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VALINE: A new respect for Facebook
Thursday, May 2, 2013 at 9:23 AMI’m reconsidering my antipathy toward social media after spending two days this week in Valley Springs and Rancho Calaveras, two small Calaveras County communities that are about as far from the cutting edge as you can get.
New manager for Modesto's Centre Plaza
Thursday, May 23, 2013 at 10:48 PMModesto has hired a new manager to run its downtown convention center, which in recent years has required hefty subsidies from the city's general fund as booking revenues have fallen.
Modesto Salvation Army Center shelter shows off improvements
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:39 PMThe Salvation Army is holding an open house today to show off the roughly $1 million in improvements to its Berberian Homeless and Transition Shelter downtown.
New convention center manager
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 at 2:16 PMModesto has hired a new manager to run its downtown convention center, which in recent years has required hefty subsidies from the city’s general fund as booking revenues have fallen. Geoff Hinds, 33, started this month as Centre Plaza m...
Modesto panel approves a budget
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at 10:48 PMA Modesto City Council committee signed off Tuesday on a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that fire officials say leaves a roughly $750,000 shortfall for the Modesto Regional Fire Authority. Councilwoman Stephanie Burnside said the shortfall ...
Modesto mayor's tax plan set to be unveiled
Monday, May 20, 2013 at 10:56 PMModesto Mayor Garrad Marsh could unveil his proposal for a tax increase to the City Council within a couple of weeks. Marsh has talked since February about putting a temporary sales tax on the November ballot for public safety but has provided f...
Modesto council to begin to examine city budget
Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 10:39 PMThe Modesto City Council will start its deliberations today on Mayor Garrad Marsh's budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which starts July 1. Marsh's budget focuses on public safety, directing nearly all of the city's expecte...
Modesto mayor: Until revenues grow, we'll continue 'treading water'
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 10:59 PMThere are no surprises in Modesto's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Residents should expect more of what they have experienced from the city in the past few years — not enough money to fix streets and sidewalks, maintain p...
Homeless shelter shows off new quarters
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 8:19 PMThe Salvation Army is holding an open house Friday to show off the roughly $1 million in improvements to its Berberian Homeless and Transition Shelter downtown. The work included: Building a women’s shower to add to the shelter’s...
Modesto chamber proposes ways to attract business
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 10:40 PMThe Modesto Chamber of Commerce has an ambitious economic development plan to stop what it sees as missed opportunities and bring prosperity to the city. The proposal calls for more shovel-ready land to attract businesses; upgrading Highway 132 ...
