The West Fresno Regional Center is designed to be a one-stop-shop for social services in a community where many are reliant on public transportation. But community activists claim that Fresno County eliminated many of the services once available, forcing people to find rides or take long bus trips to Clovis, …
Read More »Black Activists In Fresno And Bakersfield Discuss The Future Of Police Reform
Last summer’s reckoning over police brutality against Black people, led both Fresno and Bakersfield to establish commissions of community members, charged with making recommendations for reform. Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock checked in with some of the activists involved to see how the work is going, and to hear their …
Read More »Fresno PD Joins Activists in North Fresno to Stand Against Violence
More than 100 people gathered in scorching hot temperatures on Tuesday to stand against a potential riot at the River Park shopping center in north Fresno. This group, which included Fresno police officers and community activists, was responding to a social media post that attempted to incite violence under the …
Read More »California Republican activists favor John Cox for governor but remain divided
Fighting to put a candidate before voters in November, California Republicans strongly preferred businessman John Cox for governor at the party’s convention in San Diego this weekend. During an endorsement … Click to Continue »
Read More »Activists want to build bridge over freeway to provide safe crossing for wildlife
As 101 Freeway traffic streaked past, a dozen conservationists and fundraisers gathered this week just west of Liberty Canyon Road in Agoura Hills, their eyes alternating between maps they carried … Click to Continue »
Read More »Activists protest Border Patrol presence at Fresno State career fair
Protesters were at Fresno State Wednesday to protest against the U.S. Border Patrol’s presence at the campus career fair. School president Joseph I. Castro said the organization was only their for recruitment purposes. … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘Pipeline purgatory’ the goal as activists take fight local
For fossil-fuel foes fighting a new generation of U.S. pipelines, Donald Trump’s election as president may be somewhat beside the point. Instead of engaging a federal bureaucracy they believe will … Click to Continue »
Read More »Live octopus? Animal activists want it off the menu
Writhing octopus, prawns and other seafood have been plated at Los Angeles restaurants for many years. The Japanese and Korean dishes are openly advertised, reviewed by food critics and patrons, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Animal activists brace for ‘Finding Dory’ impact on tropical fish
Animal welfare activists and pet shop owners fear a wave of interest in tropical fish and the possible decimation of key species after the June release of Disney Pixar’s “Finding Dory.” … Click to Continue »
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