3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (733+ words) A proposal that could reshape the landscape of the entire Sac-Joaquin Section was unveiled on Thursday morning. As administrators and coaches tuned into YouTube from across the region, those from the Central California Athletic League gathered inside Latif’s by Pedretti…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (492+ words) Hughson Mayor George Carr “kissed and touched” a StanRTA employee in 2024 and told sex-themed jokes at the agency’s board meetings when he was its chairman in 2025, an independent investigation found. Carr did not immediately return messages left with City Hall…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (283+ words) For watercolor artist Carol Goff, inspiration is often as close as her own garden. An avid gardener as well as a painter, Goff finds many of her subjects in the flowers, plants, and landscapes that surround her Calaveras County home....

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (893+ words) Last year, Alvarado-Gil urged colleagues to override Newsom’s veto of AB 1309, a related bill to address firefighter pay. The governor vetoed the bill after signaling his unease with signing pay formulas into law. AB 2129 returns the issue to Newsom. “Cal…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (429+ words) It’s September. Schools are back. The 9/11 terrorism attack 25th anniversary is next week. The ballots for the Nov. 3 midterm election will arrive in homes in four weeks. A summer that has been too hot slips into fall. It won’t be a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1153+ words) Regenerative agriculture is all the rage. Within the past several years, multinational food retailers began touting regenerative sourcing commitments. In December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched a $700 million pilot program to support regenerative practices. And as of last year, in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (772+ words) Hilton held a 90-minute standing room- only Wednesday afternoon town hall gathering of supporters which included Harinder Toor of Ceres. “It’s pretty simple,” said Hilton. “California isn’t working. Throw out the insiders, shake up the system and get this state…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1731+ words) BY VICTOR A. PATTON UC Merced staff and faculty are feeling a tremendous sense of loss amid the start of the fall semester, as one of the campus’ most beloved figures is not there to welcome new and returning Bobcats. Christina…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (821+ words) The latest green assault on your ability to keep treading water in Costly-fornia is coming to a tire dealer near you. The same people in Sacramento that brought you the high-speed rail project that burns through money at a world-setting…...

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1133+ words) This week the powerful Ninth Circuit federal appeals court temporarily lifted an injunction that many immigration experts say has spared large swaths of California, including the Central Valley, from mass sweeps. The ruling is adding to anxiety about a recent…...