Fresno artist Andrea Torres, 35, takes a step back and smiles while painting a mural on the walls of a dumpster enclosure in a parking lot off of West 18th Street in Merced, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2025.

The UC Merced campus, the newest in the University of California system, has come a long way since its approval 30 years ago. Credit: Elena Zhukova/University of California On May 18, 1995, the ...

Annexation would include the UC Merced campus, as well as a 2-mile segment of Bellevue Road between G Street and Lake Road. Approximately 1,139 acres will be annexed into the city, which has a ...