Merced

[mer-sed]

noun

1. a city in central California.

2. a river in central California, flowing W to the San Joaquin River. 150 miles (241 km) long.

Example Sentences

Sukhdeep Singh, owner of Cali Brothers Truck Lines, which has 60 trucks and is based in Merced, said 10 of his Sikh drivers quit last month.

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But these men are part of an aging workforce, with a 64% increase in California farmworkers ages 55 to 64, between 2009 and 2019, according to a UC Merced Community and Labor Center report.

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The study examines how Livingston Union, a small, five-campus K-8 school district in Merced County, implemented comprehensive school counseling — a system of integrated academic and mental health support for students and families — to outpace California on key metrics of post-pandemic recovery.

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The district’s suspension rate for students with disabilities also decreased by 5.5% between 2011-2012 and 2018-2019, while schools across Merced County saw an increase in suspensions.

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Alvarez, who grew up on a farm in rural Merced County and attended Livingston High School, said she struggled to navigate her own journey as a first-generation college student without any guidance at school.

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