Fresno will join more than 40 other cities across the country in a legal brief that supports three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases going before the Supreme Court in November. The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to be listed in the Amicus brief that supports the plaintiffs in the …
Read More »Valley Air District Approves Community-Led Plans To Improve Air Quality In Shafter, Fresno
Air quality stole a lot of headlines this week, as the Trump Administration moved to revoke California’s ability to set its own tailpipe emissions standards distinct from those mandated federally by the Environmental Protection Agency. Not only could the move prevent future reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, it could also …
Read More »Labor Icon Dolores Huerta Arrested While Supporting A Wage Increase For Fresno County Caregivers
High-profile workers rights activist Dolores Huerta was one of several people cited with misdemeanor charges while protesting at a Fresno County Board of Supervisors meeting today. The 89-year-old who helped establish the National Farmworkers Association with Cesar Chavez was calling for higher wages for caregivers. Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputies cited …
Read More »Fresno Mayoral Candidates File Semi-Annual Campaign Disclosures
Late last month, those hoping for the City of Fresno’s top job filed their semi-annual campaign disclosures, showing the cash campaigns have on hand up until the end of June, and where it came from. The adage is that those who raise and spend the most money often win elections. …
Read More »Fresno Diocese Rolls Out Survivor Compensation Program. Lawyers Claim It’s Because Of Proposed Law
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno has been under pressure the last few months to release its own list of priests who have been acccused of sexual abuse. Although a list hasn’t been released yet, the diocese is rolling out a settlement program for survivors. Some attorneys who represent survivors …
Read More »Filmmaker Ken Burns Brings ‘Country Music’ Home To Bakersfield, Fresno
Renowned PBS Filmmaker Ken Burns will visit the Valley next week as part of a national tour to preview and discuss his most recent long-form documentary “Country Music.” The Ken Burns Country Music Roadshow will make stops July 25th at the Saroyan Theater in Fresno and July 26th at the …
Read More »Common Space And UCSF Fresno To Offer Free Medical Clinic To LGBT+ Community
Finding an ally in the doctor’s office can be difficult, especially for those who are transgender, non-gender-binary or who otherwise belong to the LGBT+ community. To combat disparities that can develop in the health care realm, a Fresno organization is hosting a free medical clinic for LGBT+ individuals on Saturday, …
Read More »Louisiana Man Revisits Fresno, Where His Family Assembled Before Being Interned 78 Years Ago
A Japanese-American man from Baton Rouge, Louisiana visited Fresno for the first time in 78 years Tuesday to see where he and his parents had to report in 1942 after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt issued Executive Order 9066. Walter Imahara was 4-years-old at the time. What is now the Fresno …
Read More »Suspect In Custody After Shooting Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy
A Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy is in surgery after being shot in the Fresno County foothills. The suspect is in custody. At around 11 a.m. on Tuesday morning, 49-year-old deputy John Erickson had responded to a call of shots fired in the Tollhouse area, said Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims …
Read More »Fresno Power Wheelchair Soccer Team Takes Third Place At National Tournament
Members of Fresno’s wheelchair powered soccer team, the Central Valley Ghostriderz, have just returned from this year’s 2019 MK Battery Conference Cup Series in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Team members Buddy Elias and Alex Voss and Coach Frank Cornell spoke with FM89’s News Director Alice Daniel about their third place win …
Read More »After Heated Debate, Fresno City Council Advances Unconventional Gun Violence Prevention Program
Fresno moved a step closer Thursday to fund an unconventional program that aims to reduce gun violence. After a fiery debate, the Fresno City Council voted to partially fund Advance Peace. Three council members voted to allocate $ 200,000 from the budget for the program. The city administration, local leaders, …
Read More »After Fiery Debate, Fresno City Council Advances Unconventional Gun Violence Prevention Program
Fresno moved a step closer Thursday to fund an unconventional program that aims to reduce gun violence. After a fiery debate, the Fresno City Council voted to partially fund Advance Peace. Three council members voted to allocate $ 200,000 from the budget for the program. The city administration, local leaders, …
Read More »Fresno State Nursing School Suffers Second Accreditation Setback In A Year
Fresno State announced Wednesday that its Master of Science in Nursing has lost its accreditation, a first for the degree program since it was established in 1968. It’s also the university’s first program to ever lose its accreditation, and it follows less than a year after the nursing school learned …
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