Prior to the arrival of Modesto Irrigation District (MID) Director Larry Byrd, the MID Board of Directors and General Manager Allen Short represented one of the last bastions of Old Modesto. Immune from public criticism and well connected through social satraps like Tom Van Groningen, the MID operated one of the largest budgets in the region with virtually no citizen oversight. Because of this recent history, there’s one over-arching issue […]
Modesto Irrigation District Board of Directors
Carmen Sabatino’s Endorsements
Editor’s note: In an October 6 Modesto Bee editorial, the Bee’s Judy Sly claims that Stanislaus County Supervisor Jim DeMartini has denied endorsing Carmen Sabatino for the MID Board of Directors. Sabatino claims he received a “verbal endorsement,” but “didn’t get it in writing.” No doubt, there is more to this story than has as yet come out. As Carmen Sabatino campaigns for a place on the Board of Directors […]