TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Congressman David Valadao talks health care, immigration, Washington, D.C., and Donald Trump bakersfield.com The only time Congressman David Valadao, R-Hanford, got nervous Thursday as he met with the editorial board of The Californian was when he was given a chance to brag. A new ad opposing California’s Rep. […]
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August 11, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Fitzgerald: Ex-Miracle Mile chief admits ‘big mistakes,’ may have faked résumé Stockton Record The woman who left the Miracle Mile Improvement District after abusing its credit card appears to have falsified her résumé with fraudulent college degrees. Atwater’s McBride explains switch to post in Merced Merced County Times Scott McBride, […]
August 10, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Tom Berryhill running for supervisor Ceres Courier Scheduled to be termed out of the California State Senate next year, Tom Berryhill announced his campaign for the Stanislaus County supervisor seat occupied by District Supervisor Dick Monteith. Former Mayor Silva: ‘I’m in survival mode’ Stockton Record Former Stockton Mayor […]
August 9, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Laura’s Law supporters charge that county leaders were misled by consultants Modesto Bee People who support Laura’s Law charged Tuesday that a county-sponsored consultant’s report is flawed and biased against efforts to adopt the law in Stanislaus County. ‘We fought this as best we could.’ County supervisors to […]
August 8, 2017
Follow: TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Merced County one of highest percentages of hungry kids in the state, report shows Merced Sun-Star Merced County has one of the largest percentages of hungry children in California, according to a recent report from Feeding America, a national hunger-relief organization. Porterville votes down Sequoias resolution […]
August 7, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Fresno seeks assistant city manager Join the leadership team that is working to transform the San Joaquin Valley’s largest city Names of both county supervisor candidates in 2018 might sound familiar Modesto Bee When Stanislaus County Supervisor Dick Monteith retires next year, voters will have at least two […]
August 4, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Race a factor for low-info, distracted voters, UC Merced study finds. Guess who wins? Merced Sun-Star When voters are distracted or looking at an overly complicated ballot, they’re more likely to vote for the white candidate, according to the findings of a UC Merced professor. State: Gavin Newsom […]
August 3, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: 10 Most Fun Places to Live if You Love the Outdoors US News Real Estate When asked to picture America’s great outdoors, most people will conjure images of the expansive national parks or the craggy Pacific coastline, or the jagged Rocky Mountains that act as Denver’s backdrop or the […]
August 2, 2017
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August 1, 2017
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: This is Essential Politics, our daily look at California political and government news. Here’s what we’re watching right now: Bakersfield Californian A watchdog group is claiming that the Bakersfield City Council violated the Ralph M. Brown open meetings act when it voted to cancel an energy-efficiency financing program on […]