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 »Drug Shortages And Underground Hospitals: Valley Doctor Delivers Medical Care In Syria
Ever since the Arab Spring in 2011, the Middle Eastern country of Syria has been in a near-constant state of civil war. As a result, residents there rely heavily on aid workers from non-governmental organizations for medical care. And the president of one of those NGOs, the Syrian American Medical …
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