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.

Masellis well drilling rig eastern Stanislaus County 27 August 2026

Politics

Rodeo Clown and Well Driller Challenges MID Board President

September 13, 2026

Jimi Netniss General Manager for Modest Irrigation District

What is the Irrigation District Trying to Hide?

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September 2, 2026

Robert Frobose 1010 Tenth Street Modesto CA 4 August 2026

“MID is not for sale,” says Board President after $30,000 campaign donation

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August 26, 2026

Nature

How to Fix Stanislaus Animal Services’ Feline Failures

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August 16, 2026

Politics

Stanislaus Supervisors Flush More Money Down the East Side Water Drain

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August 6, 2026

Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers Groundwater Basinj Association 24 June 2026

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Time to Stop Robbing Our East Side Water Bank

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July 27, 2026

Byrd Masteer Water Account Redacted 50 acres of pasture report

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Byrd Case: Grand Jury Trammels Public Right to Know

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July 13, 2026

Larry Byrd and John Duarte 16 December, 2026, Modesto, CA

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The Byrd Rules: Fringe Parcels? Can you say “Non Sequitur”?

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June 23, 2026

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Modesto Irrigation Board President: “The people are entitled to the truth”

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June 16, 2026

4Creeks graph TruPoint and power records 2020-24 AB La Grange Ranch

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The Bryd Rules: Accounting as You Like it

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June 11, 2026

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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.

calmatters.org

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.

www.latimes.com

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

www.sfpublicpress.org

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.
calmatters.org

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.

calmatters.org

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.

www.pressdemocrat.com

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.

calmatters.org

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.

calmatters.org

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.

calmatters.org