The Keep America Beautiful campaign , established in 1953, has motivated communities to clean their neighborhoods, and those efforts are now expanding into the City of Fresno and Kern County. To learn more, moderator Kathleen Schock talks with Mark Standriff, Director of Communications for the City of Fresno, and Heidi …
Read More »Madera Residents Suspect Eviction Notices Mean Landlord Wants To Avoid New Renter Protections
Residents of a Madera apartment complex are being evicted en masse, and some suspect the landlord is issuing evictions to avoid upcoming renter protections. Last Friday, residents at the Laguna Knolls complex were issued letters saying they have until four days after Christmas to leave. “They gave them either a …
Read More »Industry Groups And The UFW Applaud Bipartisan Bill To Give Farmworkers Legal Status
Legislation proposed Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to give undocumented farmworkers more protections. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act will provide undocumented workers a path to legal residency, and for those who want it, citizenship. Several congressional representatives helped introduce the bill including many from the Valley: Rep. …
Read More »Valley Air Is Dismal This Week – Why Don’t All Air Measurements Tell Us That?
On Monday, the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District issued a warning of unhealthy air conditions due to wildfire smoke from Northern California , an alert it repeated on Wednesday. Why then, for days, were online air monitors showing relatively healthy air? It’s the result of the size of …
Read More »Lawsuit Alleges City Of Clovis Has ‘No Willingness’ To Follow Affordable Housing Law
The City of Clovis is being sued for its lack of affordable housing. A lawsuit filed in Fresno County Superior Court Wednesday alleged that the city isn’t in compliance with state housing law , and is discriminating against low-income people by not planning for high density housing. “What we’ve ended …
Read More »Local, National Outrage Follow Videos Detailing Police Shooting Of Unarmed Teen In The Back Of Head
Two videos that surfaced this week of a Fresno police officer shooting a 16-year-old boy in the back of the head have caused local and national outrage. “We have to reform our policing system to end the ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ mentality that ends far too many black & …
Read More »Retiring CSU Chancellor Says He’s Leaving University “As Stable And Focused As Ever”
The California State University system is searching for its next chancellor. Timothy White announced Tuesday he’ll retire next June after more than 7 years running the 23-campus system. In an interview with Capital Public Radio, White says he’s leaving the university “as stable and focused” as ever — on students: …
Read More »Video Surfaces Of Fresno Police Officer Shooting Teen In The Back Of The Head
A recently surfaced video of an unarmed 16-year-old boy who was shot in the back of the head while running away from Fresno police is the focus of a wrongful death lawsuit. The federal civil rights lawsuit was filed last March against the City of Fresno, former Police Chief Jerry …
Read More »Andy Hall Sworn In As Fresno Police Chief
Following a ceremony Wednesday at City Hall, the City of Fresno has a new chief of police. After 18 years as chief, Jerry Dyer passed the baton to Andy Hall, a 40-year-veteran of the force who’d been deputy chief since 2016. Singing Hall’s praises for nearly 10 minutes, Dyer credited …
Read More »Lemoore Cheese Heist Worth $50,000 Lands Two Suspects In Jail
Police in Kings County are tracking down the suspects believed to have been involved in stealing $ 50,000 worth of inventory from a Lemoore factory. The goods are cheese: Mozzarella, to be exact, stolen from Leprino foods, one of the world’s largest mozzarella producers. “Their cheese is usually in the …
Read More »MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Winner And Street Symphony Founder To Give Fresno Arts Council Talk
Vijay Gupta played with the LA Philharmonic for 11 years joining it at the age of 19. That was before winning a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a genius grant. And he’s the founder of Street Symphony, an organization that performs free concerts for LA’s homeless community and in …
Read More »Anti-Impeachment Rally Draws ‘Trump 2020’ Signs, Heckling Cars, To Downtown Bakersfield
While the impeachment inquiry carried on in Washington, pockets of people took to the streets across the country on Thursday to support President Trump. One anti-impeachment rally took place in Bakersfield. Dozens of people gathered along California Avenue to protest the Democrats’ impeachment inquiry in Congress and to show their …
Read More »Following Horrific Tragedies, New Hotline Supports Victims Within Bakersfield’s Sikh Community
It can be a challenge for anyone dealing with family violence or substance abuse to access the resources they need, but imagine what it’s like for new immigrants to the United States. Advocates in Kern County are working to address these issues specifically in the Sikh community by providing a …
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