Tag Archives: Cuts

Many people have lost their jobs due to the pandemic, but some have found assistance through a multi-million dollar state government program called Expanded Subsidized Employment, or ESE. However, Governor Gavin Newsom’s revised budget proposal cuts the funding to that program. If the latest budget goes through, it would affect …

Kern County’s sheriff announced Wednesday the department’s gang unit is shutting down, and one of the driving factors is limited funds. “We’re running out of people and we’re unable to recruit and retain more than we’re losing,” Sheriff Donny Youngblood says. “So we’re getting smaller and smaller and this is …

Last week oil industry giant Chevron announced it would cut around 26 percent of the workforce in its San Joaquin Valley Business Unit. That’s the part of the company that produces oil from fields in Kern and Fresno Counties. It’s not the first big job cut in the industry but …

The Trump administration will propose repealing former President Barack Obama’s signature plan for combating climate change by asserting that its expansive approach to addressing carbon emissions exceeds legal limits, according … Click to Continue »

Andrew Sanchez, the Gustine father found not guilty earlier this year of killing his 9-month-old son, accepted a plea deal on Tuesday that will set him free from jail in … Click to Continue »

Washington money affects lives in cities like Sacramento and Fresno in ways few realize, until the capital’s leaders try to take the money away. And that’s what could happen this … Click to Continue »

The Maxwell Public Utility District in Colusa County, California, just northwest of Sacramento, got a $ 1.28 million loan and a $ 74,700 grant from the federal government for a water well … Click to Continue »

As President Donald Trump introduces a series of budget cuts and regulatory rollbacks that would cripple the Environmental Protection Agency, he faces one unpredictable obstacle: resistance from fellow Republicans. A … Click to Continue »

The Trump administration is proposing to slash funding for grants to prevent lead poisoning, climate change research and criminal enforcement against polluters as part of its plan to reduce funding … Click to Continue »

Farmers and rural communities are again being hit hard by the latest round of water cuts–this one affecting senior water right holders with rights that date back to 1903. The State Water Board has ordered 114 senior water right holders to stop diverting water from the San Joaquin, Sacramento and Delta watersheds, …