Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the San Joaquin Valley will get a major boost to its COVID-19 vaccine allocation. That’s due in part to the region’s food and ag workers, who now are also receiving some priority access to the vaccine. Valley counties will now be receiving thousands …
Read More »Public Utilities Commission Delivers $56 Million Boost To Disadvantaged Communities
The state of California on Thursday greenlighted a suite of energy projects to serve the San Joaquin Valley, for a total investment of over $ 56 million. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved almost a dozen pilot projects to improve energy infrastructure in 11 disadvantaged communities across the Valley. …
Read More »To Boost Southwest Fresno: An Incoming College Campus, But Some Residents Want More
The state has been charging companies for their carbon emissions since 2012, and last year, it gave some of that money to communities most affected by pollution, including Fresno. Some of it was slated for Southwest Fresno — an area that has suffered high rates of poverty and perceived neglect …
Read More »Upgrade: UCSF Fresno Program Gets Status Boost For Medical School
For years, local medical and political leaders have been calling for a medical school in the San Joaquin Valley. Now the long-running UCSF Fresno graduate medical education program is getting a boost towards that goal. The university has announced that it is upgrading the Fresno program’s status to that of …
Read More »New Investment Could Boost Troubled Electric Automaker Faraday Future, Hanford Factory
After a turbulent 2017 electric automaker Faraday Future could get a much needed infusion of around $ 1 billion, according to a new report from The Verge. The company’s top investor, Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting is also now reportedly taking over as CEO of the firm. The company has faced …
Read More »Electric Vehicles In The Central Valley Could Get A Big Boost Thanks To The VW Settlement
A major scandal rocked the auto industry two years ago when it was discovered that the car company Volkswagen had been systematically cheating on diesel emissions tests. That scandal might soon turn into a big boon for electric cars in the Central Valley. The company agreed to a massive settlement …
Read More »Big boost for black college students in new 2017 federal budget: More generous aid
Black colleges and universities got a big win in the new federal budget: a major expansion of the Pell Grants used by thousands of their students. The bill expands Pell … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rolling back climate regulations with questionable benefits will boost US economy
President Donald Trump’s executive order to undo several Obama-era global-warming regulations has some critics steaming. Andrew Steer, president and CEO of the World Resources Institute, accused Trump of “taking a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Mentorship program aims to boost graduation rates and cut crime
A collaborative Merced County program is using mentoring in an effort to improve high school graduation rates and decrease crime. Through Project 10%, UC Merced students visit county middle school … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rare river crossing by female raises hopes for boost in Florida panther population
Efforts to save the Florida panther may have broken through a longtime barrier: a female cat appears to have forged the Caloosahatchee River to stake out new territory to the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced slow to boost opportunities for budding entrepreneurs
As UC Merced continues to churn out Merced’s most educated workforce ever, by all accounts the city has yet to figure out how to persuade those bright minds to stay. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Students back in town, a boost to local economy
Thousands of students moved into Merced for the first time or returned after their summer break this week, and their spending money came with them. It’s not clear exactly how … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scientists deploy ‘Frankenturtles’ in Chesapeake Bay to boost survival of loggerheads
GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. – A part of David Kaplan recognizes that his new research into sea turtle mortality is pushing the envelope. … Click to Continue »
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