California Governor Gavin Newsom has a plan to use $ 750 million dollars of federal coronavirus relief funds to purchase motels and other properties that will be converted into housing for those experiencing homelessness. But, there’s a catch. If the properties are not purchased by the end of the year, …
Read More »Specter of drought looms as California’s weather turns dry again
The storms have passed and California’s dry winter has returned, raising the specter that the state could be entering another drought less than a year after the last one officially … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Possible Strike Looms, Fresno Unified And Teachers’ Union Still At Odds
Earlier this month the Fresno Teachers Association voted to authorize a strike. They have been bargaining with the Fresno Unified School district for over a year. Today both groups met for a marathon bargaining session. Laura Tsutsui reports on what the groups are hoping for, and how some parents feel …
Read More »Deadline Looms For Health Care Legislation Vital To Valley
The latest Republican health care bill may have met its end earlier this week in Congress, but there’s more health care legislation awaiting a decision by the weekend. Three federal programs providing aid to the Valley are due to expire on Saturday night. The first is the Community Health Center …
Read More »Uncertainty looms for indigent criminal defense in Merced County
Merced Defense Associates provides Merced County with indigent defense services A 16-year-old contract ends Thursday Board of Supervisors voted for one-year extension, which MDA has said it won’t agree to … Click to Continue »
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