Attention Merced County Voters: Check out these Local Measures that will be on the November ballot. Our recommendation is NO on all Measures. Details and source documents are in each of the individual Measure posts.

If you pay property taxes or rent within the Le Grand Union High School District, this applies to you! Vote NO on Measure A Here’s why: => This New $9,100,000 bond will ultimately cost $21,046,910 to repay. => LGUSD currently has about $10,100,000 in bond debt that is projected to cost $16,143,730 to repay. => Current total property taxes collected for existing (Old) school bonds is ~ $800,000 per year => Annual property taxes potential increase 2-3X DETAILS: => Current bond

Attn: City of Merced Residents and Shoppers – Say NO to a new sales tax Vote NO on Measure B Here’s why: Current taxes should fund basic police, fire, roads, and parks before the city adds another permanent sales tax. => Measure B would add a new 1% city sales tax. => The city sales tax rate would increase from 8.25% to 9.25%. => As written, the tax would stay in place until voters repeal it. => the city estimates this tax would take ~ $18 million a year from residents & loca

If you pay property taxes or rent within the Los Banos Unified School District, this applies to you! Attn: LBUSD Residents - Vote NO on Measure C Here’s why: => This $99M bond will ultimately cost $177M to repay. => LBUSD currently has over $94M in outstanding bond debt that is projected to cost $160M to repay. => LBUSD has had fewer students each year for the last 2 years – there is no overcrowding! => This bond could double the tax rate Details: => LBUSD has $99,792,896 rem

Attn: Livingston Residents - Vote NO on Measure T Keep Livingston’s City Clerk an elected position. Here’s why: The City Clerk is the official custodian of Livingston’s records: minutes, ordinances, contracts, and election documents. That office should answer to voters, not to the same Council and staff whose actions are being recorded in these vital records. Measure T would make the Clerk appointive. An appointed Clerk serves at the pleasure of City Hall, not the public. Tha

Attn: Livingston Residents - Vote NO on Measure U. Keep Livingston’s City Treasurer elected by the people. Here's why: The City Treasurer is the official responsible for custody and management of Livingston’s public funds. That office should answer to voters, not to the same Council and staff who are spending those funds support. Measure U would make the Treasurer appointive after November 2028, or sooner if the office becomes vacant. The Treasurer would be appointed by the C

Attn: Los Banos Residents - Vote NO on Measure V Keep Los Banos’ City Treasurer elected by the people. Here's why: The City Treasurer is the official responsible for safekeeping and investing Los Banos’ public funds. That office should answer to voters, not to the same Council and staff who are spending those funds support. Measure V would make the Treasurer appointive. The measure says the Treasurer would be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the City Council. It also

If you pay property taxes or pay rent in the Livingston HS district, this tax affects you! Attn: School Facility Improvement District (SFID) 1 [Livingston HS] area residents Vote NO on Measure W Here’s why: => This $33.8M bond is one of (3) different MUHSD New bonds on the November ballot totaling $221.9M => The Measure W bond could cost $112M to repay (principle + interest) => The (3) New bonds are projected to cost $739M to repay (principal + interest) => MUHSD still owes $

If you pay property taxes or pay rent in Atwater, this tax affects you! Attn: School Facility Improvement District (SFID) 2 [Atwater and Buhach HS] area residents Vote NO on Measure X Here’s why: => This $59.1M bond is one of (3) different MUHSD New bonds on the November ballot totaling $221.9M => The (3) New bonds are projected to cost $739M to repay (principal + interest) => MUHSD still owes $283M in Old bond debt (principal + interest) => New bond debt ($739M) + Old bond d

If you pay property taxes or pay rent in the El Capitan, Merced, or Golden Valley High School Districts, this tax affects you! Attn: School Facility Improvement District (SFID) 3 [El Capitan/Merced/Golden Valley HS] area residents Vote NO on Measure Z Here’s why: => This $129M bond is one of (3) different MUHSD New bonds on the November ballot totaling $221.9M => The (3) New bonds are projected to cost $739M to repay (principal + interest) => MUHSD still owes $283M in Old bon

A message from Colonel Robert Marchi, Leader of the Statewide Veterans Coalition Hello, Steve Hilton, as you know, is running to be our next Governor of California. He is looking for Veterans and other members of the military who are interested in helping him get elected. Recently, Steve and the Campaign asked me to lead a Veteran’s Coalition made up of individuals like yourself who have served in our military. And just like you I am also a Veteran. I served in the U.S. Arm

This Is the Time to Understand the Republican Party "Let's learn how our government works, why political parties exist, and what role the Republican Party plays in our constitutional republic." Written by Gene Johnson, Chairman of the Republican Party of Merced County With contributions from John Bliss, Constitutional Educator, and other guest contributors America's constitutional republic depends on informed citizens. However, many Americans have never had the opportunity to

The Republican Party of Merced County (RPMC) is proud to announce that the Central Committee has made a $5,000 contribution to Darin DuPont's campaign for California State Senate District 14. This is the second contribution the RPMC has made to a Republican candidate during the 2026 midterm election cycle. Earlier this year, the RPMC made its first $1,500 contribution to John Bliss for Merced City Council District 6, supporting his campaign to represent District 6 on the Merc

Joint Statement of the Merced County Republican Assembly and the Merced County Republican Party Central Committee Merced City Council member Fue Xiong is once again moving to expand government control over private rental housing. Property owners, managers, and the real estate community cannot afford to stay silent. On Monday, August 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chamber at Merced Civic Center (678 W. 18th Street), Council will take up Item K.1 a request from Coun

With the June 2 Primary Election behind us, the campaign for the November 3 General Election is officially underway. The candidates have been chosen, and now the work begins. Elections are not won in the last few weeks before Election Day. They are won by Republicans who are willing to give a little of their time over the next several months. For Republicans in Merced County, we cannot afford to sit back and hope things change. If we want better representation in Sacramento a

Sample Polls provided to explain the strategy Last used in the US Senate race between Adam Schiff and Katie Porter, candidate Steve Garvey was the pawn used to 'box out' a competitive Democrat candidate, Katie Porter, so that the top Democrat handlers could guarantee their preferred candidate, Adam Schiff, made the general election ballot; and so the game continues. Fast forward to the 2026 governor's race. Democrats are using that same strategy, but this time it's to box out

RPMC Chairman Gene Johnson provides remarks at Merced County's Re-dedication of America as One Nation Under God. President Trump called on every American to reflect upon and celebrate the wisdom and deeds of the heroes of our Founding who made the miracle of America possible. The Merced County Republican Assembly, an RPMC affiliate group, organized a wonderful observation, reflecting on the blessings our Nation has received. Thank you to Daron McDaniel for Merced County Super

The Republican Party of Merced County is actively seeking a community partner to help establish a local headquarters for meetings, volunteer coordination, voter outreach, candidate support, and community engagement. We are looking for office space in Merced or Atwater (approximately 1,200–1,500 square feet) that could accommodate: • 2–3 small offices • A conference room for 20–30 people • Storage and workspace for volunteers We are open to discussing: • Donated use of space •

This has always been a great time of year for Scott Silveira. The Merced County Spring Fair in Los Banos is just around the corner — April 29 to May 3. As a Los Banos native born into a family of farmers, he showed animals at the fair as a youngster studying agriculture. He later found his voice — and some quick math skills — as a fair livestock auctioneer. Then he was invited to serve on the Fair Board. And now as a county supervisor, he helps appoint others to a leadership