The West Fresno Regional Center is designed to be a one-stop-shop for social services in a community where many are reliant on public transportation. But community activists claim that Fresno County eliminated many of the services once available, forcing people to find rides or take long bus trips to Clovis, …
Read More »Managing Social Anxiety In The Wake Of COVID-19
On Thursday, the CDC announced something that many have been waiting for, permission for fully vaccinated people to take off their masks in most settings. It was presented as a significant step toward normalcy. But just before that announcement was made, Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock had this conversation with …
Read More »ACLU Lawsuit Alleges Tulare County Jail’s Social Distancing Policy Is Unconstitutional
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has filed a new complaint against the Tulare County Jail for its living conditions during the pandemic, alleging that the jail is failing to adequately test for COVID-19 and that its social distancing policy violates inmates’ constitutional rights. Filed last Thursday in …
Read More »Valley Hospitals Secure Housing To Help Employees Social Distance From Their Families
Governor Gavin Newsom announced a program today to provide health care workers with low-cost hotel rooms . But ahead of the announcement, some valley hospitals were already working to provide employee housing. Dr. Lori Weichenthal, the assistant dean of graduate medical education at UCSF Fresno, said the school put out …
Read More »A Decade In The Making – How Social Justice Groups Are Shaking Up Civic Engagement In Fresno
Step inside the Fresno City Council Chambers and you’ll likely find residents making public comments, rallying around issues of housing and health. In some cases, these residents are persuading council members to change their minds about projects and policies. One possible reason for the boost in civic engagement? Social justice …
Read More »Social Justice At The Heart Of Fresno Gas Tax Debate
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand has pulled a proposed spending plan that would have funded road repairs in the city, after criticism that it would have perpetuated inequality. Brand’s plan would have distributed $ 12 million from the SB1 gas tax roughly equally among the city’s seven council districts, but the …
Read More »He allegedly threatened to shoot up Central’s prom on social media. Now, he’s been arrested
Fresno police have arrested a former student accused of threatening to shoot up Central High School’s prom Saturday. The alleged threats were made on the social media app Snapchat. Lt. … Click to Continue »
Read More »UC Merced police probe social media post. College Republican says it’s ‘harassment’
UC Merced officials Monday released a brief statement on Twitter saying campus police are investigating “concerns about specific social media posts by a certain individual,” adding that classes have not … Click to Continue »
Read More »Social media chatter of threats is untrue, Merced police and school leaders urge
Merced school leaders and police issued a joint statement late Wednesday in an effort to ensure parents that children are safe at school despite recent social media chatter that has … Click to Continue »
Read More »SOCIAL SERVICES TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COUNCIL NOTICE OF MEETING
The Mariposa County Social Services Transportation Advisory Council will meet at 10:00 a.m., March 8, 2018, in the Government Center Board Chambers, 5100 Bullion Street, Mariposa, CA.
Read More »How two odd little social media videos helped end a robbery spree in Merced
The videos by themselves are unremarkable. One clip shows a handgun being placed in a car’s glove box. A second clip shows a large wad of cash. Together, the social … Click to Continue »
Read More »Defense attorney claims tire blowout may have caused crash, not DUI, social media
Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, appears before judge David W. Moranda during a pre-preliminary hearing at the Robert M. Falasco Justice Center, a branch of the Merced County Superior Court in Los Banos, Calif., Friday, Aug. 11, 2017. Sanchez has been charged with DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter for a …
Read More »Driver arrested in deadly Merced County crash streamed on social media, CHP confirms
A Stockton woman who apparently live-streamed a crash Friday in which her sister died remains in Merced County Jail on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter, the … Click to Continue »
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