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Hace dos a\u00f1os escrib\u00ed un par de columnas en las que opinaba que los colegios p\u00fablicos de dos a\u00f1os financiados por el estado no deb\u00edan llamarse colegios comunitarios, colegios universitarios o colegios de nivel superior. Todos esos nombres son colegios y merecen esa denominaci\u00f3n. No es una idea nueva. Inicie mi carrera universitaria como estudiante en el Foothill College, un colegio de dos a\u00f1os en Los Altos Hills en 1959 y ense\u00f1\u00e9 durante 32 a\u00f1os en el Bakersfield College antes de venir a Madera, donde ense\u00f1\u00e9 en el Centro de Madera durante cuatro a\u00f1os antes de jubilarme.<\/p>\n\n

Cuando el Centro Madera finalmente se convirti\u00f3 en una universidad independiente acreditada y eligi\u00f3 a Madera Community College como su nombre, me sent\u00ed consternado. De hecho, un libro que hab\u00eda publicado en 2002 se\u00f1ala que los autores son Charles F. Hohm, de la Universidad Estatal de San Diego, y James A. Glynn, del Colegio Madera, porque me aseguraron que el Centro Madera ser\u00eda una universidad independiente al a\u00f1o de la publicaci\u00f3n. Eso fue un poco embarazoso, pero el libro ya estaba en las estanter\u00edas de las librer\u00edas, y no hab\u00eda mucho que hacer al respecto.<\/p>\n\n

\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 \u2018community college\u2019?\u2019<\/h3>\n\n

Hasta 1978, los colegios de dos a\u00f1os de California eran financiados con impuestos comunitarios (normalmente de los condados). Eso cambi\u00f3 cuando los votantes aprobaron la Propuesta 13, que redujo los impuestos sobre la propiedad. Sin embargo, los opositores de la Propuesta 13 impugnaron la medida y el caso lleg\u00f3 a los tribunales. Al analizar el panorama general, el tribunal determin\u00f3 que los colegios de dos a\u00f1os no recib\u00edan el mismo apoyo financiero de cada condado. Por lo tanto, determin\u00f3 que los impuestos de los condados deb\u00edan ser transferidos al estado, y el estado entonces redistribuir\u00eda el dinero de manera que los colegios se acercaran al objetivo de la equidad. Por lo tanto, todos los colegios de dos a\u00f1os del estado se convirtieron en instituciones p\u00fablicas de ense\u00f1anza superior financiadas por el estado.<\/p>\n\n

Sin embargo, no hab\u00eda igualdad entre la financiaci\u00f3n de los colegios de dos a\u00f1os y los de cuatro a\u00f1os. De hecho, todos los colegios de cuatro a\u00f1os del estado se convirtieron en universidades estatales en 1982, lo que significaba que ya no quedaban colegios estatales. En consecuencia, muchas de las \u201cuniversidades comunitarias\u201d de dos a\u00f1os cambiaron su nombre por el m\u00e1s apropiado \u201ccollege\u201d. En el momento en que escrib\u00ed mi \u00faltima columna sobre los colegios de dos a\u00f1os, 94 de los 117 colegios de cuatro a\u00f1os del estado simplemente se llamaban \u201ccollege\u201d.<\/p>\n\n

\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 no Madera?<\/p>\n\n

Desinformaci\u00f3n<\/h3>\n\n

Creo que gran parte de la confusi\u00f3n sobre nuestros colegios de dos a\u00f1os se debe a informaci\u00f3n err\u00f3nea. Ha pasado medio siglo desde que nuestros colegios de dos a\u00f1os recib\u00edan apoyo mediante impuestos de la comunidad y se convirtieron en parte del sistema tripartito estatal de educaci\u00f3n superior. Muchas normas y conceptos anteriores ya est\u00e1n obsoletos y lo est\u00e1n desde hace mucho tiempo.<\/p>\n\n

