Steven P. Medley, longtime President of the Yosemite Association, died in a single vehicle automobile accident this morning while traveling to work in Yosemite National Park. He was 55 years old. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/steve1005.htm
Read More »Celebration of Life Scheduled for Yosemite Association President Steven P. Medley
A celebration honoring the life of Steven P. Medley will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2006 in Yosemite National Park. Steve was the president of the non-profit Yosemite Association from 1985 until his death in a car accident on October 5, 2006. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/steve.htm
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Mike Tollefson to lead successful nonprofit that raises funds to improve Yosemite National Park https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/tollefson.htm
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More than two decades after coming to Fresno State to teach Spanish and Portuguese, Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval was recently named the ninth president to lead the university. Since last fall, he had been serving as the interim president. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock spoke with him about his vision for Fresno …
Read More »CSU Bakersfield President Lynette Zelezny On The University’s 50th Anniversary
California State University, Bakersfield marked its 50th Anniversary with a virtual celebration Oct.1 that included a speech from Sir Richard Branson and a performance from Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist Gregory Porter. To learn more about the milestone celebration, and how the university is adjusting to distance education, Valley Edition Host …
Read More »President Trump Signs New Water Rules At Bakersfield Rally
President Donald Trump was in Bakersfield for a short visit Wednesday to sign a Presidential Memorandum to commit more water to San Joaquin Valley farmers. He spoke to an invitation-only crowd of about 2,000 people. The event at Meadows Field Airport drew high schoolers wearing Future Farmers of America jackets, …
Read More »Vice President Mike Pence Visits Lemoore To Bolster Enthusiasm For A Trade Deal With Mexico, Canada
Vice President Mike Pence came to the Central Valley Wednesday to discuss the new trade deal with Mexico and Canada. The event was part campaign rally, part policy talk. The speech was held at the Doug and Julie Freitas & Sons Farms in Lemoore, 40 minutes south of Fresno. It …
Read More »Why President Trump’s Fast-Tracked Water Allocations Are Raising Alarm
“Fish vs farms”: It’s the perennial tug-of-war for water between environmentalists, who want to see stable ecosystems in the Sacramento-San-Joaquin River Delta, and farmers, who feel slighted that they need to fight with endangered fish in order to irrigate their fields. Now, that fight is playing out in Washington, DC, …
Read More »Gov. Brown vows to fight Trump over mileage rules until ‘long after we have a new president’
Gov. Jerry Brown said Tuesday that California won’t accept scaled-back federal fuel-economy standards and vowed to keep President Donald Trump tied up in court over the proposal until long after … Click to Continue »
Read More »Ken Riddick, Modesto Bee president and publisher, takes same position at Fresno Bee
Ken Riddick, The Modesto Bee’s president and publisher, was named Tuesday to the same position at The Fresno Bee. It’s a return to his roots for Riddick, 60, who first … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Tom Steyer Talks Healthcare, President Trump, Political Ambitions
Tom Steyer may be one of the most influential Californians you’ve never heard of. But that may change. Speculation about a potential run for Governor, the U.S. Senate or even the Presidency has thrust his name into the headlines. But the Democrat and environmental activist is not a stranger to …
Read More »Winton man threatens to ‘kill the president,’ asks to be shot outside city hall
A Winton man attempting to commit “suicide by cop” was subdued outside Atwater City Hall on Thursday, according to police. Atwater police were called about 2:39 p.m. from employees at … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Stand against hate at Stan State.’ Protesters shout down university president
Some students loudly interrupted CSU Stanislaus President Ellen Junn’s “Fall Welcome Address” on Monday, chanting, “Stand against hate at Stan State!” and holding up posters urging that white nationalist leader … Click to Continue »
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