Ken Riggleman is no stranger to Merced City Council
Ken Riggleman is a familiar face at Merced City Council meetings, but you may know him better as the man with a working model railroad surrounding his house. Riggleman, 69, built a train track --...
View ArticleMerced City Council candidates off to the fundraising races
Now that the candidacy filing period is over, prospects for Merced City Council are busy raising money for their campaigns.
View Article'Off the 99' podcast: Meet the candidates for Merced City Council, part 3
City Council candidates Mike Murphy, Alex Gallardo Jr. and Tony Dossetti joined Merced Sun-Star reporters Ameera Butt and Mike North to talk about the upcoming election. Council hopeful Carl Pollard...
View ArticleBusiness and Professional Women endorse three for council, one for mayor
The Merced Business and Professional Women endorsed the following candidates for Merced City Council: Richard Cervantes, Tony Dossetti and Councilman Noah Lor. Councilwoman Michele Gabriault-Acosta is...
View ArticlePlanning Commission head sees Merced as blueprint for other cities
When Richard Cervantes joined the city's Planning Commission five years ago, he said he knew he wanted to run for City Council. But he said he didn't want to jump into politics without understanding...
View ArticleCarl Pollard, Samuel Rangel join Merced City Council race
The latest two contestants for the Merced City Council race include a former gang member who spent years counseling young people away from gang life, and a former city councilman and advocate of South...
View ArticleIs John Carlisle running for Merced City Council -- or not?
Will he or won't he? Nobody seems to know whether Merced City Councilman John Carlisle will run for re-election -- maybe not even Carlisle himself, according to Councilman Bill Blake.
View ArticleMerced Chamber endorses newcomers for city council
Merced's business community is supporting four newcomers for Merced City Council in November's elections.
View ArticleCervantes joins six-way race for Merced City Council
Richard Cervantes filed made his campaign for Merced City Council official on Thursday, filing his candidacy papers with the Merced County Registrar of Voters. He joins Charles Bolin, Tony Dossetti,...
View ArticleLor far ahead of his rivals in campaign contributions
Among the eight city council candidates vying for a seat at Merced City Hall, Mike Murphy and Noah Lor lead the pack for financial contributions. As of the Thursday deadline, Lor outdid the other seven...
View ArticleYes, Carl Pollard is still running for Merced City Council
Is Carl Pollard really running for Merced City Council? It's a question we've been asking ourselves in the Sun-Star newsroom almost since the day he pulled his candidacy papers. After all, Pollard, a...
View ArticleMeet the Council Candidates: Mike Murphy
Council candidate Mike Murphy joined Sun-Star readers for a question-and-answer session.
View ArticleMeet the Merced City Council candidates: Tony Dossetti
Meet the Council candidates: Tony Dossetti:
View ArticleCarlisle seeking second term on Merced City Council
It's official: John Carlisle's running for Merced City Council.
View ArticleMerced City Councilman Lor wants to finish what he started
Incumbent Noah Lor wants to stay involved in city politics so he can continue to steer Merced in the right direction.
View ArticleMerced mayor candidate is running 'just for the fun of it'
Meet Ken Riggleman Jr., Merced's version of Harold Stassen, the Minnesota politician who ran for president nine times between 1948 and 1988.
View ArticleGabriault-Acosta following Mom, Dad in running for Merced mayor
It's in her genes. That's what Michele Gabriault-Acosta tells people. And she's probably only half-joking. She's had eight years of Merced City Council experience and comes from a family long involved...
View Article'Off the 99' podcast: Merced mayoral candidates, part 2
We continue part two of a series profiling Merced mayoral candidates for the November election. Reporters Ameera Butt and Mike North sat down with Councilwoman Michele Gabriault-Acosta and former...
View ArticleMayor hopeful Stan Thurston motivated to demand changes in Merced
Former City Councilman Stan Thurston wants the city to operate like a business. And if he's elected mayor, he's going to demand changes in the way the city does business.
View ArticleCarlisle's council campaign boosted by last-minute donations from labor unions
A last-minute surge of cash from labor unions to Merced City Councilman John Carlisle is ensuring a battle to the end in his campaign for re-election.
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