Durante la d\u00e9cada de 1980, el Senado Acad\u00e9mico del estado para las universidades de dos a\u00f1os trabaj\u00f3 en un proyecto de ley para aumentar la toma de decisiones en estas instituciones y hacer que el financiamiento de las mismas fuera m\u00e1s equitativo con los otros dos segmentos de la educaci\u00f3n superior. Por ejemplo, tras la aprobaci\u00f3n de la Prop. 13, las universidades de dos a\u00f1os recibieron su financiamiento estatal de la misma manera que las escuelas K-12, es decir, el ADA (Aproximaci\u00f3n diaria promedio). Sin embargo, las CSU y las UCs recibieron sus asignaciones basadas en FTE (equivalencia a tiempo completo), un m\u00e9todo mucho mejor que proporcionaba una financiaci\u00f3n mayor.<\/p>\n\n

La Ley de Asamble 1725, presentada por el diputado John Vasconcellos y preparada por el Senado Acad\u00e9mico (en el que yo serv\u00ed), buscaba garantizar que los cursos de nivel de transferencia fueran impartidos por profesores que tuvieran al menos un t\u00edtulo de maestr\u00eda y que el financiamiento se basara en el tiempo equivalente a un profesor (FTE). Cada a\u00f1o que se presentaba la ley, era vetada por el Gobernador. Pero finalmente, en 1989, el Gobernador Deukmejian firm\u00f3 la ley y la convirti\u00f3 en ley.<\/p>\n\n

Otra de las falsedades es que los colegios comunitarios solo imparten clases de refuerzo. En una \u00e9poca, probablemente hace casi un siglo, los colegios de dos a\u00f1os eran considerados como grados 13 y 14, y muchos de ellos estaban ubicados en campus de escuelas secundarias, lo que reforz\u00f3 a\u00fan m\u00e1s esa impresi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n

Aunque es cierto que algunas clases (una minor\u00eda peque\u00f1a) impartidas en colegios de dos a\u00f1os tienen un enfoque de apoyo para preparar a los estudiantes para el trabajo universitario, tambi\u00e9n es cierto lo mismo para las universidades p\u00fablicas y privadas. Una reciente noticia del Los Angeles Times inform\u00f3 que la Universidad de California est\u00e1 considerando volver a poner en marcha los ex\u00e1menes SAT para los estudiantes que solicitan admisi\u00f3n porque su conocimiento de matem\u00e1ticas elementales es tan deficiente. La remediaci\u00f3n es un problema que aqueja a todos los colegios acreditados en general. Y, quiz\u00e1s, se maneja mejor en los colegios de dos a\u00f1os que tienen m\u00e1s experiencia con este problema, ya que los estudiantes que se transfieren de un colegio de dos a\u00f1os a una universidad p\u00fablica de California obtienen mejores resultados acad\u00e9micos que aquellos que comienzan en una universidad p\u00fablica de California.<\/p>\n\n

Nuevas perspectivas para los colegios de dos a\u00f1os<\/h3>\n\n

En 2014, quince universidades de dos a\u00f1os seleccionadas comenzaron a ofrecer t\u00edtulos de cuatro a\u00f1os en determinadas especialidades, como la gesti\u00f3n de la informaci\u00f3n y la higiene dental. Ahora, seg\u00fan Sarah Hernandez, redactando para Hoodline, \u201clos colegios comunitarios de California han recibido luz verde para ofrecer muchos m\u00e1s t\u00edtulos de licenciatura, incluidos algunos que se superponen con los programas de la CSU en circunstancias limitadas\u201d. Un par de proyectos de ley, firmados por el gobernador Newsom, alivia las restricciones sobre los t\u00edtulos de licenciatura otorgados por las universidades de dos a\u00f1os \u201cal tiempo que retiene la prohibici\u00f3n estatal de duplicar los programas de la Universidad de California\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Sin embargo, en lo que respecta a las CSUs, la puerta est\u00e1 parcialmente abierta. Hern\u00e1ndez escribe que \u201cun colegio comunitario podr\u00eda ofrecer un t\u00edtulo que coincida con un programa de CSU cercano si los funcionarios estatales de trabajo detectan una escasez de empleos locales no cubiertos, o si ese programa de CSU ha sido dif\u00edcil de acceder para los estudiantes\u2026\u201d Y, un programa piloto demuestra que el sistema no solo funciona sino que es fenomenalmente exitoso. El Mira Costa College, un colegio de dos a\u00f1os en Oceanside, ofrece una licenciatura en Biomanufacturing. \u00a1Sus graduados han logrado una tasa de empleo del 90 por ciento en el campo para el que se prepararon!<\/p>\n\n

