POLICY & POLITICS It’s in the mail: Calif sending ballots to all voters Fresno Bee The Nov. 3 election will test Califns’ commitment to voting by mail as the nation’s most populous state offers far fewer in-person polling places, hoping that during a pandemic voters will choose to cast ballots from the safety of their […]

POLICY & POLITICS Your Calif mail ballot is coming. 5 things to do to make sure it gets counted Sac Bee Calif has hit a record number of registered voters this year, and thanks to an executive order issued this year from Gov. Gavin Newsom, all 21 million of them will be receiving a ballot […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: ‘All out brawl.’ Merced FoodMaxx fight ends with councilman pulling gun on suspects Fresno Bee A melee that erupted Tuesday night at a Merced FoodMaxx took an unusual turn after a member of the City Council pulled a gun on some suspects who were involved in a fight. At […]

POLICY & POLITICS Fresno State president named chancellor of California State University Fresno Bee Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro will leave his post in January to become the eighth chancellor of the California State University system, he announced Wednesday morning. See also: Appointment as Chancellor of the CSU Fresno State Fresno State president named […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Modesto City Council District 6 candidates discuss issue Modesto Bee Jessica Gonzalez, Kelsten Obert, Hunter Sauls and David Wright, vying for a seat on the Modesto City Council, answered questions from The Modesto Bee’s Editorial Board on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Opinion: The Modesto Bee’s 2020 election candidate forum […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Modesto mayoral, supervisor candidates square off in South Modesto Partnerships forums Modesto Bee The 2020 election focus will turn to south Modesto and its surrounding neighborhoods on Thursday as candidates vying to become the city’s next mayor and the supervisor to represent the area square off in back-to-back debates. […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Latest on Modesto City Schools reopening. Deaths at 299 Modesto Bee Stanislaus County announced four more deaths to the virus Wednesday but also had its lowest daily infection rate since June. A total of 299 residents have died since the first was announced April 10, the Health Services Agency […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Modesto looks to spend $7.5M from CARES Act to pay for cops and firefighters Modesto Bee Modesto expects to spend $7.5 million from the CARES Act — the roughly $2 trillion federal stimulus meant to help the unemployed, businesses, government and others cope with the new coronavirus pandemic — […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Modesto among nation’s top financially stressed cities, assessment finds Modesto Bee Modesto is one of the cities experiencing the most financial stress nationwide, according to a new analysis by a NY-based financial technology company. The assessment, released by SmartAsset, ranks Modesto 17th in the nation for financial stress, and second-highest […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Stan State Ranked No. 5 ‘Most Transformative’ by MONEY Magazine CSU Stan Stanislaus State continues to amass national recognition for its academic excellence, affordability and preparing scholars for their future careers as MONEY Magazine announced today the University earned the No. 5 ranking on its “Most Transformative Colleges” list.  […]