Three candidates with deep experience in the Merced community are vying to lead the City Council’s District 3: retired sheriff’s sergeant and planning commissioner Mike Harris, 70; Merced SPCA president Cynthia Kelly, 55; and Sair Lara Rodriguez, 41 who is an educator and business owner. The District 3 area roughly includes the downtown region and the area around, bordered … Continue reading Merced City Council race: See where District 3 candidates stand on key issues