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In California: Yes, homeless people are from your town

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It’s a claim frequently made: Homeless people in town are from somewhere else. It’s really not true. In related news, Gov. Newsom wraps up a homelessness tour in Oakland, where he promises to “own the issue.” And planning a trip to Yosemite this long weekend? One word: norovirus.

It’s news for Thursday.

But first, Carlos Santana plans to launch his own line of cannabis and CBD products in the state. Will they be smooth?

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One of four defendants in Turlock’s Donnelly Park homicide pleads guilty

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One of four defendants charged with robbing and beating a man to death in Turlock’s Donnelly Park in 2017 has taken a plea deal with a six-year sentence.

Terry Van Meter of Manteca was 16 when he and three others were arrested in the murder of 21-year-old Cameron Tracy, who was beaten unconscious with a metal baseball bat on Dec. 4, 2017. Tracy died from his injuries on Dec. 13.

Van Meter, Shaun Santos, 24, and Lavinia Perez, 41, both of Modesto, were charged with murder and two counts of robbery for the attack on Tracy and his girlfriend, as well as with two other robberies at the park the week before.

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Local Turlock: Week of Friday, January 17, 2020

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Could you soon be banned from using your gas-powered lawnmower in California? What was Jeff Goldblum doing at the County Fair last year? And what about the new Marie Callender’s, Dave & Busters, and Popeye’s Chicken in Turlock & Modesto?

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Teen killed in double shooting after vehicle opens fire on a Fresno County highway, CHP says.

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A teenager was killed in a double shooting that left a portion of Highway 145 in southern Fresno County closed Wednesday afternoon, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department.

The 17-year-old was shot in his lower body and flown to a hospital in Hanford, where he died, said spokesperson Tony Botti. The second victim, an 18-year-old man, had a non-lethal gunshot wound to the arm.

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Modesto Uses High-Tech App To Round Up Stolen Shopping Carts

in People

MODESTO (CBS13) — They’re seen all over town: shopping carts dumped after people take them from grocery stores and use them to transport their belongings.

The City of Modesto and the Modesto Police Department have found a high-tech solution to combat this part of homelessness.

For people like Victor Brummett, these carts hold life’s belongings.

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Turlock man suffers major injuries in hit-and-run crash near Delhi, CHP says

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A 22-year-old Turlock man suffered major injuries Monday near Delhi when he was struck by a vehicle in a felony hit-and-run collision, according to the California Highway Patrol.

According to Officer Eric Zuniga, the man said he was walking southbound on the west shoulder of Griffith Road when he was struck by a Ford truck of unknown color and make shortly before 7 a.m. Au

It’s unknown if the vehicle sustained damage in the collision. The victim said the truck was driving northbound on Griffith Road, north of West Bradbury Road, when it made a U-turn across both lanes and struck him.

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Turlock resident brings floral dreams to life

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In 2013, Turlock resident Jessica McGuire was a student at Modesto Junior College, working her way toward eventually becoming a high school agriculture teacher. Though she was taking floriculture classes at the time, she had no idea her life would change that year when she was asked to handle all things floral at a friend’s wedding.

“I was so inspired by the art of floral design that I decided to start my own business,” McGuire said.

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California Almond Community Announces Five-Point Pollinator Protection Plan

in Food

MODESTO, Calif., Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Join Richard Waycott, President & CEO of the Almond Board of California (ABC), Dr. Josette Lewis, Director of Agricultural Affairs at ABC, and bee expert Dr. Gordon Wardell as they announce the California almond community’s five-point Pollinator Protection Plan, reaffirming the industry’s long-term commitment to protecting and improving honey bee health. Learn about the key areas of the Pollinator Protection Plan, along with what farmers and their beekeeper partners are doing as we approach the annual almond bloom in February.

1 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Why Bees Matter. 2 USDA-ERS. Land Use, Land Cover and Pollinator Health: A Review and Trend Analysis. July 2017. 3 Gene Brandi. Vice President, American Beekeeping Federation.
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DUST BOWL BREWING INTRODUCES SUPINE MEGA IPA

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(Turlock, CA) – Dust Bowl Brewing Co. announces the release of Supine Mega India Pale Ale, its first new specialty package in 2020. Sold in pint cans and draft, Supine is available in on- and off-premise accounts throughout California and parts of Nevada, and at all Dust Bowl Brewing Co. taprooms in Turlock and Monterey, California.

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Sprawling Homeless Camps — Modern ‘Hoovervilles’ — Vex California

in Around California/People

Charles Gibson pushes a shopping cart towards his soggy tent on a tenuous patch of a grassy drainage ditch along a bike trail in Santa Rosa, Calif. He’s one of nearly 200 people living in a sprawling camp here that has sprung up along a popular recreation corridor. It’s a community, Gibson says, that often feels caught between opposing forces who aren’t always listening.

“I mean, they [local officials] want us to be able to govern ourselves, but they are not giving us the tools we need,” Gibson says. “They don’t want you hiding, but they don’t want you in their face, you know?”

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