After more than a century of milk production, California’s oldest dairy is closing. The owner isn’t getting out of agriculture altogether, however—he’s switching out cows for trees. Dino Giacomazzi is a fourth-generation dairy farmer in Hanford. Having produced milk since 1893, he suspects Giacomazzi Dairy may be the oldest west …
Read More »Illegal pot grows found in Yosemite, forests. Officials crack down, citing ‘catastrophic’ poisons
Citing new scientific evidence of “catastrophic” impacts on California’s forests and wildlife, law enforcement officials in Sacramento announced a new crackdown Tuesday on illegal marijuana growing sites statewide that they … Click to Continue »
Read More »Coalinga Regional Medical Center To Close, Citing Financial Difficulties
A long-standing Fresno County hospital is closing. Coalinga Regional Medical Center announced Tuesday it will shut its doors within six weeks. The hospital’s facilities are set to close by June 15. CEO Wayne Allen came on only three weeks ago, shortly before S&P Global Ratings put the hospital on CreditWatch …
Read More »Merced LGBT Center to close, staff says, citing funding and staffing issues
The Merced LGBT Community Center will close, according to its staff, who cited difficulty in funding the center and keeping it staffed. The announcement was made Monday on a blog … Click to Continue »
Read More »Citing confusion and cost, farm water managers urge rewrite of new groundwater regulations
State taking public comment on rules until April 1 Water district managers say pending regulations causing confusion State wants a single point of contact per basin to simplify oversight … Click to Continue »
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