

3 families receive keys to homes just in time for Thanksgiving
Wendy Alexander/The Madera Tribune From left, Madera Mayor Pro-Tem Artemio Villegas, Madera Mayor Santos Garcia and City Council member...
For The Madera Tribune
Nov 25, 2021
Opinion: State’s housing solution begins
It’s happening. Despite the best efforts of California’s highly ideological, developer-financed state legislators, the solution to this...
Tom Elias
Nov 24, 2021


Fire was a constant threat to Madera
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society Captain Mace’s hotel was one of the casualties of Madera’s 1886 fire. For the first...
Bill Coate
Sep 4, 2021
MID announces naming contest
The Madera Irrigation District needs your help. As many may know, the MID owns a piece of property commonly referred to as the “Madera...
For The Madera Tribune
Aug 11, 2021
Opinion: Housing bill redux — when will true believers learn?
Sign outside the Water Garden, a sprawling Santa Monica office complex: Space available — 360,000 square feet. That’s a lot of vacant...
Tom Elias
Jul 14, 2021


Madera celebrated its new hospital
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society The old Madera County Hospital, Shown here, was replaced by a brand new facility, which...
Bill Coate
Jul 10, 2021


County’s home was long time coming
Courtesy of the Madera County Historical Society A crane lifts a block of Raymond granite in place as construction of the Madera County...
Bill Coate
Jun 26, 2021
Opinion: Low-cost housing? California keeps ignoring the new realities
From Sacramento comes word that the median price for a single-family home in California skyrocketed by 24 percent over less than one...
Tom Elias
Jun 16, 2021