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The Modesto Focus
8 hours agoEditor’s Corner: The disappearing of the Valley’s Bees is a crisis — not the end of local journalism
When I worked at The Modesto Bee, one of the gallows humor jokes we used to make about the company’s current owner, Chatham Asset Management, was that at least we worked for the “less evil” hedge fund. Between 2011 and 2019, private investment funds’ stake in our country’s…
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The Modesto Focus
9 hours agoMeet the candidates running for Modesto City School District Board of Education
Modesto City School District will undoubtedly see fresh faces on its Board of Education in January. Four seats on the seven-member board are up for election this year – with three contested. In Area 1, home of Gregori High School, incumbent Cindy Marks faces off against newcomer…
Education
The Modesto Focus
14 hours agoSome Valley schools see kindergarten vaccine rates for measles fall short of ‘herd immunity’
Amid conflicting messages over the safety of vaccines, cases of measles have been on the rise both in California and the U.S. this year compared to 2025. And in the San Joaquin Valley, where two cases of measles have been reported so far in 2026, vaccination rates among…
Education
Mission Local
17 hours agoFast-tracked and without a lawyer, Modesto family’s asylum case ends in denial
“The court doesn’t believe the harm you describe rises to the level of past persecution," said Judge Michael Rapizo. Fast-tracked and without a lawyer, Modesto family’s asylum case ends in denial
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The Modesto Focus
September 17Politics Focus | When growth and elections intersect
Hey Focus fans! I wouldn’t normally plug an upcoming city meeting in a column like this devoted to politics. So this an exception, but I promise, they’re connected. On Tuesday, the Riverbank City Council will probably cast an important vote deciding the fate of River Walk, a…
Government & Civic
The Modesto Focus
September 16‘Data centers’ – two toxic words that frighten Stanislaus leaders. Are they an existential threat or unique opportunity?
Eager to draw jobs and boost the local economy, cities and counties might trip over themselves to compete in granting companies permission to do business. That is, as long as prospective firms never publicly utter two insanely toxic words: data center. In an era when political…
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- 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km²)