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 […]

North SJ Valley: Former Merced County area mayor, ex-school board member pleads guilty in bribery case Fresno Bee Tommy Jones, a former Los Banos Unified School District board member and city mayor, has pleaded guilty in connection with the alleged bribing of a fellow ex-school board member for his vote on a school contract. Former […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline extended: March 15, 2019 Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships North SJ Valley: Stockton may be ready to expand its cannabis horizons Stockton Record Just a few months after the city modified its municipal code to allow the sale of retail cannabis, Stockton soon […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline extended: March 16, 2019 Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships North SJ Valley: Federal commission accepts MID, TID plan for river flows. Will state water board agree? Modesto Bee A federal environmental analysis recommends relicensing the Don Pedro hydroelectric project and accepts a Modesto […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline EXTENDED:  Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship The Maddy Institute Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15, 2019. North SJ Valley: MID board member’s outburst implicates ex-Turlock mayor in investigation Modesto Bee Gary Soiseth has not been Turlock mayor for two months, but he continues making news headlines. It’s now […]