TheModestoFocus

TheModestoFocus has been a member of Linktree for 11 months and joined in August 2025. The social media accounts linked to from TheModestoFocus are: • Facebook • Instagram Besides social media accounts, TheModestoFocus has populated their site with: • Modesto’s popular ‘more than just murder’ merch creator mines the city’s lore, self-deprecating humor for art - The Modesto Focus • Riverbank officials ‘railroading’ River Walk approvals before residents can vote on November ballot, opponents say - The Modesto Focus • Covered CA terminations see dramatic rise in the Valley • Mother remembers son, 13-year-old LaLoma Junior High student, who died in Merced River drowning - The Modesto Focus • Turlock faces rare California state lawsuit over city’s tardy roadmap for housing development - The Modesto Focus • DACA renewal delays are disrupting lives in Stanislaus County, Dreamers and immigration advocates say - The Modesto Focus • Bloodless bullfights at Stanislaus County Fair celebrates the Valley's Portuguese community with centuries-old tradition - The Modesto Focus • In Modesto, a grassroots poetry night gives Spanish-speaking artists a 'third space’ to share their passions - The Modesto Focus • New Scott Peterson documentary – including interview with Modesto Focus reporter – airing this week - The Modesto Focus • Stan County Fair: Where the thrill of victory is possible, even for old guys who make stuff - The Modesto Focus • Can AI help Valley farmers feed a growing world population? A new supercomputer may hold the answer - The Modesto Focus • Community Corner - The Modesto Focus • Community rallies to support LGBTQ+ residents as Oakdale prepares for its first Pride Month event - The Modesto Focus • Stanislaus County launches 911 Nurse Navigation to ease demand for ambulances in non-emergency cases - The Modesto Focus • Up to $38 million in CalKIDS funds still available for Stanislaus County students, recent graduates - The Modesto Focus • What’s happening in the arts this July around Modesto? Entertainment, other community events across Stanislaus - The Modesto Focus • California to share driver license data despite fears it could expose unauthorized immigrants - The Modesto Focus • Funding cuts end Stanislaus County’s 18-year-old Latino community health promotoras program - The Modesto Focus • About one of five Valley seniors live alone. What’s that mean for physical, mental health? - The Modesto Focus • New engineering program at MJC showcases smart farming. Local groups see return on investment in students - The Modesto Focus • Sign up for our newsletter! • New report: Public soaked $595,000 in secret StanCOG vacation cashouts to three top employees, grand jury finds - The Modesto Focus • Tired of waiting forever on the phone for help with Modesto’s new utility billing system? Get in line - The Modesto Focus • MID board president requests state attorney general open investigation into Director Larry Byrd’s alleged water theft • Modesto Children's Garden has a new location and continued mission to offer healthy foods, hands-on experiences - The Modesto Focus • ELECTION UPDATE | 32,000 June primary ballots still to be tallied in Stanislaus County, elections office says - The Modesto Focus • What’s happening in the arts this June around Modesto? Entertainment, other community events across Stanislaus - The Modesto Focus • El Enfoque de Modesto | Subtext • ANALYSIS | Stanislaus Republicans punch above their weight in June primary early election results - The Modesto Focus • ‘It just feels frustrating.’ Modesto City Schools teachers union, administrators spar over rising healthcare costs - The Modesto Focus • Former StanCOG executive's luxury spending on taxpayer dime confirmed in new report. Criminal charges could follow - The Modesto Focus • From struggle to strength, Modesto's Bad 2 The Bonz boxing gym has helped change lives for nearly five decades - The Modesto Focus • 'There's gotta be a Brighter Side.' Modesto's most distinctive sandwich shop celebrates 50 years downtown - The Modesto Focus • Timeless struggle of country quiet v. new prosperity comes to life in Modesto General Plan saga - The Modesto Focus • ‘It’s like we’re Detroit and this is Motown.’ New documentary follows wave of Hispanic musical talent in Stanislaus - The Modesto Focus • She's 92 and still painting. Modesto artist Chella brings her plein air style to exhibits in sometimes unexpected places - The Modesto Focus • Fear has settled over some Patterson residents after ICE shooting, others demand accountability - The Modesto Focus • What’s happening in the arts this May in Modesto? Entertainment, other community events across city - The Modesto Focus • California Republicans who flipped seats in 2024 are fighting to keep them - The Modesto Focus • New initiative boosts funding, resources for childcare providers in Stanislaus County - The Modesto Focus • Explore the Gallo Center season brochure • Support local journalism in the public interest - The Modesto Focus • Editor's Corner: We're only human – A few words about AI and The Modesto Focus - The Modesto Focus • Stanislaus County canals first in the state to install solar panels, sustainable concept could spread across California - The Modesto Focus • WATCH | Facing uphill climb against entrenched incumbent, Michael Masuda makes his case for the US House - The Modesto Focus • Medi-Cal immigrant enrollment Is dropping. Researchers point to Trump’s policies • Plans to fix gaps in Newsom’s mental health court reopen divisions • WATCH | Assembly candidates take on wildfires, election fraud and much more - The Modesto Focus • Glassblowers to cosplayers, painters to printers, Stanislaus artists invite public to their studios for annual art tour - The Modesto Focus • WATCH | Alvarado-Gil, Duarte and Brandon in a bruising debate for CA Senate District 4 - The Modesto Focus • Patterson man shot by ICE agents will remain in jail, judge says • WATCH | Mani Grewal and Rally Valenzuela square off in debate for Stanislaus supervisor seat - The Modesto Focus • What’s happening in the arts this April in Modesto? Entertainment, other community events across the city - The Modesto Focus • 'Sí Se Puede' without Chavez: Central Valley Latinas reclaim a movement, continue to champion farmworkers - The Modesto Focus • 'Dual language immersion coordinator’ proposed for California • Loss of tax credits drive Covered California insurance premiums higher for middle-income Valley residents - The Modesto Focus • Patterson man shot by ICE agents arrested, released from Modesto hospital into FBI custody - The Modesto Focus • Modesto Symphony Orchestra celebrates 95 years of inspiring youth, supporting traveling musicians - The Modesto Focus • Hombre de Patterson baleado por el ICE es un padre amoroso, no un pandillero, dice su familia mientras espera noticias sobre su estado - The Modesto Focus • Patterson man shot by ICE is loving father, not gang member, family says while awaiting update on his condition - The Modesto Focus • Modesto leaders approve $349K to fight lawsuit over mask ban • ICE agents shoot man in Patterson, first confirmed shooting by immigration officers in Valley, Northern California - The Modesto Focus • Modesto City Council will weigh spending up to $350,000 to fight lawsuit challenging its mask ban - The Modesto Focus • Meet the Modesto teenage activists shouldering civic engagement as Trump policies hit close to home - The Modesto Focus • Confronting the stigma of sexual abuse in the Valley in the aftermath of Cesar Chavez’s alleged crimes - The Modesto Focus • Students, scholars have the hard conversations about Chavez, DEI during Stan State ethnic studies conference - The Modesto Focus • Community-led firearm training for marginalized communities creates space for first-time gun users in Modesto - The Modesto Focus • Modesto’s beloved Home Grown trio takes the stage for the final time after half century of making music together - The Modesto Focus • ACLU sues Modesto, as promised, over ‘ridiculous’ mask ban at protests - The Modesto Focus • Fired Modesto cop who killed unarmed man is free to find another police job, says state commission - The Modesto Focus • Meet J.T. Snow, former San Francisco Giants star and first manager of the new Modesto Roadsters pro baseball team - The Modesto Focus • What’s happening with immigration enforcement in the Valley? What advocates, attorneys are seeing in the community - The Modesto Focus • ‘I believe the victims.’ Shock and sadness spreads in Modesto, Valley over Cesar Chavez sex abuse allegations - The Modesto Focus • These students’ lives were changed by the justice system. MJC program helps them succeed by shared experiences - The Modesto Focus • Stray dogs pose ongoing danger in south Modesto. Residents frustrated by lack of official response - The Modesto Focus • The June 2026 primary election is approaching. See who has filed to run in Stanislaus County’s top races - The Modesto Focus • He captures everyday scenes of Modesto and the Central Valley. Now his work is on display in a major exhibit - The Modesto Focus • Shockwaves of Modesto Del Monte plant closure hits local fruit farms. Growers to lose $550 million in peaches alone - The Modesto Focus • What’s happening in arts this March in Modesto? Entertainment, other community events across the city - The Modesto Focus • Flooding strains south Modesto streets as low-income neighborhoods suffer from lack of infrastructure after storms - The Modesto Focus • Submit Your Opinion Piece! • Modesto group seeks expanded pesticide buffer zones by schools. Ag officials say not enough public support for changes - The Modesto Focus • MID votes again on investigation into Director Larry Byrd, but board still can’t move forward - The Modesto Focus • Immigrants’ rights organizers and experts convene at ‘ICE Out’ event in Modesto - The Modesto Focus • Sacramento politicians love Modesto conservative Heath Flora, but local Republicans have given up on him - The Modesto Focus • Some 1,200 Modesto high school students join walkout protest against ICE violence - The Modesto Focus • UPDATE: State ethics enforcers to look into Modesto Irrigation District’s Larry Byrd for voting on own investigation - The Modesto Focus • Modesto area loses more than 20,000 food-production jobs this century – including Del Monte - The Modesto Focus • Oakdale Joint Unified School District revises immigration policy after community concerns - The Modesto Focus • Modesto City Schools back from pandemic-era learning loss, students show multi-year progress, report finds - The Modesto Focus • Proposed California budget cuts Medi-Cal, CalFresh benefits for undocumented people amid federal pressure, rising costs - The Modesto Focus • Modesto Irrigation official questions city subsidy for agricultural mistakes, agency approves plan anyway - The Modesto Focus • Prospect play on abstract painter Rothko showcases local artists on and off stage - The Modesto Focus • State Senator: No way MID’s Larry Byrd should vote on his own investigation - The Modesto Focus • Modesto residents rally at local protests, express outrage over killing by ICE agents - The Modesto Focus • Where to find celebrations in honor of civil rights icon MLK in Modesto for 2026 - The Modesto Focus • New California laws that will impact the Valley in 2026 - The Modesto Focus • Modesto wants competitive garbage company contracts. But is the city already ‘in a headlock?’ - The Modesto Focus • Modesto’s new Dos Rios Arts District gains statewide recognition, $10,000 grant to boost local culture, tourism - The Modesto Focus • Jobs for specialized teachers at heart of union negotiations in Modesto City Schools district - The Modesto Focus • Former Stockton mayor Kevin Lincoln ‘honored’ by Trump’s endorsement in race against Rep. Adam Gray - The Modesto Focus • Group offers ‘Food not Fascism’ to help people meet day-to-day basic needs in west Modesto - The Modesto Focus • Longtime MID Director Larry Byrd must have misused district water, independent investigation says - The Modesto Focus • A Modesto judge – usually the one ruling on lawsuits – is bringing one of her own • Tragedy fuels support across Stanislaus County after death of Amari Peterson. Mental health experts share insights as the community grieves - The Modesto Focus • A night of joy in south Modesto: Annual Christmas Posada brings culture, community and hope - The Modesto Focus • Two west Modesto parks getting a makeover. What the long-sought upgrades mean to the neighborhoods • Modesto’s keeping its mask ban – but the ACLU and others may sue - The Modesto Focus • Parents and schools across Stanislaus County favor healthy digital lifestyles for students - The Modesto Focus • Modesto doctor awarded $23.5 million for slipping and falling in Trader Joes. Store’s attorneys want a retrial - The Modesto Focus • Can a ‘circular bioeconomy’ generate Valley jobs? Local scientists hope to turn waste into wealth, literally - The Modesto Focus • A Modesto judge has a poor record of assigning a vital service for foster kids. Child advocates wonder why - The Modesto Focus • Free program helps Stanislaus County women open daycares, while addressing child care shortage - The Modesto Focus • Longtime local company brings turkey processing