Council vote gives tenants more time
But renters still aren’t out of the woods The Madera City Council unanimously passed a temporary, emergency ordinance Wednesday night which would prohibit owners of multi-unit apartment complexes evicting tenants without due cause, until the new California State Assembly Bill 1482, the Tenant Protection Act, becomes law on Jan. 1. AB 1482 also seeks to […]
Large scale Chowchilla water project receives Project of the Year award
CHOWCHILLA — The City of Chowchilla, CA was honored by the American Public Works Association Central California Chapter with its 2019 APWA Project of the Year Award in the category of Small Cities/Rural Communities, Buildings/Structures for their large scale Water Storage/Booster Pump/Pressure Sustaining Valves Project. The project was a collaborative effort between City Council approving […]
Madera County school places in STEM contest
Chawanakee Academy Charter School in O’Neals is among 13 California schools that are among the nation’s 300 State Finalists in the 10th annual Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest, a program that encourages 6th through 12th grade students to solve real-world issues in their communities using classroom skills in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The […]
Will Mace fought demons
Wiss! Biff! Bang! Anyone passing the Mint saloon on Yosemite Avenue on Jan. 10, 1893, and hearing these sounds could have guessed that Will Mace was at it again. The 24-year-old son of Madera’s innkeeper, Captain Russel Perry Mace, had managed to get himself in another fight, and as usual, he was getting the worst […]
Opinion: Where comedy goes to die
Well, the Democrats are bloviating through the so-called impeachment hearings, and some of what is being said is hilarious — when it isn’t actually meant to be. So, it makes sense to hearken back to some political humor that actually is funny: “The Democrats are the party of government activism, the party that says government […]
Letter: Ukraine doesn’t have that kind of cash
Today’s hearings (11-21-2019) heard testimony from a Mr. Holmes. This man, with his smirks, strikes me as a snake. Right there with Mr. Schniff. The only crimes I see so far with this whole Ukraine situation, is the Bidens, and Sonland. Bidens, for sure, pocketed millions of our money. Ukraine doesn’t have that kind of […]
Opinion: CPUC getting key roles despite scandals, conflicts
No public agency in California history has a rap sheet quite like that of the California Public Utilities Commission: It consistently cozies up to the utility companies it regulates, it has been criminally investigated (a probe that remains nominally open) for rewarding Southern California Edison Co.’s blunder that shut down a nuclear power plant paid […]
Opinion: November never disappoints
What an enormous week this has been. The two most important men in my life both celebrated another year on the big blue marble we call earth. The week started with my husband’s birthday, proceeded to my brother Brian Hill’s birthday and finished with my 40th wedding anniversary. I actually have two wedding anniversaries each […]
Coyotes hold off Bears for opening win
The Madera Coyotes boys basketball team almost squandered a 16-point lead, but a late-game surge led to a 61-51 over the Selma Bears in Joe Flores Gym. “We have a lot to work on,” head coach David Lozano said. “The nice thing is they are all playing really hard. A lot of it is probably […]
Mistakes lead to loss in opener
The Madera Coyotes boys soccer team made two critical errors in first half of its season opener against El Diamante-Visalia and the Minors made it stand up in a 2-1 victory in Memorial Stadium. El Diamante scored a goal two minutes into the match and added another in the 34th minute for a 2-0 halftime […]