Espero que el presidente del Colegio Universitario de Madera y el nuevo canciller del Distrito Universitario Estatal Centro de Colegios Universitarios trabajen diligentemente para cambiar los nombres de nuestros colegios universitarios a, simplemente, \u201cCOLEJIO\u201d. Todos los cursos de nivel transferible son impartidos por instructores altamente cualificados y son transferibles a cualquier universidad de la CSU o UC. Desafortunadamente, la AB 2301, escrita por la legisladora Esmeralda Soria, fue vetada por el gobernador Newsom. Hubiera creado un programa piloto para hasta 10 colegios universitarios de dos a\u00f1os que ofrecieran una licenciatura en Enfermer\u00eda. Quiz\u00e1s nuestro pr\u00f3ximo gobernador vea la luz.<\/p>\n\n

\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n

Jim Glynn es Profesor Em\u00e9rito de Sociolog\u00eda. Se le puede contactar en j_glynn@att.net.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Two years ago, I wrote a couple of columns offering my opinion that the state-supported, public, two-year colleges should not be called community colleges, city colleges, or junior colleges. Those are all colleges and deserve that appellation. That\u2019s not a new idea. I started my college career as a student at Foothill College, a two-year […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[50],"class_list":["post-49820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-schools"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49820"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49824,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49820\/revisions\/49824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49814,"date":"2026-10-03T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T14:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49814"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:34:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:34:52","slug":"cherish-the-old-timers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/cherish-the-old-timers\/","title":{"rendered":"Aprecia los Old Timers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last weekend we celebrated a valued Madera tradition we have enjoyed for almost a century. It was Old Timers Day. The tradition began 95 years ago in 1931.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The whole idea of Old Timers Day is to honor the rich history of Madera and its people. It is a celebration like no other during the year. It\u2019s not directed toward, or against, any class of people, any religious or political group, or any other holiday event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Old Timers Day is a great celebration for everyone. The parade is fun. The Booths in the Park are fun, and there is plenty of food and activities around. Our wonderful museum was open that day, and there was a record number of folks who came in to visit it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have always enjoyed old people, and I guess now that I am an old person, I am enjoying myself. (Smile.) Those who are considered \u201cOld Timers\u201d have many stories to tell as they remember times of the past. We need to listen and remember those precious stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was a child, I lived in a town that was the county seat of Polk County, Florida. We lived there for seven years. During that time, the county celebrated its centennial. I remember how much fun it was. There were festivities that involved wearing nineteenth century clothing, and the people enjoyed riding the horse and buggies in the town square. The courthouse building looked similar to our old Madera courthouse, but at that time it was the present courthouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During that celebration, which was stretched out for much more than one day. It might have been a week. The men were encouraged to grow beards. If a man was caught without facial hair, he had to sell pieces of toilet paper on the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few years later, we were living in Atlanta, Georgia, attending a church in downtown Atlanta. About five years after we joined, the church celebrated its centennial. That celebration was similar to the one we had enjoyed in Florida. Our pastor dressed up in a black suit, similar to the ones you would see in the old western movies. He had a black tie with the strands that hung from the tie, and he rode a horse around the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I live in Madera, California, in a county that cherishes its history. We celebrate not just one time, but every year, with Old Timers Day, honoring specific people in our community, and the community itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the real stars. They are all who love Madera, who plan to continue loving Madera and who honor its past and its future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you ever wonder about Madera\u2019s history, please visit our wonderful Madera County Museum, located in our old courthouse in Courthouse Park. It is truly a gem. You will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, on December 6, the Museum will again have its Gala, a festive occasion during which each room in the museum is decorated by organizations in Madera. Tickets will be available soon. Watch for more information on that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy and appreciate your community. It is the people in it who make it special. You are in it, so do what you can to enhance it. Remember and cherish the old timers. They are precious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Que tengas un excelente fin de semana!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Mi amor para todos,<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 \u2022 \u2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo not cast me away when I am old; do not forsake me when my strength is gone.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Psalm 71:9<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Oct. 11, 1876 \u2014 Fresno Expositor<\/h3>\n\n

