Fresno’s former Chief of Police led the city’s mayoral race late Tuesday night according to the county’s early results. By 10:30 p.m., close to a quarter of the votes were in, and more than 54% of them counted in Jerry Dyer’s favor. At a packed election party at the Elbow …
Read More »Industry Groups And The UFW Applaud Bipartisan Bill To Give Farmworkers Legal Status
Legislation proposed Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to give undocumented farmworkers more protections. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act will provide undocumented workers a path to legal residency, and for those who want it, citizenship. Several congressional representatives helped introduce the bill including many from the Valley: Rep. …
Read More »MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’ Winner And Street Symphony Founder To Give Fresno Arts Council Talk
Vijay Gupta played with the LA Philharmonic for 11 years joining it at the age of 19. That was before winning a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a genius grant. And he’s the founder of Street Symphony, an organization that performs free concerts for LA’s homeless community and in …
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 »Have some ideas for transit in Merced County? Here’s how to give your input.
Merced County residents will have three opportunities to provide input on public transportation services. The Merced County Association of Governments’ Social Services Transportation Advisory Council is holding public forums seeking … Click to Continue »
Read More »Hillary Clinton reads the victory speech she didn’t get to give
Speaking at UC Davis on Monday night, Hillary Clinton shared a portion of the victory speech that she didn’t get to give when she lost last November’s presidential election. … Click to Continue »
Read More »She spoke against the Dakota pipeline. Now UC Merced will give her an award and money
An environmental activist who recently spoke on behalf of the resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline has been named for an annual UC Merced award that focuses on social justice. … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Trump wavers over Paris climate accord, European leaders give him an earful
With President Donald Trump balking on his vow to shred the Obama-negotiated Paris agreement on climate change, the last place the pact’s staunch opponents wanted to see the president is … Click to Continue »
Read More »Walmart plans to give away nearly 3 million cupcakes Sunday. Here’s how to get one
Walmart wants to wish you a very happy birthday Sunday. It doesn’t matter when your birthday is or if you even want to celebrate it this year. The retail giant … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Rescue Mission and community give Christmas experience to hundreds
Around 600 Merced community members made their way to the American Legion Hall on Christmas Eve, hoping for full bellies and something for their kids to open over the weekend, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Santa Claus, Riggs ambulance give seven Merced County families a Christmas surprise
Santa Claus recruited employees of Riggs Ambulance Service as his elves Friday as they helped deliver presents to Merced County families. Bearing presents wrapped in red and green, Santa posed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Rotarians give dictionaries to Merced students
Merced Rotary Club members have been busy this month delivering dictionaries to more than 1,200 students across Merced City School District as part of an annual event. Rotary members visit … Click to Continue »
Read More »Feds give thumbs-up to fracking off California coast
SAN DIEGO-An environmental assessment from two federal agencies released Friday determined that fracking off the coast of California causes no significant impact, thus lifting a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing that was instituted earlier this year. … Click to Continue »
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