Mayor, new City Council members, receive warm welcome at City Hall
A newly elected Merced mayor and three newly elected City Council members took their seats on the dais at City Hall on Monday night.
Mayor Matthew Serratto — the former councilman who represented District 5 up until this month — was sworn in to a four-year mayoral term — a historic first after voters decided in 2018 to extend the…
City considers plan to change traffic, parking on Main…
When the dust settled after the changing of the guard at the Civic Center on Monday night, the Merced City Council — with three new members and a new mayor —…
Dietz sworn in as city manager during ceremony at City Hall
Stephanie Dietz was officially sworn in as Merced's new city manager during a swearing-in ceremony was held during a special session of the Merced…
Looking back with the mayor who raised the bar
Mayor Mike Murphy walks into the County Times office, looks around the place, smiles, and the first thing he says is: “Fall 2011.”
The mayor — who is finishing up his final term at City Hall — is obviously feeling nostalgic about the first time he came through the door to introduce himself and sit down for an interview.
It was…
Diversity wins in vote for new Merced leaders
If the latest election results hold true, a new Merced City Council in December will better reflect the town’s ethnically diverse population and…
Candidate decries process to hire city manager; mayor touts…
On the eve of Election Day this week, a candidate in Merced’s mayoral race questioned the process behind how local leaders are going about hiring a new city…
SERRATTO ON THE RISE
By JOHN MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER
In an Election Night forever to be remembered by razor-thin margins for victory, there was one local candidate in a highly competitive race who was blessed with a clear and decisive win.
Matthew Serratto is on his way to becoming the next Mayor of Merced after he took an early lead on Tuesday evening,…
County remains in red; County health officials concerned…
The County of Merced remains in red tier this week. It did not have to return to the most restrictive tier, purple tier, laying to rest the concerns of the…
City ponders growth near UC Merced, annexations
Merced leaders started a conversation this week that will lead to arguably the most important decisions the city will make in terms of growth, new service…
Realtors host in-person candidate forum
Every election season, the Merced County Association of Realtors organizes a series of forums to find out where the candidates stand on the issues.
Tired of online “Zoom” meetings and following the most current health safety guidelines due to the ongoing pandemic, the Realtors this year decided to go ahead and hold a series of in-person,…
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