The music was off, he said, “only because the cops were right there. At Modesto Window Tint, Manriquez had closed the front entrance to the shop but the business was still open. McHenry Avenue was quiet by 1 p.m., but trash, pieces of broken glass, unlighted illegal “flaming ball” fireworks and spent pepper-spray rounds and a flash-bang canister still were lying about.
Richard showed the flyer for the event, which called it a celebration of heterosexuality, masculinity, femininity, babies born and unborn, Western civilization, “our wonderful country” and Christianity. Peterson, a radio host known for his homophobic stance, did not attend and instead participated via Zoom, Richard said. The Central Pacific Railroad was built through Modesto in 1870, and was taken over by the Southern Pacific in 1884. Daniel Lacazotte AugNovemModesto, California - Dan has gone fishing. He had driven from Solano County after seeing the advertisement for a straight pride event that included the Rev. The Modesto Transportation Center is a bus terminal and former train station located in downtown Modesto, California. “See what the repercussions were when they protected antifa,” he said to a a few lingering officers. And it’s becoming ever more evident that even the Modesto Bee is following their lead.A few streets away, Richard was confronting the police. Too often, the result was abuse of the public trust.ĭay by day, Valley citizens are learning that the region’s new media frequently offer insightful news well ahead of Bee reports. Insiders have known for years that the Bee’s dependence on “official” versions of events has skewed the news in favor of those in positions of power. People on the scene knew better than to accept the Bee’s characterization of Short and Van Groningen as the heroes in the white hats.Įven today, the Bee is running well behind the story of the MID’s Falling Water Charge, and chances are good that Emerson Drake’s head start on Short’s cavalier use of payouts will again produce real news ahead of Bee reports, if only because Drake, like Byrd, isn’t intimidated by Short’s and Van Groningen’s bluster. But, because of the intense public interest in MID affairs brought on by the water sale controversy, the Bee’s version of events was suddenly subject to far more than the usual review. The criticism reached its height when Director Larry Byrd refused to relent in his quest to penetrate Short’s and Van Groningen’s stone wall of secrecy. Find service information, send flowers, and leave memories and thoughts in the Guestbook for your loved one. Thus, questions about MID management and differences of opinion between Board members became characterized by the Bee as signs of “rancor.” When some Directors questioned Short’s and Van Groningen’s routine violations of procedure and failure to respond to public inquiry, the Board was characterized as “dysfunctional.” Modesto Junior College has served Modesto and surrounding areas since 1921 and is now a proud Hispanic Serving Institution. Bea Benaderet Is Reduced to Housekeeper in Series, Modesto Bee, May 7, 1961. Eva 'Mairine' Iverson JModesto, California - The memorial service celebrating the life of Eva Mairine Iverson will be held at 11:00 am. During his brief tenure as a Director, Mike Serpa tried to investigate MID management, but he was quickly voted off the board, in part because Short and the Bee went after him with a vengeance. Vernon Scott, Callan Has a New Angle on Career, Long Beach (CA). Homeless people in Stanislaus County have over 3 million in federal support. He got away with it because MID Directors and the Bee let him. Short limited access to MID records years ago. Part of the problem is the Bee’s dependence on Allen Short’s and Tom Van Groningen’s versions of MID history.
To many observers of the now months-long MID melodrama, it looks like the Bee is not only lagging well behind Modesto’s new media, it’s starting to rely on them. A celebration of life will be held in the courtyard at the Residence Inn, 2901 Healthcare Way in Modesto, on Friday, Oct. However, the Bee editorial that contained a list of what looked virtually identical to Drake’s past recommendations for MID management failed to mention Drake at all. Stapley was responsible enough to credit Drake for his role the Martino Graphic Design story. In fact, Drake, via his Eye on Modestowebsite, broke the news of MID payouts to “consultants” via the circuitous route of Martino Graphic Design well before the Bee decided to cover the story. To his credit, the Modesto Bee’s Garth Stapley did acknowledge that Emerson Drake provided much of the subject matter of Stapley’s most recent Modesto Irrigation District (MID) report.
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