City leaders see progress in preventing homelessness
The Merced City Council is welcoming in 2022 with some positive news from the local battle front of the state’s war on homelessness.
During the council’s last regular meeting of December, both Mayor Matthew Serratto and City Manager Stephanie Dietz pointed to a possible drop in the number of unsheltered people living in the city.…
Candidate entry for Merced City Council prompts preview of…
When Michael Harris walked into the County Times office on K Street the other day, he reminded this reporter that there’s another big and provocative…
County leaders appoint Mendez to serve as CEO over…
In a unanimous vote on Tuesday morning, the Board of Supervisors appointed Raul Lomeli Mendez to serve as Merced County’s next County Executive Officer…
Merced County Board of Supervisors to Consider Replacement for Retiring CEO
During Tuesday’s meeting, the Merced County Board of Supervisors will consider appointing a replacement for County Executive Officer (CEO) James L. Brown, who is retiring in early 2022 after nearly 32 years of dedicated service to the employees and community of Merced County.
Raul Lomeli Mendez, who currently serves as the Assistant County…
Future of city’s Arbor Walkway near Main St. remains cloudy
So after the late-night dust settled at the most recent Merced City Council meeting, when Councilwoman Bertha Perez survived a censure…
Emotions rage during an epic Council meeting
More than five hours into the longest Merced City Council meeting of the year, Mayor Matthew Serratto on Monday night appeared as if he had the weight of the…
Newsom gives two thumbs up for UC Merced medical facility
Gov. Gavin Newsom visited UC Merced this week to personally tell UC officials, local elected leaders, community members, and of course students, that the State of California will support the building of a new, on-campus medical education building for the university.
“The Central Valley community has been living with unfair health…
City leaders review results of survey on ARPA funding
Well, it looks like the City of Merced did its best to encourage a strong response from a population of nearly 85,000 residents.
Leaders said they wanted…
A Vision Of Merced’s New Promised Land
With wildfire smoke over our heads, a drought at our feet, and not much housing within our reach, it sure was nice at this week’s Merced City Council…
How would you spend $27 million?
By Lee Pevsner
How would you spend $27 million? Personally, I would buy a Bentley convertible, but I do not think that would meet the funding guidelines.
The City of Merced is asking all residents how they would recommend spending this amount of money through a Federal assistance program named ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act). The funds are…