Join Angela as she speaks with Candidate for Mayor in the city of Merced Michael Belluomini about issues facing the city and answering questions submitted to us through social media

Join Angela this week as she speaks with Merced City Council District 1 Candidate Mr. Jesse Ornelas. They talk about issues facing the city and district 1 and how you can get involved in his campaign. #localpoliticsmatter #centralvalley #citycouncil #advocate

Join Angela as she speaks with Merced Mayoral Candidate and District 1 Councilman Anthony Martinez. They talk about the issues facing the city and how you can get involved in Mr. Martinez' campaign for the position of Mayor in the city of Merced.

Join Angela as she speaks to 5 young women in Merced about their campaign to get back to school. "The Mask Project" is asking Mercedians to take a pledge that they too will wear a mask to limit the spread of Covid-19 to get back into school. They also talk about the drastic ways high school has changed since the pandemic began.  If you want to take the pledge you can go to the City of Merced Facebook page and follow the instructions there, You can also find their poster on our Central Valley Matters Facebook Page.

Join Angela as she has coffee with the Republican challenger for California’s 16th Congressional District Mr. Kevin Cookingham as they talk about issues facing the 16th district and on his campaign

We are officially less than 100 days away from the November 2020 Election. Although we are electing a president there are many more important races close to home that are important you pay attention to. Here at Central Valley Matters we've got you covered on all races in the valley and the foothills. We a a packed schedule these next few weeks so we hope you'll join us for Coffee with Candidates.

For each election season we have decided to release spotlight episodes called Coffee with Candidates, Join me as I speak with our first guest on the series, Merced Mayoral Candidate Mr. Matthew Serratto about important issues in Merced, Changes he hopes to enact as Mayor and answering some of your questions via social media. 

Join me as I speak with leaders of the Merced People of Color Organization and the Merced Black Alliance about the Black Lives Matter Protests, their stance on police reform in the city, and there campaign on reforming city leadership and the city budget. 

Covering political hot topics from Merced county to Kern county including Mariposa County in the east. Join me each week as I speak with local, state and federal officials, activists for social justice initiatives, and local citizens as we hold important conversations on todays Central Valley and why our region is so important in politics today