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Some UC Regents sit down with pro-Palestinian protesters at UC Merced
Reading Time: 3 minutes The third and final day of the University of California Board of Regents meeting at UC Merced was highlighted by a sit-down between several trustees and pro-Palestinian...
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San Joaquin Valley residents can help make national biomedical research more...
Reading Time: 3 minutes San Joaquin Valley residents have multiple upcoming opportunities to take part in a cross-country health research tour designed to give researchers more information to better...
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Two Los Banos council members face a recall. They’re blaming a local developer
Reading Time: 4 minutes Rather than respond to charges brought in certified recall petitions, Los Banos city council members Brett Jones and Doug Begonia Jr. blamed a housing developer for the growing...
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Nonprofit awarded over $2 million for career pathways in the northern San...
Reading Time: 2 minutes Valley nonprofit HealthForce Partners was recently awarded three state grants totalling more than $2 million to build programs and strategies to address healthcare staffing...
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Stanislaus County started CARE Court early. After six months and $1.1...
Reading Time: 7 minutes CARE Court, like all of California’s recent mental health-related policy changes, has been touted as an answer to the state’s chronic homelessness crisis. The new judicial...
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Planada Community Day 2024: Celebrating 55 years of unity, culture and...
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many children from schools around the area wore their typical Folklorico outfits for the Planda Community Day Parade. Photo by Christian De Jesus Betancourt/The Merced FOCUS...
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Catholic Diocese of Fresno to seek bankruptcy protection as clergy abuse...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno announced Tuesday it plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August to resolve more than 150 claims of abuse by clergy. The sudden...
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Superintendent finalist chosen for Merced City Schools. She’s from another...
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Merced City School District’s governing board has selected a Tracy Unified administrator as its top candidate to lead Merced County’s largest school district. Allen Brooks,...
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Critical report on Merced City Schools details issues next superintendent...
Reading Time: 11 minutes The next leader of Merced County’s largest school district should have a strong moral compass while also holding board members and staff accountable. That’s one of many...
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Women and Valley leaders reflect on Claudia Sheinbaum’s election as Mexico’s...
Reading Time: 6 minutes MEXICO CITY – Sunday’s presidential election held special significance, especially for women in Mexico and across the United States. Standing in the middle of the square,...
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Central Valley LGBTQ+ organization relaunches with new name, expanded focus
Reading Time: 4 minutes What’s in a name? For a Central Valley LGBTQ+ community, a new name means a unified front and expanded horizons. The Central California LGBTQ+ Collaborative is now CalPride,...
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Merced rental costs continue to rise consistently. What’s behind the increase?
Reading Time: 6 minutes In the 20 years Lisa Hicks has lived in the Central Valley, she’s watched as local rents increased year after year. That trend, while briefly disrupted by the pandemic, has...
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Merced Mall under new ownership, sold for $22.5 million. Here’s who bought it
Reading Time: 2 minutes The largest section of the Merced Mall has a new owner – Sacramento-based Ethan Conrad Properties, The Merced FOCUS has learned. The Merced FOCUS confirmed the news Thursday...
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Merced Mall’s new owner says upgrades on the horizon
Reading Time: 2 minutes Related report: Merced Mall under new ownership, sold for $22.5M. Here’s who bought it The new owner of the main section of the Merced Mall says he’s committed to giving the...
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Raspados and resilience: A day in the life of a Central Valley street vendor
Reading Time: 7 minutes As scorching temperatures grip Merced, parched residents seek solace from the relentless heat with cold, flavorful raspados — snow cones filled with sugary delights and bright,...
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State allegedly ghosted Merced’s attempts to get permission to clear creeks...
Reading Time: 3 minutes Evidence is stacking up against the state in one of multiple lawsuits over last year’s devastating floods in Merced County. One of the most stunning new pieces of evidence is a...
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New Merced City Schools superintendent says she’ll lead with ‘long-term...
Reading Time: 5 minutes Shortly before the board of trustees unanimously approved her employment agreement, Julianna Stocking acknowledged the Merced City School District’s past challenges and...
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Stockton advocates for Black health equity bring knowledge home, plan...
Reading Time: 3 minutes Around the country, Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the past, but this year’s celebration in Stockton is also aimed at the future. Organizers of this Saturday’s annual...
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Merced to end practice of playing public comment voicemails during City...
Reading Time: 4 minutes Merced leaders are deleting the practice of allowing voicemail messages as part of public comment at City Council meetings. After a robust debate, the City Council this week...
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Proposed state cuts could end emergency water aid for thousands of San...
Reading Time: 2 minutes More than 20,000 San Joaquin Valley residents could be left high and dry, literally, by Sacramento politicians intent on using $17.5 million that had paid for water trucked to...
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