MADERA \u2014 The new town laid out by the California Lumber Company in this county [Fresno], at the point where the company\u2019s flume intersects the railroad,has been graced with the name of Madera \u2014 the Spanish term. for lumber. It promises to be quite a flourishing town, and the demand for lots is great. A public sale of lots is advertised to take place on Tuesday the 24th day of October at the town site. The company proposes to have a planing mill in operation and an abundant supply of lumber on hand by the time the sale takes place.The terms of the sale will be half cash and the balance in six months, with interest at ten per cent per annum.<\/p>\n\n

Oct. 18, 1876 \u2014 Fresno Expositor<\/h3>\n\n

The California Lumber Company is now engaged in erecting a planing mill in Madera. They expect to furnish all classes of dressed lumber, molding, etc. They anticipate getting the mill in running order by the 24th instant.<\/p>\n\n

Lots for sale<\/strong> \u2014 The sale of lots will take place in the new town of Madera next Tuesday, the 24th instant. From what we can learn, there will be a lively demand for the lots. J. M. Shannon will act as auctioneer. We are informed that our old friend, Captain Mace of the Borden Hotel, will remove his quarters to the new town of Madera.<\/p>\n\n

Madera Flourishing<\/strong> \u2014 According to Supervisor Hensley, building in the new town of Madera is going on at a lively rate. More than a dozen buildings are under construction, and others will be started as soon as workmen can be obtained. The continuous sound of the saw and the hammer and the busy activity of the workers impart a prosperous business \u2014 like appearance to the town.<\/p>\n\n

Nov. 8, 1876 \u2014 Fresno Expositor<\/h3>\n\n

Growth Unbelievable.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Just a few weeks ago there was not a dwelling within a mile of Madera; today there are probably twenty five. The most pretentious is the property of Mr. Jason and is used as a hotel. The next in size is Captain Mace\u2019s saloon, which is 24 feet fronting the railroad and 56 feet running along the Mill Reservation [Yosemite Avenue]. Adjoining this, C. E. Strivens has a comfortable, neatly furnished and fitted up saloon. Mr. Sanford has a small establishment just beyond.<\/p>\n\n

Crossing the railroad track, the pedestrian\u2019s eye immediately meets the name of Mark Anderson on a sign that indicates that gentleman is there to do business. Aside from the buildings above referred to, there are about 20 private residences, and judging from the number of children about town, these residences are well occupied.<\/p>\n\n

Jan. 10, 1877 \u2014 Fresno Expositor<\/h3>\n\n

New School House<\/strong> \u2014 The citizens of Madera held a public meeting on Monday evening last for the purpose of taking into consideration the feasibility of building a new school house, and after some discussion it was resolved that the work be commenced at once.<\/p>\n\n

The building will be 50 by 30 feet with a 16 foot ceiling, embracing all modern improvements; the site contains two acres of land and is to be fenced and planted with shade trees.<\/p>\n\n

The next and most meritorious work for the good people of Madera will be the erection of a church, and judging from the moral and progressive character of the Maderans, we doubt not that this will soon be accomplished.<\/p>\n\n

