Julie Sergovic

Julie Ann Sergovic, formerly of Mariposa, Calif., was welcomed into the Kingdom of God on Feb. 10, 2019. Devoted to family, friends, and her religious beliefs, Julie’s infectious kindness and wit are remembered by all. Julie loved her cats, growing flowers and herbs, yoga and dance, the arts, cooking and nutrition, reading, continuing education and time with her friends. She […]

Patrick Kelan Higgins

Dr. Patrick Kelan Higgins from Merced, Calif., born on Sept. 25, 1952 to the late Tom and Ella Higgins, passed away at age 67 on Oct. 25, 2019 surrounded by loved ones at his home in Windsor, Calif. Pat (aka, Rick) graduated from UC Davis in 1980 with a PhD in materials science and from Stanford University Graduate School of […]

Sheriff’s office has new app with many features



A new app was unveiled by the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office last week. Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Kristie Mitchell gave a presentation to the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors detailing the features of the app, which is called “Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office.” “We’ve all heard the term, ‘there’s an app for that,’ but there is a lot […]

County receives two awards from CSAC



In a small county, success comes from finding creative ways to do a lot with a little. It’s about finding effective and cost-saving ways to provide programs and services to citizens. Mariposa County officials were recognized last week for their work in two specific areas: emergency preparation and dealing with tree mortality. The county was presented two awards from the […]

New rental law going into effect in January

MARIPOSA COUNTY, ESQ.

Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a new law restricting residential rent increases and evictions. Assembly Bill 1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, is being touted as the strongest tenant protection bill in the country. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2020. It is currently written to expire in 2030 and does not preempt any local rental ordinances. Assembly Bill […]

Good data = better results

PRACTICING PUBLIC HEALTH


“I don’t believe in polls,” someone told me recently when I tried to rebut some beliefs using data. That comment, and its cousin, “I don’t believe scientific studies,” are increasingly frequent positions in our current society. Example: the hot debate whether vaccines cause autism. But the entire basis of modern medicine — including the specialty of public health — is […]

Decisions need made about local road system

BETWEEN THE LINES

Over the past few weeks, I have been doing a little more driving than usual throughout Mariposa County. This driving has taken me down some roads I had no idea that existed — and sometimes it is frightening. There is no question when roads were developed in the county, very little rhyme or reason was used. Well, maybe it was […]

Time for action on PG&E is now

GUEST OPINION

PG&E has spent more than $83 million on political campaigns over the last 26 years according to FollowTheMoney.org — not including contributions from individual company executives. It has given generously to politicians in both parties, including tens of thousands of dollars to incumbent Congressman Tom McClintock. And in the last 16 years, it’s spent an additional $35 million on lobbying, […]

Shop local for holidays

MADE IN MARIPOSA

Shop Local – the holiday season has arrived! When does the holiday season officially start for you? The first of November? When it gets cooler outside? At Chocolate Soup’s decadent annual open house? Black Friday or Shop Small Saturday? For Made in Mariposa (MiM), many MiM businesses start dreaming of their holiday specials and products right after our Mariposa County […]

Complaints can be handled with class

MATT’S MUSINGS

Is there anything worse than an athlete who complains all the time about referees? We’ve all seen them. It just gets old. No one likes a whiner. Likewise, is there anything worse than people who just like to complain all the time about things in everyday life? There have been a few instances lately where people have called the Gazette […]