The Selma City Council wants to change the way people vote for council members by creating districts versus at-large voting. But mapping those districts is a complicated process and community and council members have different ideas on how to make it fair. The first set of district maps that were …
Read More »Weekend: Some Cafes In The Valley Are Perfect For Pilots
And now for the Weekend: Some people take road trips on their days off — and some people take to the air — pilots flying their private planes from one city airport to another — maybe to log some hours or just get a great view of the Sierra Nevada. …
Read More »‘Back To Some Normal Way Of Life’: Mojave Communities Begin Recovery After Damaging Earthquakes
When the first big earthquake hit, a magnitude-6.4 on Thursday morning, Ridgecrest resident Heather Martin said so many of her belongings fell in front of her bedroom door that all she could do was crouch in a corner and wait for the shaking to stop. When the magnitude-7.1 quake struck …
Read More »Fresno Has Twice The State Average Of Liquor Stores: Some Council Members Hope To Change That.
In most places in California, there’s a liquor store for about every 2,500 people. But in the city of Fresno? There’s one liquor store for every thousand residents. Nearly half of the liquor stores selling alcohol are in violation of city or state laws, according to a recent investigation from …
Read More »Governor Newsom’s Clean Water Tax A ‘Moral Imperative’ To Some, A Burden To Others
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he will introduce a tax of up to $ 10 a month to water customers in order to fund safe drinking water in disadvantaged communities. Valley Public Radio has reported in the past about how many of those communities are right here in …
Read More »Hanford Tops “Brain Drain Index,” But Some Say That’s Not The Whole Story
Last month, business news company Bloomberg released its annual Brain Drain Index . It uses Census data to analyze which American cities are losing advanced degree holders, white-collar jobs, and STEM career opportunities. Topping that list this year is Hanford, California. Shelsy Hutchison, a teacher with the Business Academy at …
Read More »Some Rural Fresno County Towns Have A Local Newspaper, But They’re Still News Deserts
In small towns, news travels fast. But it’s usually based on word of mouth, not verifiable facts. More and more rural places in the San Joaquin Valley are becoming news deserts — even the local newspapers are mostly ads and press releases.We traveled to western Fresno County to find out …
Read More »To Boost Southwest Fresno: An Incoming College Campus, But Some Residents Want More
The state has been charging companies for their carbon emissions since 2012, and last year, it gave some of that money to communities most affected by pollution, including Fresno. Some of it was slated for Southwest Fresno — an area that has suffered high rates of poverty and perceived neglect …
Read More »Some Move For Work Or Family. These Fresno Residents Want To Escape The Air
When buying a house, everyone’s motivation is different—maybe it’s the desire to start a family, or to start a new job in a new city. Today, we report on a people who move out of the Valley for an entirely different reason—one that’s related to the Valley’s ozone concentrations, which …
Read More »Score an A+ with some sweet deals and discounts for Teacher Appreciation Day
If you’re a teacher and apples aren’t your thing, you can get free sandwiches, burritos, beer or other deals instead Tuesday for Teacher Appreciation Day. Many businesses offer year-round discounts … Click to Continue »
Read More »California vehicle thefts declined in 2017—but some local counties saw increases
The number of vehicle thefts in California headed downward in 2017, following two years of increases. The 6.2 percent decline statewide may be attributed to advances in anti-theft technology, aggressive … Click to Continue »
Read More »Valley driving tomorrow morning could be ‘dangerous.’ Here are some tips.
A heavy fog will descend on the central San Joaquin Valley tomorrow morning, potentially reducing roads in Merced County to extremely low visibility, according to the National Weather Service. Starting … Click to Continue »
Read More »With Air Pollution Through The Roof, Why Was Some Burning Still Allowed?
Now that the storm front earlier this week cleaned up the air for much of the San Joaquin Valley, many residents may be looking forward to lighting up their wood-burning fireplaces. However, you might be surprised to learn that some burning was allowed even as air pollution reached dangerously unhealthy …
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