Tracy Leach

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Red County Editor -
Kern County, CA
rachel@provconsult.com

BIOGRAPHY

Tracy Leach is founder and president of Providence Strategic Consulting, Inc. - a public affairs and political consulting firm. Providence specializes in advocating for business projects, building winning coalitions for statewide ballot initiative campaigns, issue and event management as well as marketing multiple slate mailers featuring candidates and initiatives.

PSCI has managed numerous city, county, state and federal candidates as well as advocacy campaigns representing a variety of issues and industries including energy/oil and gas, development, mining, and pharmaceuticals. Tracy possesses a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and is a member of the American Association of Political Consultants, the Public Relations Society of America and many other outstanding organizations.

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 21st

By Tracy Leach | 09/21/09

November will bring up much to vote on in Stanislaus County (Modesto Bee) 1st council by district, advisory growth measure among items Public input on PG&E land sought (Stockton Record) The fate of thousands of acres of Pacific Gas and Electric Co. land along the Mokelumne River will be the subject of a public information meeting 19 of 32 post-Prop. 13 budgets spent more than the state took... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 18th

By Tracy Leach | 09/18/09

STEVEN MAVIGLIO: Part-time legislature won't solve anything (opinion piece from the Fresno Bee) Outlook sunny for solar power in Valley (Fresno Bee) Residents use rebates, pay lower prices for panels Board votes in new dean at UC Merced (Modesto Bee) Lawyers help kids honor Constitution Day (Bakersfield Californian) This year marked the 222nd anniversary of the signing of our... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 16th

By Tracy Leach | 09/16/09

Dem health care would mean a bonanza for unions (Bakersfield Californian) Read the full article here Fresno County's Capitol display to target water crisis (Fresno Bee) Board lets coalition highlight effect on farms Furloughs begin; 22 S.J. judges to donate pay (Stockton Record) Twenty-two of San Joaquin County's 29 judges have opted to donate part of their pay to their local... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 15th

By Tracy Leach | 09/15/09

Taft investigating city manager actions (Bakersfield Californian) Modesto schools officials discuss budget process (Modesto Bee) Health-care debate packs Cafe 210 (Visalia-Times Delta) A standing-room-only crowd at Visalia's Cafe 210, Monday witnessed a subdued version of the health-care debate raging across the country. read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 11th

By Tracy Leach | 09/11/09

9-11 Remembrance and Service (Modesto Bee) Planners give blessing to Tejon project (Bakersfield Californian) Tejon Mountain Village was blessed by the Kern County Planning Commission Thursday night in a marathon meeting. S.J. board will lay off health workers, rework budget (Stockton Record) read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 10th

By Tracy Leach | 09/10/09

Caynons Project approved by city council At long last, private property rights prevail over the trespassers! After years of attempting to develop their own residentially-zoned property, Bakersfield's "Canyons project" finally reached approval at the City Council over a few lingering but weak protests from trespassers who want to keep using the property for their own exercise and other illegal habits. The trespassers were... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 9th

By Tracy Leach | 09/09/09

1 in 5 Fresno Co. inmates freed early jailed again (Fresno Bee) At least one in five inmates released early from Fresno County Jail over the past year already has landed back behind bars for crimes including murder and assault. Stockton officials subpoenaed as panel looks into Ford firing (Stockton Record) S.J. board will lay off health workers, rework budget (Stockton Record) Few... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 8th

By Tracy Leach | 09/08/09

Valley's lawmakers cautious on health-care reform (Fresno Bee) Engineers: Enough with doom, gloom (Stockton Record) Delta levees could remain intact for a low cost of $1B, experts say Fresno banks shunned by 11% of residents (Fresno Bee) At least 50,000 Fresno residents keep their money not in bank accounts, but in wallets, envelopes and even under the proverbial mattress... Locals... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 4th

By Tracy Leach | 09/04/09

Kern County pension debt soaring (Bakersfield Californian) Dear Unions, Once again, we CAN'T AFFORD YOU! Builders group fires executive (Bakersfield Californian) Police sue over city's "bad faith" bargaining (Bakersfield Californian) The local police union claims the city of Bakersfield behaved illegally by rescinding a final contract offer after... read more »

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Central Valley News Roundup- September 2nd

By Tracy Leach | 09/02/09

California's model for a public health option- editorial piece from the Fresno Bee on health care As the politicians in Washington debate the wisdom of a "public option" in health insurance, California has a real-life example of how such a program might work... Steve Perez definitely running for supervisor (Bakersfield Californian) Bus-ban law restores personal responsibility (Fresno... read more »