Merced
Americannoun
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a city in central California.
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a river in central California, flowing W to the San Joaquin River. 150 miles (241 km) long.
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One of the siblings, Kato Allen Perez, was born in Merced in 1992 and is also deceased, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
From Los Angeles Times
Their names are: Mika Alena Perez, born in Merced, in 1995; Nikko Lee Perez, born in Fresno in 1997; and Kato Krow Perez, born in Fresno in 2001.
From Los Angeles Times
A UC Merced study used U.S. census data to track changes in the number of Californians reporting private sector employment across several months in 2025.
From Los Angeles Times
The human-centered approach is equally important at UC Merced, which has seen the fastest-growing applicant pool across the system — a year-to-year nearly 45% increase of first-year applications in 2024 to more than 51,000.
From Los Angeles Times
“Having a human reader review the application can provide some contextual experience to what that student is, has opportunities to do, and what they’re experiencing on the school level in a way that I don’t think is could be easily generalized by using some of the information out there with AI,” said UC Merced director of admissions Dustin Noji.
From Los Angeles Times
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