Sen. Caballero working for transparency on school spending
State Senator Anna M. Caballero (D-Merced) has announced Senate Bill 609; legislation to increase transparency in the use of supplemental and concentration funds intended for specific student groups. Currently, the superintendent of a school district is required to post their Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) on the internet website of the…
Council shifts to subsidize Local Housing Trust Fund plan
Just last summer, a slight 4-3 majority of the Merced City Council was not too keen on the creation of a Local Housing Trust Fund (LHTF) that would tap city…
Planada residents call for housing help
A group of Planada residents demonstrated at the foot of the County Administration Building on Tuesday morning, raising signs calling for a halt…
A President and a Gentleman
Editor’s Note: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia “to spend his remaining time at home with his family,” it was announced last Saturday. At 98, President Carter is the longest-lived American president. In 2010, Carter came to UC Merced to receive the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social…
City of Merced secures $31 million in funding for affordable…
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…
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 the second neighborhood to receive such a designation in Merced. The Ragsdale neighborhood was the first, back in 2017.
Cities bestow such honorary designations to recognize the historic…
Merced City Manager Dietz says she’s leaving post in…
Merced City Manager Stephanie Dietz has informed the City Council of her plans to depart from her role, it was announced Wednesday morning,…
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 local residents.
Murphy announced to city leaders and the public that he was the chairman of the new Committee to Renew Measure C, and the group plans to renew the measure through the…