Ever since President Trump came into office, we at Valley Public Radio have been reporting on his administration’s changes to federal immigration policy—like its so-called “zero tolerance policy” of prosecuting asylum applicants as well as rollbacks on temporary protected status from certain countries—and their consequences on San Joaquin Valley residents …
Read More »Stories of alleged sexual harassment continue as Merced high school board addresses policies
The national “#MeToo” discussion that has reinvigorated conversations on sexual assault and harassment came to Atwater on Wednesday, as teachers, students and supporters continued to come forward and claim the … Click to Continue »
Read More »New sexual harassment policies on the way, California lawmakers say
The California Legislature’s bicameral committee on sexual harassment pledged late last week to present recommendations for new policies by the end of June. That’s more than 250 days after women … Click to Continue »
Read More »California hit hard by Trump administration’s undoing of green policies
When 50,000 acre-feet of water went gushing out of the Sacramento River last month, it fast became a test of California’s ability to protect its environmental policies from an increasingly … Click to Continue »
Read More »Changing Immigration Policies Could Spell Bad News For Valley’s Doctor Pipeline
As the San Joaquin Valley struggles with a shortage of primary care physicians, one group in particular is stepping in to fill in the gaps: doctors born or trained in foreign countries. And while the planned repeal of the DACA program is President Trump’s most recent immigration policy change, he’s …
Read More »Changing Immigration Policies Could Spell Bad News For Valley’s Doctor Pipeline
As the San Joaquin Valley struggles with a shortage of primary care physicians, one group in particular is stepping in to fill in the gaps: doctors born or trained in foreign countries. And while the planned repeal of the DACA program is President Trump’s most recent immigration policy change, he’s …
Read More »Better immigration policies can improve health of Merced County, study finds
Immigration policies that lead people to legal status can benefit the health of individuals in Merced County and the whole community, a study form UC Merced professor found. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced looking at policies on fairness and the official seal
Merced leaders will discuss policy issues during Monday’s City Council meeting, including questions over who is allowed to use the city’s seal and how the council fairly handles competitive bidding … Click to Continue »
Read More »UOP economic forecast: Merced, Valley could see turmoil from Trump policies
Merced and the San Joaquin Valley could experience more turbulence than larger, more affluent urban and coastal areas of California as a result of the economic policies of President Donald … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘People are afraid’: Merced residents rush to get citizenship ahead of Trump policies
More than a hundred people huddle in the cramped waiting room of Central California Legal Services in Merced hoping on Saturday to get a few steps closer to citizenship, spurred … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced Mysteries & Minutiae: County alarm policies different than new Merced ones
Recently, the city of Merced passed a false-alarm ordinance and began requiring home and business owners to get a permit for security alarms. False alarms became a nuisance for the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Policies of zero-tolerance for bullying don’t work, report says
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls bullying a ‘serious public health problem’ Programs that teach children how to get along are more effective, says one of the report’s authors Bullying likely affects between 18 percent and 31 percent of young people … Click to Continue »
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