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 […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline extended: March 15, 2019 Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships North SJ Valley: Eyes on Stockton, US economic future at summit  Stockton Record Stockton apparently now is widely known for the Universal Basic Income experiment, in which 100 residents will be given $500 monthly […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline extended: March 15, 2019 Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships North SJ Valley: New California lawmaker puts his face on Medicare for all – and a target on his back Sacramento Bee California Rep. Josh Harder is the only Democrat from a moderate district […]

North SJ Valley: After three years in office, Modesto mayor to give state of city talk Modesto Bee Modesto Mayor Ted Brandvold will do something he has not done in the three years since he took office: give a state of the city address. Mayors across the nation give these speeches every year to celebrate […]

POLICY & POLITICS __________________________________________________________ If you value the Maddy Daily.  please consider making a  tax-deductible contribution TODAY Thank you! __________________________________________________________ Between our elected officials and Newsom’s appointments, the Valley is in the spotlight Modesto Bee You can either throw up your hands in despair … or dig deeper to find a better way. Several people in high-profile […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline extended: March 15, 2019 Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Climate Science: Adapting To Change In the San Joaquin Valley VPR Since 2006, California has been releasing periodic reports on how the state should adapt to the potential impacts of climate change. The most […]