As the host of the popular NPR show Latino USA and founder of the non-profit Futuro Media Group, Maria Hinojosa shines a light on the experience of the Latinx community in America. And with the release of her memoir in September, Hinojosa will soon be sharing some more personal stories …
Read More »At Selma Open House, Congressman TJ Cox Talks Water, Trade Wars And August Recess
Over the last 200 days of legislative session, freshman Congressman TJ Cox has brought the House Committee on Natural Resources Chair Raul Grijalva to the San Joaquin Valley for a water tour, co-sponsored Valley Fever legislation , and thrown his support behind a number of Democratic party agenda items. Last …
Read More »Author Steven Church Talks About His Latest Book, And Why It Is And Isn’t “Disturbing”
Author and Fresno State professor Steven Church has written several books, many of them as compilations of essays. His latest is called “ I’m Just Getting to the Disturbing Part: On Work, Fear, and Fatherhood .” The essays span Church’s adult life, from jobs he took soon after college to …
Read More »Jose Antonio Vargas Talks About New Memoir, Life As An “Undocumented Citizen”
Since President Donald Trump took office there’s been a lot of attention on immigration policies and undocumented people. But, these talks have actually been taking place well before Trump’s candidacy. Here speaking with us is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who also happens to be undocumented, Jose Antonio Vargas. He just …
Read More »Merced student talks about what it’s like during a school lockdown
Golden Valley High School sophomore Julian Sandoval, 15, discusses what it was like locked down in the school gym after an active shooter was reported on campus Friday, April 20, 2018. The threat was found to be false, officials said. … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘It should have been me’: Obdulia Sanchez talks in court, then is sentenced
Obdulia Sanchez, 18, of Stockton, appears before Judge Ronald W. Hansen during a sentencing hearing in the Merced County Superior Courthouse in Merced, Calif., on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Sanchez was sentenced to six years and four months in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter, DUI and child endangerment for a …
Read More »Kevin Mahogany Talks Jazz On Valley Edition
Kevin Mahogany has been called the standout male jazz singer of his generation. His rich baritone is equally at home singing romantic ballads or on uptempo bebop songs. With influences that range from Motown to Charlie Parker, he’s been one of the top jazz vocalists for the last three decades, …
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 »Brown says California will host climate talks
In a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s disengagement from worldwide climate change efforts, California Gov. Jerry Brown told an international audience Thursday the president “doesn’t speak for the rest of … Click to Continue »
Read More »Villaraigosa tours UC Merced, talks med school, diversifying Valley economy
Gubernatorial hopeful Antonio Villaraigosa stopped in at UC Merced on Thursday to get a closer look at the plans to double the campus’ footprint. The former mayor of Los Angeles … Click to Continue »
Read More »Feinstein talks about helping ‘scared’ farm workers move toward legal status
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein talked Tuesday about her renewed effort to move undocumented farm workers toward legal status. The California Democrat is co-sponsoring a bill that she said is especially … Click to Continue »
Read More »Sister talks about Destiny Borges’ death at Yosemite
Bethany Borges talks about her sister Destiny’s death at Yosemite National Park. Destiny, who grew up in Ceres, was killed by a fallen tree. (Joan Barnett Lee/jlee@modbee.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »Interview: Fresno Mayor Lee Brand Talks Anti-Slumlord Plan, Sanctuary Cities
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand took office a little less than 30 days ago, and it’s been an eventful first month. Last week he unveiled his plan to tackle one of the city’s biggest issues – substandard rental housing – conditions that in many cases are unsafe and unhealthy. The plan, …
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