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 »To Bakersfield Cops, Concern For Opioids Grows – But Meth Is Still King
Bakersfield Police Officer Jaime Orozco doesn’t have to venture far to find criminal activity—less than two miles from the police station, in fact, at the Plaza Motel on Union Ave. “These little hotels here, this is all infiltrated with a lot of drug use,” he says as he and his …
Read More »With An Aging Population, Elder Abuse Is A Growing Concern
California’s population is projected to age rapidly in the coming decades. By the year 2030, adults over 65 will outnumber children under 18, according to data from the state’s department of finance. Today, seniors over 65 make up 14 percent of the population, but that number will increase to 23 …
Read More »Assembly speaker signals concern with bullet-train plan
Rendon still backs rail, but acknowledges declining public support for project Speaker worried by change from L.A. to San Jose for first operational trains Major needs, but shortage of funds, for transportation, water and more … Click to Continue »
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