Eric Caine – The Valley Citizen

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Eric Caine formerly taught in the Humanities Department at Merced College. He was an original Community Columnist at the Modesto Bee, and wrote for The Bee for over twelve years.

Tim Byrd, Modesto Irrigation District Boardroom, Modesto, Ca, 16 December 2025

Larry Byrd’s Missing Meter and the Return of the Tall Cowboy

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February 25, 2026

Modesto Irrigation District Board of Directors, 8 July, 2025

Politics

MID Director Abstains from Duty and Campaign Promises

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February 21, 2026

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“They chose profit over responsible farming practices,” says MID Board President

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February 2, 2026

A Tyler Angle almond orchard on Crabtree Road in eastern Stanislaus County

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After Byrd Recusal, Irrigation District Reaches Agreement on Water Rates

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January 29, 2026

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Larry Byrd: “Have you no shame?”

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January 14, 2026

Larry Byrd, John Duarte, and others, MID Board meeting, 16 December, 2025

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Byrd Investigation: Stinky Fish, Conclusive Inconclusions, and other Oddities

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January 5, 2026

Tuolumne River looking east from Roberts Ferry Bridge 25 December 2025

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Irrigation District’s Failure to Manage Water Threatens Stakeholders

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January 2, 2026

Director Larry Byrd at MID Board meeting, Dec 16, 2025

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Retraction: I was Wrong about Byrd and the Brown Act

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December 20, 2025

Larry Byrd, Modesto Irrigation District Board room, 16 December, 2025

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MID Director’s Vote is a Clear Violation of the Brown Act

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December 17, 2025

Todd Sill at Modesto Irrigation District Board Meeting, 16 December, 2025

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Byrd Investigation Ends with Clear Conflict of Interest Vote

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December 17, 2025

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6 things to know about how Gov. Newsom?s CARE Court program is working so far

Gov. Gavin Newsom?s CARE Court was supposed to help the sickest people living on California?s streets. We took a look at data from around the state. Here?s what we found.

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Farms, hotels and restaurants press Trump to exempt their businesses from immigration raids

As confusion swirls around whether Trump will exempt farms and other businesses from immigration raids, businesses are emphasizing the importance of their immigrant workforce.

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Eviction Rates in SF Soar as Legal Aid Faces Deep Funding Cuts

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Resistance state: Tracking California’s lawsuits against the new Trump administration

California’s Democratic leaders set aside tens of millions of dollars to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive orders and policies.
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First-of-its kind court order halts sweep of California homeless camp

This appears to be the first such injunction since the U.S. Supreme Court let cities crack down on homeless camps in California and beyond.

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Fear, concerns mount in local wine industry amid Trump’s immigration crackdown

As farmorkers and their families face the threat of deportation, vineyard owners worry about the humanitarian and economic impact of Trump?s immigration policies.

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California’s cannabis supply chain: Hidden pesticides and no public monitoring

California fails to monitor for a host of toxic chemicals pervading the cannabis supply chain

www.latimes.com

Newsom, Trump could align to get Delta tunnel built

FAIRFIELD: The Metropolitan Water District board on Wednesday voted to invest another $142 million into the planning for the Delta Conveyance Project.

www.dailyrepublic.com

Liberal Berkeley’s Toughened Stance on Homeless Camps Is a Bellwether

The progressive stronghold in California plans to target large encampments, relying on a Supreme Court decision handed down by a conservative majority.

www.nytimes.com

How a Trump administration could affect California’s housing crisis

CalMatters spoke to state housing experts to gauge the possible effect of a second Trump administration on California?s housing crisis.

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Bird flu jumped from cows to people. Now advocates want more farmworkers tested

Bird flu jumped from cows to California farmworkers this month. Virus symptoms are mild and it has not spread from humans to other people.

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California officials reject more SpaceX rocket launches, with some citing Musk’s X posts

SpaceX’s plans to launch more rockets from California’s coast were rejected by a state commission this week, with some officials citing Elon Musk’s political posts on X.

www.latimes.com

What happens to homeless people after encampment sweeps? That’s on cities, Gavin Newsom says

Gov. Gavin Newsom deflected questions about where homeless Californians are supposed to go if their encampments get swept.

calmatters.org

“I won’t let them drink the water”: The California towns where clean drinking water is out of reach

Drinking water contamination is a chronic, insidious threat in CA rural communities. Some have been waiting for clean water for years.

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