Archive for October 5th, 2009

The Turlock City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, will discuss what projects to fund at a special meeting tonight. »

25 YEARS AGO: Assembly-man Gary Condit, D-Ceres, visited Maggie Richardson's fifth- and sixth-grade class at Eisenhut Elementary School in Modesto to talk to students about government and elections. »

The Modesto City Council on Tuesday is scheduled to vote on: »

The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors today is scheduled to: »

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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle Monday morning on McHenry Avenue just north of St. Francis Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. »

Police are searching for the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed an 84-year-old woman as she walked her dog in the Los Angeles suburb of Montebello. »

Forward thinking by Clovis Unified leaders nearly three years ago has netted the district millions of state dollars that it's using to build new career technology programs on all of its high school campuses. Read comments »

Chris Payne keeps a book of inventions, the brainstorming she one day says she will turn into reality. »

WASHINGTON -- A recast U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its new term Monday, with novice Justice Sonia Sotomayor immediately taking center stage. Read comments »

HANFORD -- The Kings County Planning Commission listened Monday night to both sides of a controversial proposal to expand the Waste Management hazardous waste landfill near Kettleman City. Read comments »

A popular principal at Ranchos Middle School in Madera was placed on administrative leave three weeks ago, and district officials have yet to offer a public explanation. Read comments »

Water released for the San Joaquin River restoration project reached Gravelly Ford on Sunday as expected, officials said Monday. Read comments »

I loved this band when I first heard them about two years ago on Little Radio. Their song “Moving Pictures, Silent Films” is a haunting little curio cabinet of a song that crops up in my memory often when I’m feeling cloudy and complicated, as is often the case.  Their atmospheric, plaintive sound is... »

A former Oakland police officer who was fired earlier this year after being accused of falsifying affidavits is suing the city and the Police Department. »