Two City Council members have a plan to revitalize Turlock’s westside and are seeking the public’s support in making it reality. City Council member Gil Esquer and Vice Mayor Andrew Nosrati have created a long-term plan to address homelessness in Turlock and beautify parts of the westside. The working document lays out a roadmap for… Keep Reading
Turlock’s private schools are adjusting to the start of a new school year during the pandemic. Sacred Heart School began its first day of school with distance learning on Monday, while Turlock Christian has pushed their opening date to Sept. 8 with plans to welcome students back onto campus in small learning “pods.” Turlock’s private… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Perfect Union, one of California’s fastest growing cannabis dispensary operators, launched a new retail store today in Seaside, CA, expanding their growing retail footprint. The new store is one of 4 new locations that will be added to the Perfect Union family in the third quarter of 2020. The company is the top… Keep Reading
TURLOCK, Calif. — Dutch Bros will be opening their first-ever Turlock location on Friday. The coffee chain touts itself as the country’s largest family-owned drive-thru coffee company with 12,000 employees in nine states and 400 locations. Turlock will be the chain’s 407th shop. “We’re so excited to be part of the Turlock community,” said Isaac Schaaf, operator… Keep Reading
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – Cal Fire released multiple updates on wildfires burning throughout the Northern California region, including the large and destructive LNU and SCU lightning complex wildfires and the Moc Fire that caused evacuations in Tuolumne County. The Moc Fire, which began burning in Mocassin in the area of Highway 49 and Highway 120 nearly two… Keep Reading
The Trump administration intervened last week to postpone the closure of a poultry processing plant in California that had been ordered closed by local health officials after at least 392 workers tested positive for COVID-19 and eight died of the disease. Last Thursday, Merced County public health officials ordered that the Foster Farms plant in… Keep Reading
Wildfires continued to burn through the hills and canyons of the coastal mountain range overlooking the West Side earlier this week. The SCU Lightning Complex, which includes the Canyon Zone fire that started in Del Puerto Canyon Aug. 16, has grown to be one of the largest wildfires in California history. As of Tuesday morning,… Keep Reading
STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. (KTXL) — A family and addiction doctor in Stanislaus County is warning residents about fentanyl-laced pain medication after the county has seen a spike in deaths. The Modesto Police Department reports that since January the county has seen at least 20 deaths compared to just six last year. “The color, the imprint,… Keep Reading
Stanislaus County, CA — Containment is growing on a trio of lightning complex fires, two of which have each burned over 350,000 acres. The SCU Complex Fire is 365,772 acres and 25-percent contained. It is located in the Bay Area and Central Valley. The series of lightning fires, grouped as one incident, is burning throughout… Keep Reading
Stanislaus County on Tuesday reported about $3.6 billion in gross farm income last year, up slightly from 2018. The report is a reminder of agriculture’s strength amid a COVID-19 pandemic that has made a mess of the 2020 economy in general. Almonds once again were the top-grossing farm product in 2019, followed by milk, chickens, cattle… Keep Reading
