During a livestreamed address earlier this week, California Health & Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly dropped a bombshell: that the state infectious disease database known as CalREDIE, where labs report testing data and county public health departments extract local numbers, has been undercounting new cases . At the same …
Read More »Though The 2020 Season Is Postponed, Fresno’s New Wrinkles Gets ‘Unplugged’ Online
Normally, a group of singing, dancing senior citizens would be taking the stage at Fresno City College starting this month. But the group dubbed “ New Wrinkles ” has postponed its 2020 season, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the group is staying connected and performing solo on Youtube, in …
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 »UC Merced Student Podcast Gets Picked Up By National Science Foundation
RadioBio is a podcast that educates and informs listeners about science. It’s produced by a team of graduate students at UC Merced. Kinsey Brock, Cristie Donham and Sonia Vargas were recently in our studio to tell us why they’re using creative means to improve science literacy. RadioBio will host a …
Read More »Podcast On Congressional Races Says California Will Help Decide Who Gets “Keys To The House”
Valley Public Radio covers a seven county area, which means a lot of campaigns and races to report on. So to get some additional perspective, we spoke to Ben Adler, the bureau chief from Capital Public Radio in Sacramento. He’s been taking a deep dive into some of California’s congressional …
Read More »She Was Pregnant And Homeless. Now, This Fresno Mom Gets To Celebrate A Year In Her Apartment
One perception of homeless individuals might be that they’re alone, dealing with substance abuse or mental illness. But that’s not always the case. Sometimes a homeless person has family nearby, and just a strained relationship. We reported on a Fresno County program that helps house parents and children, usually after …
Read More »Upgrade: UCSF Fresno Program Gets Status Boost For Medical School
For years, local medical and political leaders have been calling for a medical school in the San Joaquin Valley. Now the long-running UCSF Fresno graduate medical education program is getting a boost towards that goal. The university has announced that it is upgrading the Fresno program’s status to that of …
Read More »In Another Fresno Visit, Villaraigosa Gets Endorsement, Says Valley Is Important
While the governor’s race heats up one top candidate made another visit to the San Joaquin Valley, where he met with locals and received endorsements from law enforcement officials. Antonio Villaraigosa walked through a row of punching bags at the Heartbeat Boxing gym in Fresno on Tuesday. It’s an organization …
Read More »Politics Talk: Autry Backs A Democrat, Cox Gets Trump Endorsement
With two weeks to go before election day, we talk politics with GV Wire’s Bill McEwen. On this week’s segment we explore why former Fresno mayor Alan Autry is endorsing Democrat Antonio Villaraigosa for governor, and what President Trump’s endorsment of Republican candidate John Cox means for the party’s downticket …
Read More »Black rhino Layla gets a forklift-aided CT scan in Brookfield
The forklift in the rhino enclosure and the team of at least 40 people around it were some of the signs that Tuesday, May 15, was not a normal day … Click to Continue »
Read More »Yucca Mountain’s lone ranger finally gets House attention
Visiting Nevada’s Yucca Mountain in 2011 was like walking through a ghost town, Rep. John Shimkus recalled in an interview this week. It was the year after the Obama administration … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fresno City Council Candidate Brian Whelan Gets FPOA Endorsement
One candidate for a key Fresno City Council race has earned a big endorsement from local law enforcement. District 7 candidate Brian Whelan announced Thursday he has the support of the Fresno Police Officers Association. Damon Kurtz is president of the FPOA . “We did an interview process, spoke to …
Read More »This is why everyone charged with a crime gets a lawyer even if you can’t afford one
The Merced County Public Defender’s Office explains the importance of the case Gideon v. Wainwright, which resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the right to counsel is a fundamental right essential to a fair trial. … Click to Continue »
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