Jan. 17, 1877 \u2014 Fresno Expositor<\/h3>\n\n

Fire in Madera<\/strong> \u2014 Dr. Brown\u2019s drugstore at Madera with its contents \u2014 drugs, medicines, books, and instruments were totally destroyed by fire on Friday evening. Loss about $3,000; no insurance. There had been no fire in the store for several hours previous to the occurrence, thus raising a strong suspicion that it was the work of an incendiary. It is hard to believe that any man can be so utterly depraved as to stoop to the commission of such a cowardly and detestable act. It is better to imagine that the misfortune was purely accidental.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oct. 11, 1876 \u2014 Fresno Expositor MADERA \u2014 The new town laid out by the California Lumber Company in this county [Fresno], at the point where the company\u2019s flume intersects the railroad,has been graced with the name of Madera \u2014 the Spanish term. for lumber. It promises to be quite a flourishing town, and the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":40588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,17],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-49809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-history","tag-community"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49809"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49809\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49813,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49809\/revisions\/49813"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49833,"date":"2026-10-02T17:26:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49833"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:26:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:26:48","slug":"la-academia-de-ciudadanos-recibe-una-vision-exclusiva-de-la-estacion-de-bomberos-58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/citizens-academy-gets-exclusive-look-at-fire-station-58\/","title":{"rendered":"La Academia de Ciudadanos recibe una visi\u00f3n exclusiva de la Estaci\u00f3n de Bomberos 58"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This week\u2019s Citizens Academy class met at the new Fire Station 58 to give residents insight into what it takes for the City of Madera to have the incredible team that helps keep Madera safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire Station 58 was built six years ago and cost $9 million to construct.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese facilities are not cheap. Everything\u2019s hyper specialized, including, the pressure of the concrete,\u201d Arnoldo Rodriguez, City manager, said. \u201cPeople always say, \u2018you can build it cheaper.\u2019 Everything we do, we bid publicly, so if someone can build it cheaper, they can bid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey would have won the bid, they could have built it cheap. But one of the things you\u2019ll see about these stations is that we don\u2019t make them cheap. They have to last a long time. If there\u2019s an emergency, this is the building that needs to be standing, because this is where the teams are. So, again, they\u2019re not cheap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this week\u2019s class, Dana McCarroll, battalion chief from Station 56, showcased a slideshow that talked about the different reasons the city has a fire department and discussed how the budget is divided between the different fire stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tour of the facility was given by Fire Capt. Nick Sciaqua, Fire Engineer Joseph Molina, as well as the other firefighters who were on duty during the class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One thing about the newest fire station was how the new stations use a gentler alarm that slowly raises in volume to wake up the firefighters during the night, as studies showed that loud, blaring alarms can lead to heart problems in firefighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the lecture portion, McCarroll explained how the Madera Fire Department has grown alongside the city as its population and emergency needs have increased. Because of the rapid growth of Madera, the city needed a third fire station to improve emergency coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, the department has about 25 personnel, with its engines staffed by three firefighters each. Previously, the department had followed a two-person staffing model. When opening the newest fire station, the department purchased an aerial ladder truck, Truck 58.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The department also relies on cooperation with surrounding cities during different types of emergencies. The City of Madera has an automatic-aid agreement with Madera County, allowing both City and County firefighters to assist one another when needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey respond to the city quite a bit, and vice versa,\u201d McCarroll explained. \u201cAll of our engines respond to the county as a way to assist them in their needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rodriguez explained that the downtown hotel fire was a good example of how surrounding agencies will send their engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere were engines from all over the place, from North Central Fire District out of Fresno, Fresno County Fire District, the city of Fresno, Madera County, city of Madera,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cIf an agent around us needs an assistant or if there\u2019s a big fire, we will send engines. Like, Chowchilla doesn\u2019t have a ladder truck, so if they have a fire, we\u2019ll send our engines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A portion of the lecture was dedicated to talking about the funding that goes to the fire department. All of the funding is approved by the City Council, which allocates a certain amount of funds to the department each year. McCarroll explained that it costs approximately $9.5 million annually to operate, including about $7.3 million for its Cal Fire contract and $1.7 million for operations, fuel and other daily expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Measure K, a half-cent sales tax approved by voters in 2017, generates $7 million annually, with about half going to the fire department and the other portion going to the Police Department. A portion of the Measure K funding goes toward equipment replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe annual budget allocates budget to the Fire Engine Replacement Program. From 2018 through 2022, $200,000 a year were allocated, and that totaled $800,000,\u201d McCarroll explained. \u201cThey [City Council] upped that after 2022 to the current $490,000 a year, and then the total there ends up being $2,450,000.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fire prevention has become an important part of the department\u2019s work. Rodriguez explained that the city of Madera has been working to clear vegetation and debris from the Fresno River since 2020. The work they\u2019ve done has helped reduce the number of fires and improved firefighters\u2019 ability to access areas during emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of challenges we\u2019ve had, and a lot of emergencies in there. I think the community\u2019s frustrated with the Fresno River. There\u2019s historically a lot of fires,\u201d Rodriguez said. \u201cWe just grabbed the bull by the horns, and we said, we\u2019re gonna take the lead. We started buying the equipment, and we started doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the tour portion of the class, the firefighters showed their living quarters, offices, gym, fire trucks and room storage. They even allowed participants to set off the fire hose and try on equipment to get a feel for what each firefighter has to do when getting ready and fighting fires.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This week\u2019s Citizens Academy class met at the new Fire Station 58 to give residents insight into what it takes for the City of Madera to have the incredible team that helps keep Madera safe. Fire Station 58 was built six years ago and cost $9 million to construct. \u201cThese facilities are not cheap. Everything\u2019s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49808,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[43,46],"class_list":["post-49833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-law","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49833"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49834,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49833\/revisions\/49834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49831,"date":"2026-10-02T17:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49831"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:24:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:24:38","slug":"shooting-victim-identity-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/shooting-victim-identity-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Se publica la identidad de la v\u00edctima de los disparos"},"content":{"rendered":"

