Brianna Vaccari
Watchdog Reporter at Central Valley Journalism Collaborative
Watchdog reporter @cv_journalism @themercedfocus. Alum @fresnobee @mercedsunstar @fresno_state. San Joaquin Valley girl 4eva. DMs open for news tips.
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1 week ago |
themercedfocus.org | Brianna Vaccari
Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter requests from residents to hold additional budget hearings and increase investment in affordable housing, the Merced County Board of Supervisors did neither on Tuesday and unanimously passed the proposed $1.15 billion budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 with no amendments or questions for county staff. It was business as usual for the five-member elected board, which passed its proposed budget the same day it was introduced for the past several years.
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2 weeks ago |
ruralnewsnetwork.org | Brianna Vaccari
Reading Time: 6 minutesA bill authored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria would create an independent redistricting commission for Merced County – but the Board of Supervisors opposes it, saying it’s an unnecessary, unfunded state mandate. Assembly Bill 1441 would create an independent, 11-member commission that would choose the maps for county supervisor districts beginning after the 2030 census. The bill is making its way through the legislative process.
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2 weeks ago |
themercedfocus.org | Brianna Vaccari
Reading Time: 6 minutesA bill authored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria would create an independent redistricting commission for Merced County – but the Board of Supervisors opposes it, saying it’s an unnecessary, unfunded state mandate. Assembly Bill 1441 would create an independent, 11-member commission that would choose the maps for county supervisor districts beginning after the 2030 census. The bill is making its way through the legislative process.
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3 weeks ago |
kvpr.org | Brianna Vaccari
This story was originally published by The Merced FOCUS. About once a month, the inside of the Merced Senior Center transforms into a dark, thumping night club – complete with a DJ, flashing lights and a snack bar that serves mocktails and nonalcoholic beer. The pop-up event, known as Club 67, isn’t a typical nightclub.
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3 weeks ago |
westsideconnect.com | Brianna Vaccari
BY Brianna Vaccari Central Valley Journalism Collaborative Another Merced County fire station is scheduled to close, this time in Dos Palos. The Merced County Board of Supervisors on a split vote approved the closure of Fire Station 75 located at the Dos Palos Wye. It’s one of two fire stations currently serving the city of around 6,000 people and the surrounding unincorporated area.
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