October 31, 2025
The Merced City Council meets at the Merced Civic Center on June 2, 2025. The council considered the proposed city budget for 2025-26. Nicholas Corral
“We’ve seen the country become increasingly polarized,” said Christopher Ojeda, associate professor of political science at UC Merced. “Both sides are sort of framing this current political moment as… really high stakes…being on the precipice of catastrophic outcomes. And I think that sort of makes people feel like, maybe…the regular means of participation...through which we express our voice in a democracy just aren’t sufficient anymore, and more drastic means are…needed.”
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