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A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 3,882,642 visitors to Yosemite National Park in 2014 spent $ 405 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 6,261 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $ 535 million. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-national-park-creates-535-million-in-economic-benefits.htm

Yosemite Conservancy is providing $ 12 million in support to Yosemite National Park for 34 projects in 2017 including building a new trail to the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias along a historic stage-coach route, restoring bee, butterfly and hummingbird habitat, and studying species in Ackerson Meadow, the newest area …

Yosemite Conservancy is providing $ 12.5 million in support to Yosemite National Park to improve the Bridalveil Fall visitor experience, rebuild a section of the trail around Tenaya Lake and collect data using 3-D aerial mapping to improve resource management parkwide, among 36 projects funded in 2018. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-conservancy-provides-12-5-million-to-yosemite-national-park.htm

Yosemite National Park, April 1, 2019 – Yosemite Conservancy is providing $ 15.3 million in support to Yosemite National Park to protect the rare Sierra Nevada red fox, revitalize wetlands and fund volunteer programs, among nearly 50 programs and grants it is backing in 2019. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-conservancy-provides-15-3-million-in-support-to-yosemite-national-park-for-priority-projects-and-programs.htm

Governor Gavin Newsom is set to approve an extra $ 500 million for wildfire prevention — a last-minute change that would more than double what’s in the current budget deal. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202106/newsom_1.jpg

As drought settles over the San Joaquin Valley, a new report warns of other circumstances that could result in entire communities losing drinking water. More than a million Valley residents could lose their public water in coming decades under the sweeping groundwater legislation known as the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act …

The largest agricultural employer in the San Joaquin Valley announced today that it’s providing $ 1 million in grants to support COVID-19 relief in rural communities. Fruit and nut powerhouse The Wonderful Company says the form of that relief will be decided by community non-profits applying for grants. “We don’t …

Governor Gavin Newsom stopped in Fresno on Wednesday to promote his proposed $ 1.4 billion plan to tackle homelessness, which includes $ 11.5 million in emergency grants for Fresno County. Speaking at a mental health crisis facility in Southeast Fresno, Newsom said the grants, to be disbursed within the next …

Governor Gavin Newsom released his proposed 2020-2021 budget on Friday , a $ 222 billion package encompassing homelessness, affordable health care and criminal justice reform. In an accompanying briefing, the governor gave a shout-out to a newly unveiled economic development plan known as Fresno DRIVE, a collaboration among 150 organizations …

Two former governors were in Clovis today to celebrate renewable energy milestones. At Clovis Unified’s Buchanan High School, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown were presented with the one-millionth solar panel to go on a roof in California. The panel in question was about the height of a door, and double …

T he female, Latinx co-founder of Bitwise Industries says the company’s recent $ 27 million funding milestone means it can train more people in underserved communities, and expand south. But amidst the optimism in Bakersfield, there’s also some ambivalence. Still, co-CEO of Bitwise Irma Olguin Jr. is used to challenging …

Congressman Devin Nunes is at the center of another social media fray, after filing a lawsuit that inspired the trending hashtag #yachtcocaineprostitutes. On Monday night, Nunes sued publishing company McClatchy for $ 150 million in damages, over an article published in the Fresno Bee last May that he claims was …

The state of California on Thursday greenlighted a suite of energy projects to serve the San Joaquin Valley, for a total investment of over $ 56 million. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved almost a dozen pilot projects to improve energy infrastructure in 11 disadvantaged communities across the Valley. …