It’s been a year since Pacific Gas and Electric Company left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That exit deal included a promised $ 13.5 billion settlement to pay victims of wildfires that were caused by the company’s equipment. The deal represented a milestone to fire survivors, PG&E interim CEO Bill Smith …
Read More »With Fresno’s African American COVID-19 Coalition, Leaders Aim To Curb Virus And Build Trust
It’s a Tuesday afternoon in downtown Fresno, and a line of cars has wrapped around the block from the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission to Chukchansi Stadium. A petite karaoke singer belts out George Harrison on the sidewalk, while the drivers, masked and corralled into reserved parking spots, wait for Testing …
Read More »ProPublica Editor: Transparency, Forthrightness Are Key To Regaining Trust In Media
In 2018, a Gallup poll reported that 45 percent of Americans trusted mass media to report the news accurately and fairly . That’s up from an all-time low of 32 percent in 2016, but still far lower than the levels of trust in the 1990s. Healing this relationship is one …
Read More »Fresno State Launches New Institute To Build Public Trust In News Media
Amid talk of fake news and alternative facts, Fresno State has launched a new Institute for Media and Public Trust. Led by former Fresno Bee executive editor Jim Boren, the institute aims to bring together media professionals, academics and the public to bridge understanding about the way journalists work. Boren …
Read More »‘In God We Trust’ Debate Highlights Role Of Religion In Fresno Politics
Religion and politics are once again mixing at Fresno City Hall. One councilmember has put forward a plan to add the words ‘In God We Trust’ to the council chamber wall. The result of that vote could be the latest sign that the connection between politics and the city’s religious …
Read More »UC Merced and trust split 1,200 acres
The Virginia Smith Trust donated land for the UC Merced campus Land could still be developed for housing, retail and other uses The land was divided in half … Click to Continue »
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