Category: Letters to the Editor

After a somewhat brutal local election season in 2024, Los Banos finds itself with yet another city council seat that wasn’t won through a merit-based campaign. Instead, the District 1 seat was secured through defamation,...

Dear Fellow Citizens of Los Banos, My name is Kalid Sanchez, though many of you know me as Virry. I have been a part of the Los Banos community for the past five years, and I am proud to call it my long-term home. I am a...

Dear Editor, In Atwater, the Castle Air Force Base set up the Tarmac to accommodate 15 taco trucks, providing tables, chairs, etc. The variety is extensive from serving pizza, pasta, tacos, corn and specialties like different...

Dear Editor, Please pass this on to A. Rentner. Thank you, Mr. Rentner, for your insights on the yellow-billed magpie in your Wildlife Weekly of April 2. Their distinctive, un-shy caw-call unmistakably differentiates them from...

Dear Editor, It’s my understanding that the Board of Supervisors is considering making major changes to Merced County libraries due to fiscal restraints in the upcoming budget.  The talk is that the supervisors are...

Editor, I would like to express the biggest thank you to the residents of Los Banos and the neighboring towns! I have been amazed by all the support for the Future Farmers of America (FFA). My name is Jaci Bretz and I am one of...

Dear Editor, The Kiwanis Club of Los Banos takes this opportunity to thank all of the organizations and individuals who made our Christmas Eve 2024 dinner possible. With your help our 41st annual dinner reached over 1,000...

After 23 years of living in Los Banos, I’ve learned the electorate can make very savvy decisions about our schools and city.  I’m confident the Three Amigos, Mayor Paul Llanez and councilmembers Brett Jones, and...

I’m writing to say goodbye to a man most readers of The Westside Express never knew. Cal Tatum, who edited some of the stories published in this newspaper, died last week in Arizona. We were never close friends, but he was more...

As a native Californian, I must say that Dennis Wyatt’s richly researched articles on California duly edified me. Those about the San Joaquin River and California highways extended my knowledge of both on top of what I already...

Editor, The Express, I am concerned about the preferential treatment given to a new business located in a historical theater building, while other new businesses in town do not receive the same level of promotion. As taxpayers,...