Assembly hopeful Pazin decries split in Merced County due to redistricting
Mark Pazin, a candidate for State Assembly in the new District 27 which splits through the Merced County region, says the reshaped boundaries are politically motivated.
"They have taken the north part of Merced County and put it in one district, and the south part of Merced County and put it into another district, leaving only the center of…
Outside money pours in for local candidate
A look at the Campaign Statement Filings with the City of Merced shows some interesting financial developments in the final stretch toward Election Day on Nov.…
Council candidates speak out at forum
The final stretch of Election 2022 is upon us, and local candidates are ramping up their public appearances in the attempt to garner the most…
County budget tops $1 billion with help from ARPA funding
The Merced County budget has topped a billion dollars for the first time in history, but elected officials are warning the public not to get used to it.
County supervisors unanimously approved the 2022-23 final budget on Tuesday. At $1 billion and 57 million, the new budget is $212 million more than last year’s final budget. But much of the jump…
Politics As Usual Is Absolutely Necessary For Our Democracy
Readers may notice our pages of the paper are full of political interviews. Why do we devote so much space to these political interviews?
The people we elect…
Portugal president meets county leaders
Portugal’s President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and his entourage swept through this valley region last weekend, visiting leaders, supporters and…
Gray visits future state park, praises conservation efforts
Assemblymember Adam Gray got a close look at what could be the prototype for new state parks up and down the San Joaquin Valley.
Gray joined River Partners President Julie Rentner and project manager Austin Stevenot for a walk around Dos Rios Preserve, which was designated in this year’s budget to become the first new state park created in…
Water rights upheld in case against Water Board
All senior water-right holders across California – which includes Merced Irrigation District – won a significant court victory recently.
The 6th District…
Leaders give nod to north Merced housing plan after initial…
The Branford Point project — concerning some 50 acres of mixed-use housing and commercial development in the city’s future annexation zone near UC Merced —…
Elections chief touts preparedness
“Make a plan.”
That’s the advice from Darlene Ingersoll, the Merced County Registrar of Voters, who is leading the effort to organize the general election this November amid statewide changes to the voting process.
It’s not Ingersoll’s first election in the county – that was the 2020 presidential election, when she worked under her outgoing…