By JONATHAN WHITAKER July 27, 2017 Supporters of the local “Health Care For All” movement are speaking up after the release of a new report that points to the consequences of not providing coverage options to undocumented adults. They are also encouraged after a unanimous decision by the Merced County Board of Supervisors to explore…
Supervisors tout ‘Participatory Budgeting’ to local residents
By John Miller | johnmiller@midvalleypub.com Merced residents got their first glimpse of the ‘Participatory Budgeting’ (PB) process proposed by Merced County District 1 Supervisor Rodrigo Espinoza and District 2 Supervisor Lee Lor during a community meeting at the Merced County Office of Education. Local residents and representatives from a variety of community organizations met with…
Youth supporters rally in Merced
Youth supporters rally in Merced, call for increased funding from city BY JONATHAN WHITAKER | Merced County Times About 100 protestors and activists, most of them high school students held a march and rally in downtown Merced on Tuesday to urge the city and its leaders to “Invest in youth by investing in the Merced…
Pedrozo panel hears cry for health care for all
More than 60 South Merced residents came with leaders from the Merced Organizing Project’s “Prevention Action Team” to a Town Hall meeting at Tenaya Middle School organized by Merced County District 1 Supervisor John Pedrozo. Members of the group — working in partnership with Building Healthy Communities — made a call for health care among…
Parent Leadership Training Institute Graduates Parents As Local Leaders
BY MERCED COUNTY TIMES STAFF After completing a 20-week course of classes in the Parent Leadership Training Institute, 22 proud parents from throughout Merced County, accompanied by their family and friends, celebrated at a graduation ceremony in their honor on Thursday, Oct. 22. The Parent Leadership Training Institute held classes every Tuesday for 20 weeks…