The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened awareness about the connection between race and health equity, raising the question – how might this experience change public health policy moving forward? Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock explored the topic, and the calls to declare that racism is a public health crisis, with Dr. …
Read More »Fresno County Grand Jury Report Calls for Coordination Among Groups Tackling Homelessness
Street2Home was announced in 2018 as an initiative by the city and county of Fresno to coordinate homelessness mitigation across organizations . But in a report released Monday , the Fresno County Grand Jury found it doesn’t have a staff, or board yet. H. Spees, director of strategic initiatives for …
Read More »Deaths Of Mothers, Infants During Childbirth Prompt Calls To Revoke Bakersfield Doctor’s License
Following a string of patient injuries and deaths, an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bakersfield has been placed on probation. Dr. Arthur Park has been treating women and delivering babies in Bakersfield since 1988. In that time, he’s also been the defendant in at least 10 lawsuits alleging negligence, medical malpractice, or wrongful …
Read More »At Fresno Rally, Bernie Sanders Calls Climate Change A Global Crisis, Touts Green New Deal
Targeting wealth inequality and the climate change crisis, Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders addressed a large crowd at Fresno City College Friday amid a sea of “Bernie” signs and episodic chants of his first name. Sanders spoke about a litany of proposals his administration would support including health care …
Read More »Asm. Jim Patterson Calls For High-Speed Rail Authority To Pursue “Plan B”
For the first time since 2012, the state legislature is giving the California High-Speed Rail Authority a thorough audit. This comes just weeks after the agency’s top consultant revealed that the project’s Central Valley section is now nearly $ 3 billion over budget due to delays and additional design expenses. …
Read More »Another shakeup in Atwater as longtime employee calls it quits
Atwater’s city attorney of more than five years has submitted a resignation letter, the attorney confirmed on Thursday, the latest shakeup in a city with a divided City Council. The … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater police union casts ‘no-confidence’ vote on chief. Attorney calls it ‘fake’
Members of Atwater’s police union gave a vote of no confidence this week against its recently removed chief, the union said in a statement. The Atwater Police Officers Association members … Click to Continue »
Read More »These 911 calls helped Los Banos Police solve several vandalism cases
Three teenagers were arrested Wednesday night after they were caught breaking windows of a home under construction, according to Los Banos Police. A 20-year-old Los Banos man also was arrested … Click to Continue »
Read More »Renewed calls for legal hunt to control Connecticut’s rising bear population
Connecticut’s population of about 700 black bears is growing at a rate of about 10 percent each year, according to wildlife experts, an increase that could more than double the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Need to reach loved ones in Mexico? This company offers free calls, texts after quake
AT&T is offering free data, calls and text messages in Mexico through the end of Thursday in response to yesterday’s devastating earthquake that killed more than 200 people. In a … Click to Continue »
Read More »There were so many fireworks calls, Merced ran out of firefighters
The Merced City Fire Department received a spike of 14 fireworks-related calls on Fourth of July, and two homes burned in Atwater from fireworks that weren’t properly disposed. Merced County … Click to Continue »
Read More »This heatwave is making people sick. Emergency calls on the rise in Merced
Temperatures in the Central Valley consistently hit triple-digits, Merced fire fighters have seen an increase in calls for heat-related illnesses and fires, officials said. Lately, the Merced Fire Department has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater calls another closed session meeting on next city manager
A closed-door meeting to discuss the search for the next Atwater city manager is set during a special meeting on Thursday. The Atwater City Council called the special meeting for … Click to Continue »
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