Dennis Wyatt

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dennis Wyatt

It will be without a doubt the crown jewel of the 50-acre Woodward Community Park. The elaborate serpentine $2.8 million splash pad feature will include “mountains”, “the rain forest” water tunnels, a pebble beach, waterfalls, and a water trail. It’s location at the center of the park near the main parking lot drop zone and the picnic shelter will make it the main draw at movie nights, food truck events, and community events.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dennis Wyatt

The northerly extension of North Union Road north of Shady Place will be widened to four lanes before the first of 455 proposed homes are sold. It is the continuation of a new city policy aimed at eliminating “lane squeezes” that proliferated after the turn of the century south of the 120 Bypass. The first large scale implementation of that happening this month is at the 818-home Lumina at Machado Ranch on the southwest corner of the intersection of Airport Way and Woodward Avenue.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dennis Wyatt

There was a time when man set himself apart from the other creatures. He evolved beyond hunting and gathering. Man figured how to store food. He was able to preserve everything from meat to fruits and vegetables long before tech brought us refrigerators and food dehydrators. He learned how to cook, mix ingredients together, and create meals. Then along came the marvels - or curses depending upon how you look at things - of the 20th century.

1 week ago | westsideconnect.com | Dennis Wyatt

There’s been a lot of lip flapping going on during the past month or so about Big Bird’s owner, Sesame Workshop. It centers around $18.2 million in United States Agency for International Development funding  earmarked to produce early childhood development programming for Arabic countries. This is nothing new. Back in a more sane era — circa 2016 — there was reporting no one disputed that USAID had funded $3.6 million for similar programming to air in Bangladesh.

1 week ago | mantecabulletin.com | Dennis Wyatt

There has been, in the past five years, a major policy shift among Manteca’s leadership when it comes to growth. The new bottom line is simple. Elected leaders want growth to absolutely pay for everything it legally can. At the same time, the council has decided they won’t give developers their state-required blessing to access State Community Infrastructure Program (SCIP) bonding without something in exchange.