The annual San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series returns to Fresno’s Saroyan Theatre on Oct. 20 with a talk by historian Jon Meacham. Travel writer Rick Steves, violinist Vijay Gupta and restaurant critic Ruth Reichl are also among the lineup of six speakers for the 2021-22 season. To learn …
Read More »Podcast Explores The History Of Allensworth, A Black Established Town In Tulare County
The Cal Ag Roots podcast series “We Are Not Strangers Here” explores the history of Black Americans in rural California. This week’s Valley Edition features an episode from the series, titled “Back to the Land: Allensworth and the Black Utopian Dream,” produced and hosted by Caroline Collins. https://www.kvpr.org/sites/kvpr/files/styles/big_story/public/202104/Teachers.jpg
Read More »Huron Mayor Rey León On Leading A Small Town Through A Pandemic
The population of Huron, California, a rural town in southwest Fresno County, more than doubles during harvest season with an influx of migrant farm workers. FM89’s Kathleen Schock spoke with the city’s mayor, Rey León , about how the coronavirus is affecting this population and what it’s like to lead …
Read More »Fresno County Public Health Town Hall Addressed Testing Availability, COVID-19 In Winter
In lieu of its regular media briefing Friday, the Fresno County Department of Public Health held a virtual town hall where community members could submit their own questions about the coronavirus. The meeting was live-streamed on Facebook. One person asked via the comments how to get a test if they’re …
Read More »Town Hall Lecture Series Kicks Off With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
With the onset of fall comes announcements for music and entertainment. This week, we talk with and organizer from one of the Valley’s oldest public lecture series on the upcoming season for the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall. Joining us in the studio is Vice Presidents of Programming, Joyce Kierejczyk. …
Read More »A Dairy Town, A Facebook Argument, And The Unseating Of A Mayor
Last week, the city of Tulare ousted its mayor after he got involved in a heated argument on Facebook. The argument centered around agriculture and its impacts on the environment and the economy—but the story is far bigger than a few punches thrown on social media. In the small city …
Read More »Here’s how many homes in Merced County are bought by investors from out of town
All-cash buyers have grabbed up a higher percentage of homes in the past 12 years in Merced County than in much of the rest of the state, which means wealthy … Click to Continue »
Read More »WinCo was set to come to Merced. Then residents badmouthed the town
In a sweeping speech about the health of Merced economy, the mayor urged people to buy local and to rethink how they talk about the city, saying negative talk from … Click to Continue »
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Mariposa County Residents are invited to a Town Hall Meeting to give opinions and hear ideas about Housing for Everyone in Mariposa County.
Read More »Sessions targets sanctuary cities. Leaders in this Merced Co. town won’t back down
The Department of Justice sent letters to 29 so-called sanctuary cities on Wednesday, demanding officials show they are cooperating with immigration enforcement laws by Dec. 8. The targets include Washington, D.C., … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos residents may need to leave town to visit the DMV in Oct., officials say
The Los Banos location of the Department of Motor Vehicles will close for about two weeks in October to undergo renovations, state officials said Thursday. The 814 West L St. … Click to Continue »
Read More »These are the Merced restaurants you said you’d like to come to town or come back
Two weeks ago we asked which now-shuttered restaurants Merced residents missed the most. We also asked for the names or types of eateries residents would like to see open up … Click to Continue »
Read More »Can Mariposa be saved from fire? Here’s what fire crews are doing to protect the town
After hundreds of firefighters from around the state packed the pavilion at the Merced County Fairgrounds Wednesday morning, Calfire officials couldn’t say whether the town of Mariposa would be spared … Click to Continue »
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