Brianna Cisneros is the youngest of four siblings. On this cool December evening, she’s sitting at a table in her backyard with her two sisters, her brother and her father. A dog barks nearby, there’s music playing from a neighbor’s house down the street. Signs of normalcy in a not …
Read More »‘I Want To Make Sure That My Community Is Informed’ – Serving Big Sandy Rancheria In A Fire
With the devastation caused by the Creek Fire, the chairperson of Big Sandy Rancheria calls herself a messenger for her community. So far, most of the 170-member tribe have evacuated. Elizabeth Kipp is the Auberry tribe’s chairperson. Since evacuating to Fresno, she’s made multiple trips back up Highway 168 to …
Read More »Want To Help The Families Of Shooting Victims? City Councilmembers Launch A GoFundMe
Three Fresno City Councilmembers have launched a fundraising campaign for the families of the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting in Southeast Fresno. The funds will go toward medical care and funeral costs for the four victims and six survivors of the tragedy, when one or two gunmen opened fire at …
Read More »How Much Cannabis Do Californians Use? Researchers Want To Ask In Order To Set Safe Pesticide Limits
California scientists want to know how much cannabis people are consuming on a daily basis. The information could help them set safer standards for the amount pesticide pot farmers should be using on crops. Capital Public Radio’s Sammy Caiola got a sneak-peak at the research. Outside Perfect Union dispensary in …
Read More »California Legislators Want Safe Drinking Water. They Haven’t Agreed On How To Fund It.
A state senate committee is set to vote on a bill today that would address safe and affordable drinking water throughout California, a goal Governor Gavin Newsom has also prioritized in his proposed budget. Still to be decided is how to fund it. Newsom has proposed taxing residential water users …
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 »Youth Voter Turnout Is Low, But These Central Valley College Students Want That To Change
S ummers for college students usually mean part time jobs or summer school. But this year, one group of students have dedicated their time to civic engagement. While some of them are new voters themselves, they’re hoping to get other young adults to make voting a priority. This summer, 25 …
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 »Trump’s love for coal and the Republicans who want more solar
While President Donald Trump searches for a way to save America’s coal country, some in his own party have their eyes set on what’s arguably the exact opposite: making solar … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to work for Caltrans? The transportation department is having a job fair May 8
The California Department of Transportation is hosting a career fair at the Fresno Fairgrounds on May 8. The public is invited to learn about jobs as engineers, planners, surveyors, office … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to break into the health care field? Jerry Brown has a way
The first program under Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed all-online community college would provide workers with an entry point into the growing health care field. The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office … Click to Continue »
Read More »Recognize her? Turlock police want her in $3,000 theft.
Turlock police are seeking the public’s help in identifying a woman sought in the theft of a $ 3,000 necklace from a jewelry store. The theft occurred Jan. 30 at Prince … Click to Continue »
Read More »No one seems to want to run Trump’s EPA in California
Perhaps it is unsurprising that the White House still hasn’t filled this job: San Francisco is not an inviting place for the Make America Great Again administration. But the administration’s … Click to Continue »
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