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A community transformed: Chiesa delivers State of the County address
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Board of Supervisors Chairman Vito Chiesa delivers his State of the County address Tuesday morning at Tenth Street Place in Modesto. - photo by ANGELINA MARTIN/The Journal
Vito Chiesa wants the residents of Stanislaus County to know that through transformation, the impossible can become possible. The Board of Supervisors Chairman spoke of growing together as a community in his State of the County speech Tuesday morning, comparing the county’s resurgence in the face of past adversity to life bouncing back in the spring – fitting, as rain outside the building where he spoke breathed life back into the drought-plagued community. The address marked the beginning of Chiesa’s second turn as the county’s highest elected official, and he reminisced on his first State of the County address in 2013 when the county had just begun to recover from the Great Recession.
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Council hears pros and cons of becoming a charter city
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The Turlock City Council heard a presentation Tuesday about the pros and cons of becoming a charter city and, apparently, the presentation is where it will end.
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