POLICY & POLITICS Deadline THIS FRIDAY   Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15th, 2019. North SJ Valley: Modesto City Schools is moving to full-day schedule for kindergarten classes San Luis Obispo Tribune Ceres Unified School District began a conversion to full-day kindergarten in 2008, based on research touting […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Ex-Mayor Silva rejected 2018 plea offer, documents show Stockton Record District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar offered a plea deal to Anthony Silva nearly one year ago that would have ended prosecution of the former mayor on charges of embezzlement, money-laundering and conflict-of-interest. Tubbs apologizes after comment to speaker at […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline FAST APPROACHING  Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15th, 2019 North SJ Valley: Homelessness, water and public safety loom large in Stanislaus, Withrow says in speech Modesto Bee In his state-of-the-county speech Tuesday, Board of Supervisors Chairman Terry Withrow touched on the dominant issues […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Nasty post is left on Stanislaus County supervisor’s door. ‘It’s a cowardly act.’ Modesto Bee Stanislaus County leaders hear a lot of criticism. It comes with the territory for elected officials like Terry Withrow, who make difficult decisions affecting 555,600 residents. Even so, Withrow said he didn’t know what […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline FAST APPROACHING:  Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15th, 2019. Valley legislators propose $400 million fix for Friant-Kern Canal Fresno Bee A bipartisan group of San Joaquin Valley legislators gathered Friday on a Friant-Kern Canal bank to announce their push for state money to fix […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline FAST APPROACHING:  Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15th, 2019. Through the generosity of The Wonderful Company, San Joaquin Valley students will have the opportunity to become the next generation of Valley leaders through The Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship. The Maddy Institute will […]