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Riverbank council hopefuls speak at forum
All three candidates for the City Council described themselves Thursday night as deeply involved in the community and capable of making tough budget choices.
Info: The BEAT Health Fair features on-site nurses who will administer screenings of body mass index, blood pressure, glucose and cholesterol.
Info: Members of the VFW Post 3199, Modesto will conduct their annual Memorial Day "Buddy Poppy" Drive.
'Gonzo' icon honored in Riverbank
Oscar Zeta Acosta — hero to the Chicano movement, hard-living pal of Hunter S. Thompson — first raised hell in Riverbank.
Riverbank is diverging from tradition in using a private vendor to conduct the June 4 special election, but voters might not notice much difference.
Cal Campbell, Jeremy Fennell and Diana Gonzalez are running in a June 4 special election for the seat vacated when Richard O'Brien was elected mayor in November.
Info: The Catholic Professional and Business Club holds its monthly breakfast meeting.
'Gonzo' icon honored in Riverbank
Oscar Zeta Acosta — hero to the Chicano movement, hard-living pal of Hunter S. Thompson — first raised hell in Riverbank.
Stanislaus roads to have Cinco De Mayo checkpoints
Checkpoints and saturation patrols around Stanislaus County will be used to combat drunk driving this Cinco de Mayo weekend.
Riverbank ex-councilman Jesse James White denied at-home sentence
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department has denied an application from former Riverbank City Councilman Jesse James White, who was seeking to serve his one-year jail sentence at home with a GPS monitoring device.
Two candidates for the Riverbank City Council said Wednesday that they would get city finances on track in the short term and carefully plan for population growth in the long term.