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Terry Withrow for Supervisor

Homeless: Doubling Down on Double Standards

May 30, 2022 By Eric Caine 13 Comments

Alan Davis downtown Modesto

Tim Byrd’s response to our last essay deserves a more prominent position than in “Comments,” so we’re posting it below, along with our reply. For those who don’t know, Mr. Byrd is Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow’s campaign manager. He is also a resident of Wood Colony and a graduate of Berkeley’s Boalt School of Law. To get a better understanding of the context of our remarks, please read our previous […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Modesto City Councilmember Tony Madrigal, Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow, Terry Withrow for Supervisor, Tony Madrigal for Supervisor

Hypocrisy? Double Standards? The Supervisor has you Covered

May 28, 2022 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

Downtown Modesto, 29 May, 2022

Twenty-five years ago, Tony Madrigal made crude remarks to a female police officer during a late-night ride-along. Around the same time, he was cited for driving while texting. At one point, he had enough such traffic violations that his license was suspended. At the time, Madrigal served as a Councilmember for the City of Santa Cruz. Fast forward to today, when Modesto City Councilmember Tony Madrigal is running for Stanislaus […]

Filed Under: Politics Tagged With: Modesto City Councilmember Tony Madrigal, Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow, Terry Withrow for Supervisor, Tony Madrigal for Supervisor

Stanislaus County: Where Government Fails the People

May 19, 2022 By Eric Caine 5 Comments

Ninth Street Modesto 2021

When incumbent Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow brags about his leadership, he likes to compare the county to the City of Modesto. That’s what he did during an interview with the Modesto Bee when he said, “Look at how the city is doing and ask if you want that kind of leadership for the county.” Withrow is running for office against Tony Madrigal, a current Modesto City Councilmember. Withrow was […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Homelessness and Poverty in Stanislaus County, Homelessness in California, Homelessness in Modesto, Homelessness in Stanislaus County, Homelessness in the San Joaquin Valley, Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow, Terry Withrow, Terry Withrow for Supervisor

Keating and Berryhill No Shows at Forum

April 12, 2018 By Eric Caine 1 Comment

Apparently, Janice Keating and Tom Berryhill had good reasons for missing Wednesday night’s League of Women’s Voters forum for Stanislaus County Supervisors’ campaigns; Keating sent word she was observing her thirtieth wedding anniversary and Berryhill cited a conflict. That left Frank Damrell as the only District 4 candidate present for the sparsely attended question and answer session in Modesto City Council Chambers. If they view the video of the forum, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Damrell for Supervisor, Frank Damrell, Katherine Borges, Madrigal for Supervisor, Terry Withrow for Supervisor, Tony Madrigal

Withrow vs Calkins, by Bruce Frohman

March 9, 2014 By Bruce Frohman 3 Comments

Stanislaus County Supervisor Terry Withrow will be running with opposition in his bid for a second term in District 3. Citizen advocate Scott Calkins is dissatisfied with the representation provided by the incumbent and will raise several issues during the campaign, including expansion of the 132 Freeway, the future of Wood Colony, and toxic waste sites in the District. Supervisor Withrow strongly supports construction of the 132 Freeway between Highway 99 and Interstate 5. Scott […]

Filed Under: Featured, Politics Tagged With: Scott Calkins for Supervisor, Stanislaus County Supervisor's Race District 3, Terry Withrow for Supervisor, Withrow vs Calkins District 3

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“Monster Fracks” Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier.
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Newsom urges SCOTUS to consider encampment ruling that has ‘paralyzed’ California cities
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Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events
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www.latimes.com
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Neo-Nazis March Through Florida Park
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Families have high hopes for Gavin Newsom’s CARE Courts. Providers want to lower expectations
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Pope says 'backward' U.S. conservatives have replaced faith with ideology
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