Brianna Vaccari / The Merced FOCUS

About once a month, the inside of the Merced Senior Center transforms into a dark, thumping night club – complete with a DJ, flashing lights and a snack bar that serves mocktails and nonalcoholic beer. The pop-up event, known as Club 67, isn’t a typical nightclub.

A night club in Merced is giving disabled adults a taste of the party life. Brianna Vaccari from our news partner The Merced Focus takes us inside Club 67 and tells us why it’s meaningful for those who are disabled, as well as those who care for them. Plus, the latest news headlines: A state bill would protect funding for schools whose students are absent during immigration raids; and President Trump ramps up pressure on California over a trans athlete.

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