POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: Tired of seeing mattresses tossed into alleys or secluded roads? Merced has plans for that Merced Sun-Star In an attempt to get people to stop dumping old mattresses and broken couches in alleyways or secluded dead-end Merced streets, city leaders are working on a plan to transport that junk […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: He was born and raised in Merced. Now he’s the fire chief, officials say Merced Sun-Star A firefighter who is a veteran of the Merced City Fire Department has been named as the chief, officials said Monday. Interim chief since November, Billy Alcorn started as a firefighter in the […]

POLICY & POLITICS North SJ Valley: — Central SJ Valley: Cong TJ Cox: Trump budget a ‘disaster’ for the Central Valley Fresno Bee President Trump just delivered his budget to Congress — and his plans were eye-opening. As the old political cliché goes, show me your budget, and I’ll show you your priorities. Jennifer Siebel […]

State Sen. Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger), State Sen. Andreas Borgeas (R- Fresno), Mindy Romero, USC Price School of Public Policy; John Myers, LA Times; and SOS Padilla

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline TODAY   Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships North SJ Valley: More HUD woes for Modesto. Why city is losing hundreds of thousands in funding Modesto Bee Modesto has $385,135 less federal money to help low- and moderate-income people and underserved communities after the U.S. Department of Housing […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline TOMORROW   Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15th, 2019. North SJ Valley: City clerk to retire by end of month Madera Tribune Long time Madera City Clerk Sonia Alvarez has announced her decision to retire at the end of March, according to Madera […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline THIS FRIDAY   Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, March 15th, 2019.  Scathing Report, Air District’s Emissions Banking Program Faces Scrutiny VPR For decades, industries that pollute have been able to trade emissions reductions under a San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District program. It’s like […]

POLICY & POLITICS Deadline THIS FRIDAY   Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships  Due Friday, March 15th, 2019.  North SJ Valley: Stockton Fire Chief Erik Newman a candidate to lead San Francisco Fire Department Stockton Record Stockton Fire Chief Erik Newman is one of three candidates being considered to replace the fire […]