Immigration lawyers in the San Joaquin Valley say they’re overwhelmed with their caseloads and it’s particularly pointed in Tulare County where the demand for services is growing. Although it’s hard to calculate the exact number of people looking for immigration attorneys, many people in the field say it’s significantly high. …
Read More »Weekend – Cut Down Your Own Christmas Tree In Sequoia National Forest
For many families that celebrate Christmas, picking out a tree is tradition. This year, families in the San Joaquin Valley can head into the Sierra Nevada mountains to pick the perfect pine, spruce or fir. For our Weekend Segment, we spoke to Denise Alonzo about how to get a permit …
Read More »‘It Would Mean Total Annihilation’ – Some Farmers Sell Off Fields Ahead Of Groundwater Law
Even with his eyes closed, Doug Martin can recognize the sound of every tractor on his Hanford ranch. There’s the big silver work horse, and the 40-year-old Oliver that can still run his backup generator, but the one he looks at with love is a tiny green thing from 1958. …
Read More »Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta Endorses Esmeralda Soria For Congress
Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria grew up in a farm worker family. That legacy wasn’t lost on her on Tuesday when a well-known labor activist and civil rights leader endorsed her 2020 campaign for Congress. In the 1960s, Dolores Huerta co-founded the organization that would become the United Farm Workers …
Read More »These Middle Schoolers Have Something To Say About Hmong Culture And The New Year Celebration
Students at Terronez Middle School joined us for a conversation about the Hmong New Year celebration taking place at their school Friday, Dec. 6 from 5 – 7:30 p.m. The event includes dancing, singing, games and lots of food. Students told us the New Year reminds them about the importance …
Read More »Oildale Native Gerald Haslam Coined The Phrase ‘The Other California’ – He Tells Us Why
We’ve told you about a podcast we’re hoping to roll out sometime next year called The Other California. It will take a more intimate look at the part of the state where we live, the area that is often considered fly-over or drive-through territory. The phrase comes from a book …
Read More »This Renter Complained About A Gas Leak – Code Enforcement Gave Her 72 Hours To Leave
It’s state law that residences need heating and electricity, and the building has to be in good condition to be habitable . While this sounds straightforward, those who rent their homes sometimes struggle with landlords who are unresponsive and don’t make the proper repairs. That’s what happened to Candace Nilo, …
Read More »How One Retired Bulldog Gang Member Is Using Education To Combat Gun Violence In Fresno
Alfredo Gonzalez, 42, sat down in the Project Rebound office at Fresno State on a Wednesday morning. He was there to register for a two-day criminal justice class that would count for one unit toward his bachelor’s degree. “Although I’m at (Fresno) City I’ve been part of Project Rebound since …
Read More »‘We Were Ready’ – Valley’s Leading Trauma Center Took On Mass Shooting Survivors
Two men remain hospitalized following Sunday night’s mass shooting at a party in Southeast Fresno that killed four. Seven men were rushed to area hospitals. One was admitted to Saint Agnes Medical Center in North Fresno and the rest were treated at Community Regional Medical Center downtown. That hospital’s Level-1 …
Read More »Prompted By Kern County Oil Seeps, Regulators Tighten Oversight Of Oil And Gas Extraction
California oil and gas regulators announced today a series of initiatives aimed at better protecting public health and the environment, including more scrutiny of permitting for some extraction techniques and a moratorium on another called cyclic steam extraction. “These are necessary steps to strengthen oversight of oil and gas extraction …
Read More »‘The Nicest Person That I Have Known’ – Shooting Victim’s Family Asserts No Gang Ties
One of the men killed in Sunday’s mass shooting in Southeast Fresno was a young musician named Xy Lee, who had tens of thousands of Youtube followers. Despite implications from the Fresno Police Department that the shooting could have been gang-related, Lee’s family asserts he was no gang member . …
Read More »Madera City Council Stops Laguna Knolls Evictions Ahead Of 2020 Renter Protections
The Madera City Council passed an ordinance last night to support residents who were about to be evicted before the holidays , and before state law Assembly Bill 1482 goes into effect, enforcing stronger renter protections. Residents were overjoyed by the unanimous decision. Over fifty people packed into the council …
Read More »Following Mass Shooting, Fresno Police Explain Why New Task Force Targets ‘Asian Gangs’
At a press conference following the mass shooting that killed four and wounded six others in Southeast Fresno, Fresno Police Chief Andy Hall announced he had created an Asian gang task force, despite no definitive evidence the shooting was gang-related. Many members of Southeast Asian communities have since questioned why …
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