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LOCAL REPORTING
A 2026 investigation found Dos Palos had used approximately $2.2 million in restricted road-tax funding for other city expenses. The city pledged reforms, but an independently confirmed October…
Merced County's official calendar lists free Halloween games for all ages from 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. October 31 at the Jerry O'Banion Library, 951 Center Avenue in…
Congressional funding of $1,092,000 was announced for the City of Dos Palos wastewater facility; it is a city project and does not mean every household in unincorporated Dos…
The CPUC approved up to $14.8 million for Frontier fiber service to 289 unserved locations in the Dos Palos area and adjacent Fresno and Merced counties. Funding approval…
Merced County and AMR launched a nurse-navigation option for eligible lower-acuity 911 medical calls October 28. Dispatchers still send emergency responders when needed.
YOUR COUNTY · NOVEMBER 3, 2026 ELECTION
Read about governor candidates, statewide contests, all 14 statewide propositions, and where to find the official address-specific local ballot for Merced County.
Read the Merced County election guide →CALIFORNIA58 · STATEWIDE ELECTION COVERAGE
Two candidates are certified for the statewide gubernatorial contest. Explore both independent profiles, including their careers, policy proposals and the unresolved questions. These statewide articles are not local reporting from Dos Palos Y.
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Independent, nonpartisan profiles. Candidate promises are not enacted laws.STATEWIDE PUBLIC-SERVICE GUIDE · NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION
Political yard signs, roadside billboards and campaign posters follow different rules depending on who owns the land and where the sign stands. Read California58's independently sourced 2026 guide to Caltrans restrictions, the 100-foot electioneering rule, homeowners and tenants, sponsor disclosures and post-election removal. Your city or unincorporated county may have separate deadlines.
Read California Election Sign Laws → Nonpartisan legal explainer, not candidate advertising. Applies statewide; no unsupported claim about a particular sign in Dos Palos Y.FROM THE COUNTY NEWSROOM · REGIONAL COVERAGE
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