back to closed Turlock Foster Farms plant - The Modesto Focus • Covered California enrollment’s open. But without a tax credits extension, will thousands in the Valley be unable to pay? • Modesto’s new baseball team considers instant replay on recently unveiled Glow Riders name - The Modesto Focus • Modesto youth honor Ruby Bridges’ historic civil rights walk, aim to end racism, bullying - The Modesto Focus • Was Rep. Adam Gray’s vote to end the shutdown a show of courage or betrayal? Valley leaders weigh in - The Modesto Focus • Prop. 50 could nudge Stanislaus and Merced counties to the political left, experts say - The Modesto Focus • After years of complaints, Empire part of planned $131M road upgrade project. But they still have a long wait - The Modesto Focus • Will Modesto make the most of independent baseball league? • Modesto organizations step up to help vulnerable families, as uncertainty looms over SNAP benefits - The Modesto Focus • Nurses at Modesto’s Doctors and two other Valley hospitals plan one-day strike - The Modesto Focus • Modesto prison reentry program Legacy Alliance and its founder face FBI investigation - The Modesto Focus • Stan State social justice conference designed as “counterbalance through the insidious” times - The Modesto Focus • Modesto Focus Debate: Stanislaus activists face off on California’s Prop. 50 - The Modesto Focus • Here are the 2025 MAMA Awards winners honoring Modesto music, entertainment - The Modesto Focus • Grassroots Modesto effort brings creative, emotional outlets to farmworker families - The Modesto Focus • Colorful, flag-waving No Kings protestors show up by the thousands in Modesto, Merced - The Modesto Focus • MAMA Awards plan special tributes to region’s musical media history - The Modesto Focus • Valley minority-serving colleges stand to lose millions in wave of federal cuts targeting DEI - The Modesto Focus • Nonprofits step in to save Modesto’s trash-removal-by-homeless program - The Modesto Focus • Stanislaus casino-hospital idea resurfaces as well approved for vacant airbase - The Modesto Focus • Editor’s Corner: The lights aren’t on, and apparently nobody’s home for Modesto’s iconic arch | Opinion - The Modesto Focus • ‘What is everybody going to do?’ Modesto homeless shelter residents fear potential closure - The Modesto Focus • Modesto’s largest homeless shelter facing crippling financial crisis, could close in six months - The Modesto Focus • Modesto Irrigation director, accused of stealing water, blames political conspiracy - The Modesto Focus • Fallout from Charlie Kirk killing reaches Stanislaus: One councilmember resigns, another asked to step down - The Modesto Focus • Corruption scandal claims another top-tier StanCOG employee - The Modesto Focus • Editor’s Corner: Modesto Children’s Museum continues to make a splash as it celebrates its second year - The Modesto Focus • Stanislaus 911 dispatching will continue with status quo – for now - The Modesto Focus • Modesto Irrigation District director accused of water theft, board will investigate - The Modesto Focus • Federal funding cuts to public media highlights disparities facing different Valley radio listeners - The Modesto Focus • Modesto’s endangered trash-removal-by-homeless program could get new life after all - The Modesto Focus • All-star screening of projects by local ‘luminaries of filmmaking’ comes to Modesto’s State Theatre - The Modesto Focus • Could a new casino solve the hospital problem on Stanislaus’ west side? This county supervisor thinks so • New program taps those with deep regional roots to promote sustainable jobs for the Valley - The Modesto Focus • ‘Reassessment’ of California’s high speed rail could mean big changes for San Joaquin Valley - The Modesto Focus • Valley hospitals receive mixed scores in federal rating system. See how your hospital fared • CSU Stanislaus president rings in school year with discussion of budget deficit, AI standards • Stanislaus sheriff stands alone in ‘stubborn’ 911 dispatch dispute despite public safety warnings • Modesto ground zero for national mask debate. City faces possible civil rights challenges to protest arrests • Embattled StanCOG executive director fired with cause. Investigation into alleged corruption continues • Stanislaus officials admit ‘egg on their faces’ as StanCOG expense scandal grows. How oversight failed taxpayers • Support The Modesto Focus • The Modesto Focus' Newsletter Sign Up