Kerman
Kerman, CA · Municipal
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Madera Tribune
Madera Unified honors Hall of Fame inductees
Madera Unified School District and the Madera Linkage Foundation honored two longtime district employees during the 2026 Student Champion Hall of Fame induction ceremony on October 22, at Madera South High School. Established in 2021, the Hall of Fame recognizes former employees whose dedication, leadership and service made a lasting...
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The Fresno Bee
Soria holds large lead in race for CA Senate district covering large part of Fresno
State Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria is maintained a large lead on election night in the race for the California Senate’s District 14 seat currently held by Anna Caballero. Returns showed more than 110,000 votes had been counted as of 11:29 p.m. in the race to represent the district, which covers the southern half of the city of Fresno, the west side of Fresno County and also large parts of Madera and Merced counties. Soria, a Democrat, held about 64.1% of the expected vote while Republican Darin Dupont, an attorney and Merced City Council member, held 35.9%. Soria’s lead had widened slightly since the night’s first returns. She told The Fresno Bee that Tuesday’s numbers show “there is resounding support” for her campaign. “We’ve been working very hard over the last four years in the State Assembly,” said Soria, who attended a watch party in the Fresno High neighborhood. “We’ve demonstrated that we can deliver real, tangible results, like opening a hospital, delivering relief for families in Planada, bringing money for our immigrant community.” Earlier in the night, Dupont told The Bee it was still too early to call the race. “There’s still a lot of votes to be tallied in this
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Dyer’s ‘Measure D’ is gaining, while Fresno County’s ‘Measure S’ is not, results show
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The long and complicated road toward Measure S continues, even after the ballots have been cast, with initial results in from the Fresno County Elections Office showing 53% against the transportation improvement act. Fresno County Supervisor Nathan Magsig says the legislation to replace Measure C was not written for the entire […]
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The Fresno Bee
Annalisa Perea maintains strong lead over GOP candidate in Assembly District 31 race
Fresno City Councilmember Annalisa Perea held a strong lead late on election night in the race for California’s Assembly District 31 seat currently held by Joaquin Arambula. Returns showed almost 49,000 votes had been counted as of 11:45 p.m. in the race to represent the district, which covers the southern half of the city of Fresno, Sanger and Selma. Perea, a Democrat, held about 67.3% of the vote expected while Republican Jim Polsgrove, a retired engineering technician, held 32.7%. The gap between the candidates had not changed much since the night’s first returns. The Fresno Bee could not reach Perea on Tuesday night. Earlier in the night, Polsgrove, who attended at watch party in Old Town Clovis, said he wants to “give it more time” before making a decision on the race. Polsgrove added that he “knew it would be a rough race.” Late on Tuesday night, Polsgrove said it is still too early to call the race. “I don’t think we’ll see a big change tonight,” he said. “All I can say now is I’m disappointed in the early results.” Polsgrove added that those early results don’t match the level of support he saw while campaigning, but he is
The Fresno Bee
State Center Community College District election night roundup. Terance Frazier in last
Now that the polls are closed, here’s a look at the ongoing vote tallies for the State Center Community College District trustee race. Magdalena Gomez, the incumbent first elected to represent Area 4 in 2018, ran unopposed. Here’s what the ballots show so far for the contested races as of around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday. Area 1 Incumbent Destiny Rodriguez is leading to represent Area 1 with 59.85% of the expected vote. Business owner Nicholas Salinas has 27.57% of the expected vote. Omair Javid, an insurance agent, has 11.41%. Area 5 As for Area 5, Marcos Osorio, an educator, is leading with 44.14% of the expected vote. Miguel Castaneda Sanchez, a sales associate and student, has 28.05% of the expected vote. Business developer Terance Frazier, husband of Assemblywoman Esmeralda Soria, is in last with 27.05% of the expected vote. In a police report filed last month, Allyson Osorio — Marcos Osorio’s sister — accused Frazier of peeking through his political opponent’s windows and rummaging through his mailbox. Frazier did not comment on the situation, while Marcos Osorio called it “disqualifying” behavior. Incumbent Rob Fuentes did not seek re-election and is running for Fresno City Council. Additional updates are slated to arrive
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Democrats Pacheco, Soria declare victory in Merced-area state Assembly and Senate seats
Democrats Esmeralda Soria and Brian Pacheco declared victory Tuesday night in their respective races for Merced-area seats in the California state Legislature. If current results hold, Pacheco will assume Soria’s District 27 seat in the state Assembly, while Soria will succeed outgoing Democrat Anna Caballero in state Senate District 14.