Westside Connect • 18th March 2025

NCLUSD approves plans for three projects

Three projects will soon begin operations within the Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District after the district’s board of education members unanimously approved the proposals at last week’s general and special meeting.  

Those projects are a Sod Project at Orestimba High School’s Stadium, Bonita Elementary School receiving a lighting upgrade and an LED lighting upgrade across NCLUSD’s schools.   The sod and elementary school projects will use the district’s current Measure X bond funding o...

Westside Connect • 12th February 2025

Borrelli to resign as Gustine Fire Chief at the end of the month

After nearly 17 years, Patrick Borrelli will resign as the fire chief for Gustine’s Fire Department at the end of this month after he announced his resignation during last week’s city council meeting, officially leaving an opening for someone else to take the helm of fire chief.  

Borrelli felt that it was time for someone else to take over as the fire chief. He anticipated resigning around this time last year, but due to the fire department dealing with dual staffing and the city of Gustine no...

Westside Connect • 11th February 2025

Gustine Unified School District selects new Board of Trustees member

After more than a month, the Gustine Unified School District Board of Trustees has found its newest member.  

Evelyn Gimlett was selected as the district’s Area 4 representative after the board unanimously voted for her to serve the position following interviews with the finalists during the open session portion of last Wednesday‘s special board meeting.  

Gimlett will take the position previously held by Andrew Bloom, who concluded his short tenure with the board after he announced his resigna...

Turlock Journal • 22nd January 2025

Denair escapes with a decisive 3-2 win against Gustine; ties last season’s win total

When Mark Morphy took over as head coach of Denair High School’s girls varsity soccer program in 2022, his vision for the Coyotes was to play as a team with the hopes of developing a winning culture. The program hadn’t had a winning season in over a decade at that point.That streak broke in Morphy’s second season with Denair, with the Coyotes going 11-8-2 overall, a far improvement from the season prior and their previous winning season in 2007-08. In the final minutes of Tuesday’s match, Denair...

Westside Connect • 10th January 2025

‘We’re pretty blessed people in the city of Newman’: Former council member reflects journey to Central Valley, City Council tenure and Newman's future

Before the swearing-in for the two new Newman City Council members - Gisel Pimentel and Matthew L. Harden - during a city council meeting on December 10, Newman Mayor Casey Graham handed former council member Laroy McDonald a memorial plaque for his years of service. With the council chambers nearly filled with those in attendance, Laroy stood tall and gave a speech.   “Be an asset for the city and all the people that you’re going to be representing,” Laroy alluded to the new council members. “I...

Westside Connect • 26th November 2024

Ethnic studies course coming to Orestimba High School

With less than a year until the next academic year, Orestimba High School has been preparing for implementation of an ethnic studies course requirement.  

Assembly Bill 101, signed in October 2021, will require incoming high school students to take an ethnic studies course for a semester as a part of a requirement to graduate. Per the assembly bill, students will satisfy the requirement by doing one of the following:  
●     A course that follows the model curriculum of Section 51226.7., a model...

Westside Connect • 26th November 2024

NCLUSD to continue ongoing negotiations with staff organizations

Newman Crows-Landing Unified School District board members unanimously voted Nov. 18, to continue ongoing bargaining agreement negotiations with two employee associations.

Both the Newman Crows-Landing Teachers Association and the California Schools Employee Association Newman Crows-Landing Association Chapter 551 are seeking changes to each of their respective bargaining agreements with the district. The CSEA is the largest classified school employees union in the United States as it’s represen...

Lodinews.com • 10th December 2024

Flames secure win in flag football playoff opener

Last season, the Lodi High flag football team lost to Ceres High School in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II playoffs, ending their inaugural season on a sour note. The loss offered a lesson on how the team could bounce back in the following season.This time around, the result was different. With the help of a second half surge on both sides of the ball, Lodi secured the program’s first postseason win after defeating Merced 49-19 in the Division II playoffs Tuesday night at...

Daily Titan • 10th December 2024

Iranian American community speaks out during Biden's visit

Over one thousand protesters flocked to express frustrations regarding relations between Iran and the United States outside of Irvine Valley College Friday afternoon, where President Joe Biden gave a speech during his West Coast tour. The public outcry of Iranians in Southern California takes place amid civil unrest in Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who was allegedly arrested and killed by Iran’s “morality police” for violating the country's hijab law. Protesters outside...

Daily Titan • 10th December 2024

Former CSUF employee sentenced to life in prison

After four years and more than 10 delayed hearings, former Cal State Fullerton employee Chris Chuyen Vo was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the killing of another CSUF employee on Wednesday Vo pleaded guilty to two charges of murder and embezzlement. He will now reside at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. On Aug. 19, 2019, Fullerton and Cal State Fullerton police received a call at 8:30 a.m. that Steven Shek Keung Chan, a former CSUF administrat...

Daily Titan • 3rd February 2025

CSUF advances to March Madness with win over Long Beach State

Despite falling behind by 14 in the first half, Cal State Fullerton men’s basketball punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament as the team defeated Long Beach State, 72-71, in the Big West Tournament championship game.

With the victory, CSUF head coach Dedrique Taylor became the first head coach in CSUF’s history to lead the team to the NCAA Tournament twice. When asked about setting the milestone, Taylor acknowledged his assistant coach and long-time assistant of the program, Anthony Santos and...