More details have been released by the Madera Police Department in regards to Sunday\u2019s officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Madera PD released that two officers fired their weapons at the suspect, who later died of his gunshot wounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The victim has been identified as Samuel Santiago Daniel, and was identified by a family member. Further identifying information from fingerprints and DNA is pending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel was staying at a residence, but the owners of the residence called MPD when his behavior became erratic and he locked himself in the bathroom. He destroyed some of the residents\u2019 belongings and started flooding the bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MPD officers cleared the house and removed the family out of harm\u2019s way. However, the suspect came out of the bathroom and entered the open garage area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He pointed a weapon, later identified as a replica firearm, probably used for airsoft bullets, at deputies. After repeated warnings to lower the weapon, officers shot Daniel, and he died at the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A later search of Daniel\u2019s bedroom revealed drug paraphernalia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The California Department of Justice is the primary agency investigating the incident. As with any officer-involved shooting incident, the Madera Police Department remains committed to transparency, and will release additional information, when appropriate, and in accordance to state laws.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

More details have been released by the Madera Police Department in regards to Sunday\u2019s officer-involved shooting that led to the death of a suspect. Madera PD released that two officers fired their weapons at the suspect, who later died of his gunshot wounds. The victim has been identified as Samuel Santiago Daniel, and was identified […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":49805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,19],"tags":[33,43],"class_list":["post-49831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above-the-fold","category-news","tag-death","tag-law"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49831","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49831"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49832,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49831\/revisions\/49832"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49829,"date":"2026-10-02T17:13:23","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49829"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T00:13:31","slug":"los-boletos-oficiales-seran-enviados-por-correo-la-proxima-semana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/official-ballots-to-be-mailed-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Las c\u00e9dulas de votaci\u00f3n oficiales se enviar\u00e1n por correo la pr\u00f3xima semana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Todos los votantes registrados del condado de Madera recibir\u00e1n sus papeletas oficiales y la Gu\u00eda de informaci\u00f3n para los votantes del condado por correo electr\u00f3nico para la pr\u00f3xima elecci\u00f3n general del 3 de noviembre, a partir del 5 de octubre, seg\u00fan Rebecca Martinez, secretaria y registradora de votos del condado de Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Se permite un plazo de entrega de hasta siete d\u00edas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahora el seguimiento de las papeletas es gratuito. Este servicio env\u00eda notificaciones sobre las papeletas, incluyendo cu\u00e1ndo se las env\u00eda, cu\u00e1ndo se reciben y cu\u00e1ndo se cuentan. El servicio permite a los votantes saber d\u00f3nde se encuentra una papeleta en cada etapa del proceso. Visite www.wheresmyballot.sos.ca.gov para registrarse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los votantes no tienen que poner sello en el sobre de la c\u00e9dula para devolverla por correo estadounidense. Las c\u00e9dulas de votaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n pueden ser devueltas en cualquier buz\u00f3n oficial de recolecci\u00f3n de c\u00e9dulas de voto del condado o en cualquier centro de votaci\u00f3n del condado de Madera. Se recomienda encarecidamente que los votantes no entreguen su c\u00e9dula a un desconocido. Si alguien decide no enviar o dejar su c\u00e9dula personalmente, solo d\u00e9la a alguien en quien conf\u00ede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las p\u00e1ginas posteriores del Gu\u00eda de Informaci\u00f3n para los Votantes del Condado indican la ubicaci\u00f3n de las urnas de votaci\u00f3n, las fechas y horarios de apertura.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No olvide firmar el sobre azul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Las c\u00e9dulas de votaci\u00f3n enviadas por correo deben tener fecha de postulaci\u00f3n el d\u00eda de las elecciones o antes de esa fecha y ser recibidas dentro del plazo permitido por la ley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Para obtener m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n, llame gratuitamente a la Divisi\u00f3n de Elecciones al n\u00famero 800-435-0509.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

