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Council Approves Container Home Project for Homeless

in Government & Elections

Turlock could soon be home to a new transitional housing project for homeless families, homeless veterans and senior citizens, following action by the Turlock City Council on Tuesday.

“It’s a difficult issue to deal with,” said Turlock City Manager Reagan Wilson about the City’s homelessness issue. “Just from a statistically perspective, in the last (homeless) Point-In-Time Count I think there were 221 homeless persons counted in the city of Turlock…Turlock actually has 129 overnight shelter beds between the Turlock Gospel Mission and the We Care program — the gospel mission has 80 and We Care has 49.

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New Ordinance Fines Spectators $1,000 for Being at Sideshows in Turlock

in Government & Elections/Public Safety

Turlock hopes that a new ordinance is going to help quash a growing problem with sideshows in the city.

“It is a faction where they start in one area, and they move down or up 99,” said Mayor Amy Bublak. “And we get caught in the middle, and they’re like, ‘Hey, let’s stop in Turlock and do this.'”

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Local Experts: Economic Future Appears Shaky

in Business & Economy/Government & Elections

Information shared at the first-ever Turlock Business Conference on March 6, about the future of business and the economy could just as well apply to Ceres.

A panel of local experts spoke before over 100 who convened at the Grand Oak Banquet Hall and Event Center and presented statistics from recent years while also predicting future trends and providing their two-cents as to how people should navigate what they expect to be unique economic times.

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Evacuation Warning Issued for Rural Patterson

in Government & Elections

 A rising San Joaquin River has prompted emergency officials in Stanislaus County to issue an evacuation warning for rural parts of Patterson and Grayson.

The warning covers areas in the immediate vicinity of the San Joaquin River from Grayson Road to Crows Landing Road.

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Stanislaus Is Getting Housing for Homeless People Struggling with Mental Illness

in Housing/Government & Elections

Stanislaus County supervisors approved a funding agreement Tuesday to provide 38 permanent supportive housing units for people struggling with mental illness, substance use and homelessness.

The project, estimated at $10.8 million, is inspired by the “Housing First” concept that stable housing is essential before people can be treated effectively for mental illness or substance use disorder.

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Yelp Says Modesto Restaurant Is One of the Most Romantic in California. Vote for Your Faves

in Government & Elections/Event News

With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, love is in the air across Stanislaus County — as are a lot of lost people looking for good date ideas.

For those searching for the most romantic spot to take their someone special, Modesto and the surrounding area have plenty of places that can help set the mood.

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Turlock Police Make Additional Changes to Downtown Security Following January Shootings

in Public Safety/Government & Elections

The Turlock Police Department has increased its efforts to improve safety downtown, the police chief said Friday.

On Facebook, police Chief Jason Hedden wrote that in response to two shootings near the Grand Cru last month, the department had changed the requirements of the bar’s conditional use permit. The changes include:

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County Invests $650K to Grow Bio-Industrial Manufacturing Jobs

in Jobs & Employment/Government & Elections

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday spent the first of what potentially will be a $10 million investment in bringing bio-industry manufacturing operations to the region.

The five-member board voted unanimously to allocate $650,000 to support the formation and operations of BEAM Circular, an organization that will serve as the tip of the spear in an effort to reimagine and reinvigorate the local economy.

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911 Lines Working in Turlock After Being Down

in Government & Elections

The Turlock Police Department said Friday morning that 911 lines are back up and working after being down in the area.

“The TPD Communications Center experienced an issue with AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile Wireless customers that were receiving fast busy signals when attempting to dial 9-1-1,” the police department wrote on social media.

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California Does Not Track Groundwater Banking—But Projects Tapping Flood Flows Show Promise

in Environment/Government & Elections

The state does not have a mechanism for tracking the amount of floodwater that water managers and landowners are diverting to groundwater recharge projects. But the looming threat of groundwater regulations has propelled a new race to grab more water in the wet years to prepare for the dry years.

Innovative new collaborations are showing both promise and the regulatory hurdles ahead in scaling up efforts to tap into this natural water supply storage.

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