After taking the lead in the New Hampshire Primary, Vermont Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will make his second campaign trip to the Central Valley, this time in an effort to ensure eligible citizens cast their ballots in California’s March 3 primary. He will be making a stop at …
Read More »Secretary Norman Mineta On His New Film And Engaging Youth In Politics
Next Wednesday, February 19, is Day of Remembrance. It’s the 78th anniversary of when President Franklin Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which sent West Coast Japanese Americans to concentration camps. A note on terminology: T hese were not Nazi death camps in Europe, but they were spaces that Japanese Americans …
Read More »StoryCorps Is Here In The Valley – Here’s How They Produce Such Poignant Interviews
If you’re a regular NPR listener, you probably know StoryCorps. It’s a weekly radio show that produces uniquely poignant, intimate interviews. “The summary that I always give participants is that we’re a non-profit that travels the country and collects people’s stories as part of adding to this oral history that …
Read More »New Film Documents the Fight for Clean Water in Tooleville
Contaminated water has flown from faucets in Tooleville, a small community in Tulare County, since the 1980s. “The Great Water Divide: California’s Water Crisis” is a new documentary that follows the residents’ efforts to connect to neighboring Exeter’s water supply. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke to the filmmaker, Casey Beck, and …
Read More »In the Studio: Fresno Mayoral Race Could Be Decided In March Primary
With one month to go before California’s March primary, FM89’s Kathleen Schock discussed the Fresno mayoral race with GV Wire News Director Bill McEwen, West Hills College Political Science Professor Nick Gera, and Fresno Bee columnist Marek Warszawski. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202002/bill_and_marak.jpg
Read More »Fresno’s Lesser Known Mayoral Candidates Share Vision for City
While Jerry Dyer and Andrew Janz are the frontrunners in the race to become mayor of Fresno, they are among a field of 7 candidates vying for the job. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with Brian Jefferson, Richard Renteria and Nickolas Wildstar about the experience of running as outsiders and their …
Read More »State Recruits Local Ag Advisors, Fresno State Students For Pesticide Videos In Hmong
Pesticide regulations can be tough to understand, especially among communities that don’t speak English. Recently, however, with the help of local ag advisors and video production students at Fresno State, California’s Department of Pesticide Regulations released a series of how-to videos about pesticides in Hmong . In this panel interview, …
Read More »Even Behind Barbed Wire, Fresno Baseball Legend Kenichi Zenimura Broke Barriers
Back in 1927, baseball legends Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig came to Fresno to play exhibition matches, sometimes playing with all Japanese-American teams. One of those players was Kenichi Zenimura, an immigrant from Japan. In a 1999 documentary film about him, “Diamonds In The Rough,” narrator and actor Noriyuki “Pat” …
Read More »Fresno To Gila River – One Reporter’s Experience At The Former Gila River Internment Camp
This year is the 78th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066. That’s the order that sent Japanese Americans to internment camps in 1942. Many Japanese Americans in Fresno County were sent to the Gila River Indian Community in the Arizona desert, including local baseball legend Kenichi Zenimura. Reporter …
Read More »This Weekend, Fresno Pageant Celebrates Ballroom Culture
On Saturday, February 8, Fresno Rainbow Pride will crown the new Mr., Miss and Mizz Fresno Rainbow Pride 2020 and celebrate the current title holders. The event is a fundraiser for the 30th Annual Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade and Festival. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with Fresno Rainbow Pride volunteer coordinator …
Read More »New Valley Fever Run In Taft Brings Disease Awareness To Rural Kern County
Preliminary state data suggest nearly 8,700 Californians were diagnosed with valley fever in 2019, which would be a record high. The state’s highest case rate is consistently reported in Kern County where, this past weekend, one rural town held its first race to raise disease awareness. Around 50 or so …
Read More »On Iowa Caucus Day, Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg Campaigns In Fresno
On the same day as the Iowa Caucuses, presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg took a different tactic and instead, campaigned in the Golden State. The former New York City mayor told a modest crowd at Fresno City College that he would do a better job than President Donald Trump representing the …
Read More »Plans For A Second Homeless Shelter In East Bakersfield Get Mixed Reaction
Mike Wallford has been living in East Bakersfield for 60 years. He said the city always tries to dump unwanted facilities in this part of town: a sewage treatment plant, a dog pound, he said, and now a homeless shelter. “They bring out all the trash out there; we’re tired …
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