
Construction begins on jail expansion
It’s been a long time coming.
Or as the chair of the Merced County Board of Supervisors, Scott Siveira, says: “It’s a shining example of what you can get done when you have a commitment to your sheriff, your Sheriff’s Department, and law enforcement.”
Merced County leaders officially broke ground Tuesday on the long-awaited…
Merced leaders pick from within: McBride will be new city…
Scott McBride, the development director who has led Merced’s planning, building and housing efforts since 2017, was appointed this week to city manager —…
District Attorney announces new ‘One Pill Will Kill’ …
Occasional speeches and news reports about the scourge of illicit fentanyl in this local community are apparently falling short in terms of turning around the…
Mosquito wave follows flooding
If it feels like the mosquitoes have been particularly brutal this year, it isn’t just in your imagination.
Unusually high levels of rain, and the resulting flooding, created the ideal breeding ground for multiple types of mosquitoes in Merced County, and increased numbers mean increased bites.
“It’s not dependent on class, if…
Merced Superior Court welcomes David Hood to bench
The Honorable Judge David Hood was sworn into the Merced County Superior Court bench by Judge Jennifer O. Trimble during a ceremony held on…
An Ambulance Is On The Way … Or Is It?
When an assault victim suffered a head injury in downtown Merced last Saturday morning, there were no ambulances immediately available. A Merced police…
Rep. Duarte’s Town Hall draws crowd
The Atwater Memorial Building was standing room only for U.S. Representative John Duarte’s Town Hall meeting Tuesday evening. Workers' overalls and thousand dollar suits sat side by side for the community gathering, which was Duarte’s first in Atwater. Supporters and critics alike gathered to address the 13th District congressman…