Depending on a county’s status in California’s reopening blueprint , most of the state’s gyms are allowed to operate either exclusively outdoors or indoors with tight restrictions on capacity. In Kern County, however, some gyms have been designated as essential, allowing them to circumvent those guidelines. The two Sculpt 365 …
Read More »Despite Distance Learning Limitations, Choir Teachers Find Ways To Make Music Happen
With public schools still operating remotely, one subject particularly challenging to teach online is music. Despite the limitations, choir teachers in Fresno County are brainstorming new ways to instruct, even through a screen. On one Thursday morning, halfway through the high school choir class that Jacob Bailey is teaching on …
Read More »Fresno Unified Will Continue To Serve Meals Despite Closures
Fresno Unified Supt Bob Nelson announced Monday that while schools remain closed, meals will continue to be served. “The last thing that will go down at Fresno Unified is feeding kids every day,” said Nelson at a press conference. Every school site offered meals Monday, but Nelson said the district …
Read More »Despite Lack of City Funding, A Father’s Quest To Lower Gun Violence In Fresno Gets Results
At about 10 a.m. Aaron Foster heads to Ivy and Lorena streets in southwest Fresno. In his pickup truck, he goes around neighborhoods in this area every day, or what he calls “hitting the loop.” “This is just the hood, we call it the block,” he said. “Every neighborhood got …
Read More »Report: Despite Improvements, Valley Air Still Worst In The Country
San Joaquin Valley air still ranks the worst in the country, according to the American Lung Association’s annual State of the Air report released on Wednesday . Bakersfield and the Fresno-Madera-Hanford region ranked worst in the country for particle pollution — despite the fact that many of these cities experienced …
Read More »Despite Reports Of Trashed Parks, Most Yosemite Visitors Are Not Deterred
While the state is experiencing a transition of power and new laws for the new year, lawmakers in D.C. still haven’t made progress on how to reopen the federal government. That means some National Parks like Sequoia and Kings Canyon are currently closed, but the more popular park in our …
Read More »Despite Reports Of Trashed Parks, Yosemite Visitors Are Not Deterred
While the state is experiencing a transition of power and new laws for the new year, lawmakers in D.C. still haven’t made progress on how to reopen the federal government. That means some National Parks like Sequoia and Kings Canyon are currently closed, but the more popular park in our …
Read More »Valley leaders won’t give up fight for Temperance Flat, despite water commission vote
Leaders from across the central San Joaquin Valley gathered Friday to promise people here they won’t give up the fight for Temperance Flat reservoir, one day after the California Water … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite Tight Restrictions, Open Ag Burning Increases In The Valley
Air pollution in the San Joaquin Valley has improved dramatically over the last few decades, partly thanks to a set of sweeping clean air laws passed in the early 2000s. Over the last few years, however, one major polluting practice has risen steadily. And although it’s unclear if the increase …
Read More »Elephant trophy imports allowed despite Trump condemnation
The U.S. is opening the door to allowing elephant hunters to bring tusks and other animal parts into the country as trophies, despite President Donald Trump’s condemnation of the practice … Click to Continue »
Read More »Disease wastes South Florida’s corals, despite end of bleaching
A mysterious epidemic continues to sweep South Florida’s reefs, transforming corals into lifeless skeletons and threatening undersea structures that support tourism, provide hurricane protection and serve as homes to a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Despite utility’s ‘no trespass’ signs, flume near Bass Lake attracts plenty of hikers
An old water flume near the south end of Bass Lake is the private property of the Pacific Gas & Electric Co., and it’s posted in places with “no trespassing” … Click to Continue »
Read More »Southern California smog worsens for second straight year despite reduced emissions
For decades, Southern California has waged a slow but successful war on smog. Through vehicle emissions rules, clean-fuel standards and other tough measures, officials have lifted the choking pall of … Click to Continue »
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