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Tule Trust seeks input from small farmers looking to expand
A free workshop focused on helping small farmers explore ways to expand operations will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28 in Tipton. The Tule Basin Land & Water Conservation Trust is sponsoring “Keeping Farmers on the Land: Identifying Practical Solutions for Small-Scale Farmers Under SGMA,” along with the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension and the Sierra Resource Conservation District.
themercedfocus.org
Proposed Merced tax measure draws support from city leaders, criticism from community advocates
A proposal for a new sales tax, Measure B, will appear on the ballot for Merced voters this year — and residents are showing mixed perspectives on it. If approved, Measure B would increase the sales tax by 1% – in effect until ended by voters. The general tax would be used for all “general city governmental purposes,” wrote City Attorney Craig Cornwell. That differs from the existing half-cent public safety sales tax, Measure C, renewed in 2024 and set to end after 20 years.
westerncity.com
Visalia is a leader in building new homes, including for farmworkers
Jackie Krentzman is a Bay Area-based writer and editor. Gillermo Casarez has been a farmworker in Visalia since he was 15 years old. Casarez, now 47, has mostly lived with his parents — eager to live on his own, but unable to afford it. Until now. In August, Casarez...
franchisedictionarymagazine.com
Local Arizona and Central Valley Business Owners Earn National Franchise’s Founders Award
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Senior Helpers, a leading provider of in-home senior care, today announced that multi-unit franchise owners Tiffany and Shaun Phelan of Arizona and California have received the Founders Award, the company’s highest honor, at the brand’s recent annual conference. The Phelan’s own two locations in...
The Fresno Bee
High-speed rail forced La Tapatia to move its Fresno store. Customers still can't find it
For decades, La Tapatia Tortilleria ran a little store on Belmont Avenue. It was a place to sell the tortillas, chips and other products it makes in its downtown factories to the public, instead of shipping them directly off to grocery stores, restaurants and school cafeterias. In recent months, the store was bombarded by the rubble and noise of the construction of California’s high-speed rail and related work, leading to an “extreme loss in business,” said Yvette Cuellar, director of public relations and marketing for the company and daughter of the founder. So in late September, it moved the store, with some financial help from the High-Speed Rail Authority. But its troubles aren’t over. Some customers still can’t find it. The old store and the new La Tapatia store Today, the new La Tapatia Retail Outlet is in a bright orange building at 403 N. H St. It’s not on a major thoroughfare. It’s on a stretch of H Street — north of the intersection of H and Palm Avenue, moving away from downtown — that most people don’t drive unless they’re pulling a milk truck into the Producers Dairy plant. “It’s really difficult to find us,” Cuellar said. “It’s
californiaagnet.com
Randy Kazarian Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
The San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers Association in central California bestowed its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award on grower/inventor Randy Kazarian. He will be presented with the award on Nov. 13 at the Fresno Ag Expo, hosted by Malcolm Media. Kazarian started working on his parents’ farm as a child. His parents...
midvalleytimes.com
Dinuba seeks voter approval for 3/4-cent sales tax
DINUBA – As costs rise and the community grows, Dinuba is asking voters to raise taxes in order to support general city services. On the ballot this November is Measure S, which if passed would increase the city’s sales tax by 0.75%, or three-quarters of one cent. Because it is a general purpose tax and not for a specific use, the measure will only require a simple majority of voters to approve it in order to pass.
dentistry33.com
Aspen Dental Opens New Dental Office in Merced, CA
New office at 3170 R Street adds walk-in availability and same-day care options in a region where dental providers are in short supply. Today, Aspen Dental® opened a new supported practice at 3170 R Street in Merced, led by Managing Clinical Director Avni Sharma, DDS, now serving patients throughout Merced County and neighboring communities in the San Joaquin Valley. The office offers a full range of dental services under one roof, including preventive care, emergency dentistry, dentures, implants, crowns, bridges, oral surgery, and Motto™ Clear Aligners, along with walk-in visits and cost estimates patients can review before treatment begins.