Local businessman Matt Swanson will take his agricultural expertise to the state level after recently being appointed to the California Water Commission. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that Swanson, 51, has been appointed to a four-year term on the CWC — a position which requires Senate confirmation. Members are generally chosen for their expertise related… Keep Reading
A video of California high school students giving Nazi salutes while singing a Nazi song emerged on Monday, marking the second time that Orange County teenagers making anti-Semitic actions have come to light in 2019. The video, first reported on by The Daily Beast, shows student-athletes from Pacifica High School extending their arms in Nazi salutes while singing along to a Nazi war chant. According… Keep Reading
Authorities are looking for a man in his 40s and a gray car after a shooting outside a Turlock business left a Merced County Sheriff’s deputy in critical condition. Turlock Police spokeswoman Deandra Wiley said police “received a call of a male that sustained at least one gunshot wound in the 100 block of South… Keep Reading
Public schools are reopening for business across America, meaning it’s time to get back to reading, writing, arithmetic ... and revolution. As usual in matters such as these, California is leading the way. On the first day of classes at Denair Middle School just east of Turlock, science teacher Luis Davila Alvarado handed out a… Keep Reading
Members of the California State University, Stanislaus, Class of 2023 talk about why they chose the Turlock campus. Continue Reading on The Modesto Bee Keep Reading
A Sacramento woman who slapped a man at a Southern California “Make America Great Again” rally in support of President Donald Trump in 2017 was convicted in the attack, Orange County District Attorney’s officials said Thursday. Jessica Aguilar, 23, a counterprotester at the March 2017 rally at Bolsa Chica State Beach in Huntington Beach, was convicted Wednesday… Keep Reading
Job growth is a leading indicator of economic recovery. But are you living the dream if a large percentage of your paycheck goes to housing costs, or a shabby apartment in Modesto or Turlock is all you can afford> In cities across the country, housing construction has not kept up with a long streak of… Keep Reading
Two California counties are suing over the Trump administration's new green card restrictions, claiming that they violate federal immigration law and exact a financial toll by deterring migrants' requests for public assistance. "This latest effort by the Trump Administration to target immigrants, including those who are lawfully seeking visas and green cards, is abhorrent, and we will do everything in… Keep Reading
The high school football season kicks off on Aug. 23. For most Bay Valley Athletic League (BVAL) football fans, that will mean jumping into their cars to watch their local squads, at least for the first week. Four of the six BVAL teams — all but Antioch and Deer Valley — will start their 2019… Keep Reading
Attorney General William Barr says the Trump administration will propose congressional legislation to accelerate death penalty proceedings for cop killers and mass shooters. That could force House Democrats who represent purple districts — like first-term Central Valley Rep. Josh Harder — into a corner. Continue Reading on San Francisco Chronicle Keep Reading
