Merced County Board of Supervisors

UPDATE TO STORY: On Thursday morning, March 20, Merced County released the following statement: "Setting The Record Straight: No decisions have been made regarding privatization of the Merced County Library system. County Executive Office (CEO) staff is in the very early stages of exploring potential efficiencies as we routinely do…

Jim Pacheco, the longtime Sheriff’s sergeant and community advocate, took the Oath of Office on Monday, Dec. 30, as the new Merced County Supervisor…

Josh Pedrozo was sworn into office for his second consecutive term as the District 2 representative on the Merced County Board of Supervisors this…

As previously reported in the Times, Merced County leaders have been mulling putting a sales tax measure on the November ballot to shore up deficiencies in staffing and services within the Sheriff’s Department, the District Attorney’s Office, and County Fire. Well, during Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, they made it official, with an…

Recent local media headlines may have readers thinking a strike involving a thousand Merced County workers is imminent; however, the words of union…

In a recent Merced County Public Safety Survey, 62.5 percent of the respondents said they would support a countywide half-cent sales tax increase to help…

The Board of Supervisors voted to move forward with the decision to eliminate two fire stations and consolidate other throughout Merced County at Tuesday’s board meeting. The controversial decision had been previously tabled, and was met with heavy criticism from the community. A change in staffing requirements from the state led to the surprising…

Supervisors Lloyd Pareira and Daron McDaniel met with local residents in the communities of Winton and Atwater in recent days as part of the…

By BRITTANY MILLER & JONATHAN WHITAKER If your last name begins with a “P,” and you’re running for a seat on the Merced County Board of…

Jim Pacheco, a retired Merced County Sheriff’s sergeant with a long history in local law enforcement efforts, kicked off his campaign for the District 1 seat on the Merced County Board of Supervisors last week during an event with supporters at Vista Ranch and Cellars on Highway 140. Pacheco will be facing incumbent Supervisor…