City of Merced secures $31 million in funding for affordable housing
City Manager Stephanie Dietz announced this week that Merced has been awarded more than $31 million in funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in the first round of Multifamily Finance Super Notice of Funding Availability (Super NOFA) awards.
This award will provide funding to support construction of…
City won’t reconsider letter to AG
The Merced City Council on Tuesday night voted down a motion to reconsider their controversial Jan. 3 decision to send a letter to the state Attorney General’s…
Historic ‘Spaghetti Acres’ receives honorary designation
The Merced City Council approved the Spaghetti Acres Neighborhood as an Honorary Historic Neighborhood District at its meeting Jan. 17.
Spaghetti Acres is…
Merced City Manager Dietz says she’s leaving post in November
Merced City Manager Stephanie Dietz has informed the City Council of her plans to depart from her role, it was announced Wednesday morning, minutes before the Times press deadline.
Dietz will leave the City of Merced following nearly seven years of service in November 2023, a press release stated.
"My time serving this…
City Leaders Review Goals and Areas Of Focus
City leaders met at the Civic Center on Feb. 11 to discuss goals and priorities as budget planning begins for the upcoming fiscal year.
During…
Citizens group plans to put Measure C back on ballot
Former Merced Mayor Mike Murphy re-entered the city spotlight with a surprise appearance at last week’s Town Hall at Weaver Middle School, and a new message for…
Council to reconsider letter to AG
One of the biggest stories coming from the Merced City Council so far this year was a split vote on Jan. 3 that approved sending a letter to the state Attorney General’s Office asking for an outside review of the city’s Police Department’s “patterns and practices.”
The issue passed by a slight 4-3 margin, with council members Jesse Ornelas (who…
City supports Advanced Air flight change to Hawthorne
Advanced Air — which provides commercial airline service from Merced Yosemite Regional Airport to Los Angeles and Las Vegas — is experiencing the heavy load of…
Residents raise concerns during Town Hall series
By WALSH, CASSADY & WALSH
If you are interested in the inner-workings of local government, or the reasoning behind certain decisions made…
Assemblywoman Soria hosts swearing-in ceremony
By RYAN WANG
Newly-elected Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria held her community swearing-in ceremony at the Merced Multicultural Arts Center on West Main Street last Thursday, Jan. 19.
Soria will be representing California’s 27th Assembly District which stretches from Coalinga in the south, up to Livingston in the north.
The…