Modesto budget hearing to focus on $12M gap
The Modesto City Council is expected tonight to hold a public hearing and adopt the proposed $344 million operating budget for the citys 2013-14 fiscal year, which starts July 1.Click to Continue »
View ArticlePlan to allow cars in Tenth Street Plaza will go before Modesto council
A proposal to open Tenth Street Plaza to cars in an effort to jump-start a once-thriving downtown destination received a green light Monday. The Modesto City Council's Safety and Communities…Click to...
View ArticleModesto businessman steps up for Van Groningen MID seat
The latest candidate for Modesto Irrigation District board is starting from a different place than five others. Paul Campbell, a Modesto businessman, has nothing bad to say about the current…Click to...
View ArticleWant to seek office? Modesto program offers advice
A free workshop will be offered July 13 on how to run for public office. It is aimed at citizens who are considering running for one of the offices to…Click to Continue »
View ArticleElection workshop set for Saturday in Modesto
A free workshop will be offered Saturday on how to run for public office. It is aimed at residents who are considering running in the Nov. 5 election or in…Click to Continue »
View ArticleStanislaus County races taking shape
After the first week in a four-week filing period for local school board and city council races, there already are some contests shaping up for the Nov. 5 election. Candidates…Click to Continue »
View ArticleLatino group threatens to sue Ceres over elections
The Ceres City Council today will discuss switching to district elections after a Latino group threatened to sue the city on the grounds that its system violates federal and state…Click to Continue »
View ArticleCeres to adopt district elections
The Ceres City Council decided Monday to move forward with district elections after the leader of a Latino group said the city's at-large elections violate the law and expose the…Click to Continue »
View ArticleMany Stanislaus County races lack candidates
Halfway through the regular four-week filing period, no candidates have emerged for many of the seats to be filled in the Nov. 5 election.Click to Continue »
View ArticleStanislaus County races taking shape
Contested races are starting to shape up for the local board and council positions to be filled in the Nov. 5 election. Friday is the deadline for filing, except in…Click to Continue »
View ArticleModesto council to put growth to a vote
The Modesto City Council voted Wednesday to put a proposal on the June ballot that would make it difficult for housing developments to be built on prime agricultural land.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFiling closes for most races; still time for Modesto Irrigation District
Three open seats on the Modesto Irrigation District board continued to lure candidates this week, and there is time for others to step forward because none of the incumbents are…Click to Continue »
View ArticleNine seek spots on Modesto Irrigation District board
Before the filing period closed Wednesday, business owner Matt Innes entered the race for the Division 3 position on the Modesto Irrigation District board.Click to Continue »
View ArticleStanislaus County seeks election officers
Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters Lee Lundrigan needs volunteers for the Nov. 5 election.Click to Continue »
View ArticleFollowing GOP cash leads to questions
In 2011 and 2012, Stanislaus County's Republican Party quietly became a player in state political finance, taking $1.7 million from big spenders and funneling most of it to superheated campaigns…Click...
View ArticleJohn Duarte: Sabatino and Wenger for MID
I am supporting Carmen Sabatino and Jake Wenger for the Modesto Irrigation District board of directors. Carmen and Jake are clear-headed leaders and are committed to our community. During the…Click to...
View ArticleCarl Hughes: Meza for Riverbank school board
I urge voters in the Riverbank Unified School District to re-elect Elizabeth Meza to the board of trustees.Click to Continue »
View ArticleTeresa Vandenburg: MID board needs Wenger and Sabatino
Having attended the MID meetings when the water sale to San Francisco was discussed, I was shocked how out of touch the board, the manager and the lawyer were with…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSeven go for three Denair Unified board seats
Denair Unified voters will fill three seats on its five-member board, choosing among seven vying for the difficult job of bringing the financially troubled district back from the brink of…Click to...
View ArticleVoters to decide Modesto tax, fill City Council seats
Tuesday is decision day for a proposed sales-tax increase in Modesto, and for numerous city, school and irrigation district seats in Stanislaus County. Polling places will be open from 7…Click to...
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