Hiking to the top of Half Dome is one of the most popular hikes in Yosemite National Park. The iconic granite monolith, at 8,842 feet above sea level, attracts people from all over the world who attempt to climb to the summit. Most visitors ascend Half Dome via the cables, …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Announces Innovative Program to Address Transportation Issues
Yosemite National Park Superintendent Don Neubacher announces an innovative partnership with gateway communities designed to enhance visits to the Yosemite region and reduce traffic congestion. Each of the four primary gateways to the park, along Highways 120 east and west, Highway 41, and Highway 140, has designed a program tailored …
Read More »National Park Service Proposes Targeted Fee Increases at Parks to Address Maintenance Backlog
As part of its commitment to improve the visitor experience and ensure America’s national parks are protected in perpetuity, the National Park Service (NPS) is considering increases to fees at highly visited national parks during peak visitor seasons. Proposed peak season entrance fees and revised fees for road-based commercial tours …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Changes Entrance Fee to Address Infrastructure Needs & Improve Visitor Experience
The National Park Service (NPS) announced today that Yosemite National Park will modify its entrance fees beginning June 2018 to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. Effective June 2018 the park entrance fee will be $ 35 per vehicle or $ 20 per …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Launches Pilot Program to Address Traffic Congestion
Yosemite National Park is launching a pilot program to address traffic congestion. The program will be tested on the Highway 140 corridor onThursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29 and on Thursday, May 3 to Sunday, May 6, 2018. This pilot is an initiative to test a new way to …
Read More »Sheriff Mims One Of Two Valley Officials To Address Trump At Border
For the second time in a year, Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims has appeared alongside President Trump at a press event. The two spoke today from the border city of Calexico. The press conference primarily served to reinforce the president’s desire for a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. …
Read More »New Residential Facility To Address Gaps In Fresno’s Mental Health Treatment
Mental health care is a constant need here in the San Joaquin Valley, especially for those who can’t afford to go elsewhere—and for those whose symptoms are tough enough to require some treatment but not hospitalization. Last week, Fresno County opened a new crisis residential facility to house those who …
Read More »Care4All Campaign Seeks to Address Health Care Costs And Accountability
Before we look ahead to the midterm elections, we’re taking a quick look back at some health care legislation passed at the end of the legislative session in September: Specifically, a campaign known as Care4All, aimed at universal health coverage that’s more affordable and accountable . Of around two dozen …
Read More »Fresno State Symposium To Address Concerning Arsenic Levels in Groundwater
In June of this year, the peer-reviewed scientific journal Nature Communications published a research article linking over-pumping of the San Joaquin Valley’s groundwater to rising concentrations of arsenic . The research caught the attention of water leaders from across the state, and on Thursday, October 11, many will be gathering …
Read More »Panoche Water District taking steps to address ‘failures,’ manager says
Panoche Water District officials want to rebuild public trust in the embattled agency in the wake of criminal charges accusing former district leaders of embezzling thousands of dollars and illegally … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced students and others address hookah incident
UC Merced students and others again addressed July’s Hookah Lounge incident at a City Council meeting on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. The District Attorney’s Office also asked for people to come forward with more video. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Want to address Merced County’s elected leaders in public? Better speak English
Non-English speaking residents of Merced County struggle to voice their opinions to the public officials they help elect, critics said Tuesday. Lupe Delgado, a healthcare outreach worker with the Parent … Click to Continue »
Read More »Date set for Merced College State of the College address; first for new president
Merced College’s new president is set to discuss the school’s footing during his first State of the College Address, which is later this spring. The fifth annual address and presentation … Click to Continue »
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