All registered voters in the County of Madera will be sent their Official Ballots and County Voter Information Guides for the upcoming November 3, Consolidated General Election in the mail, beginning October 5, according to Madera County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters, Rebecca Martinez. Allow up to seven days for delivery. Ballot tracking is now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[29,39],"class_list":["post-49829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-community","tag-government"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49830,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49829\/revisions\/49830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":49818,"date":"2026-10-02T16:41:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:41:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maderatribustg.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=49818"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:41:51","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T23:41:51","slug":"grateful-deadhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/grateful-deadhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Grato muerto"},"content":{"rendered":"

As our hot summer slowly eases into a cooler fall, we can revive many of our flowering plants now by simply deadheading them. Deadheading means removing the dead flowers from your perennials and annuals which encourages them to continue to flower or even return to bloom. Flowers should be pinched off or trimmed at the stem as soon as they fade. The idea behind the removal of the spent flowers is to trick the plant into thinking that it has not completed its cycle of flower to pollination to seed and done. Key reasons to deadhead include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 It often makes your plants bloom longer because removing spent flowers keeps your plants from wasting their energy producing seeds. After the main stems have finished blooming, if you cut them quite low, many plants will send up a second smaller batch of flowers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 It keeps some perennials that are notorious for reseeding from spreading. If you don\u2019t try to prevent these new seedlings, they could possibly crowd out other plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 It improves the health and appearance of plants by channeling the plant\u2019s resources away from seed production and into vegetative growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to deadhead depends on the flower type. Plants, like daylilies that have lots of flowers on one stem just need their individual flowers plucked as they fade. After all the flowers are off the daylily stem, cut the stem off at the base. You can also remove branches or clusters of flowers, like asters, leaving buds or branches below the cut to send out more blooms. Shasta daisies and many other perennials produce one flower per stem. Cut that stem to the ground after it blooms and then when it has finished blooming for the season, cut back all of the stems to within 4-5 inches of the plant base. Some plants like coreopsis produce so many flowers over the entire plant that removing them individually is too time consuming. It is easier and just as effective to shear the entire plant within a few inches of the ground after the main flush of flowers is finished. There are some perennials where the seed heads are attractive and can provide food for birds such as purple coneflower and sedum that you may want to leave them. Make sure that before the early frosts, you stop deadheading to allow the plant to biologically prepare for winter. For more deadheading info refer to: https:\/\/ucanr.edu\/blog\/ucce-master-gardeners-san-bernardino-county-blogs\/article\/deadheading-flowers-gail-nieto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SAVE THE DATE<\/strong> \u2014 Saturday, October 24 \u2014 3 Sisters Garden Fall Festival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. FREE admission, large fall plant sale and fun activities for the whole family. Located behind Madera Community College, 30277 Ave. 12, Madera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy deadheading!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As our hot summer slowly eases into a cooler fall, we can revive many of our flowering plants now by simply deadheading them. Deadheading means removing the dead flowers from your perennials and annuals which encourages them to continue to flower or even return to bloom. Flowers should be pinched off or trimmed at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_theme","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"page_builder":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[25,29,46],"class_list":["post-49818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-agriculture","tag-community","tag-organizations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49819,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49818\/revisions\/49819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maderatribune.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]