Fourteen hundred people, many of them representing nonprofits in the San Joaquin Valley, came together on April 23 on the mall in front of the State Capitol in Sacramento to listen to speakers, [...] Continue Reading
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May Day March in Madera
The Madera May Day Committee announced on April 21 the celebration of International Workers’ Day on May 1 starting at 5 p.m. The celebration will include a 40-minute march through the city [...] Continue Reading
Marcha 1 de Mayo en Madera
El Comité del Día de Mayo de Madera anunció el lunes 21 de abril, la celebración del Día Internacional de los Trabajadores el jueves 1ro. de Mayo a partir de las 5 p.m. en el Parque de la Corte (210 [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Fails to Follow Through on No Camping Arrest
On April 10, Fresno Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez ruled that the Fresno City Attorney’s Office failed to meet the 45-day deadline to bring an unhoused individual to trial; 77-year-old Wickey Two [...] Continue Reading
Valley Reps Vote Against Constituents’ Interest
On April 10, Congress voted on a Continuing Resolution for the House Budget that would extend tax cuts that mainly benefit corporations and the wealthy. To partially cover the cost of the tax cuts, [...] Continue Reading
Costa Fighting to Save Medicaid
On April 8, Rep. Jim Costa (D‒Fresno) held a “Medicaid Matters” telephone town hall for a discussion with his constituents about Donald Trump and House Republicans’ budget proposal to cut Medicaid by [...] Continue Reading
Environmental and Land-Use Reality Tour
Join us on an informative and fun tour to better understand the causes of the ecological deterioration of San Joaquin Valley land, air and water and to explore mechanisms for restoration and enhancing [...] Continue Reading
“They’ll Miss Their State”
For several years, some historians have speculated that democracies as we know them might collapse—and that repressive autocracies might replace them. For at least two scholars, however, the [...] Continue Reading
BOS Acknowledges Reliance on Federal Funds
The March 11 meeting of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors (BOS), though largely procedural, carried an undercurrent of urgency as discussions about the County’s budget and code enforcement [...] Continue Reading
CineCulture Features Backlash
On April 11, CineCulture will present the Canadian documentary film Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age by co-directors Guylaine Maroist and Léa Clermont-Dion. Backlash follows four women who have [...] Continue Reading
Conservando las Tierras y Aguas del Corazón de California
En la vasta extensión de la región sur del Valle de San Joaquín se extiende un mosaico de paisajes que van desde la Sierra Nevada, a través de las laberínticas laderas, hasta las granjas y praderas de [...] Continue Reading
Impacto del Precio del Huevo en las Panaderías
La gripe aviar provocó la infección o el sacrificio de más de 111 millones de aves entre febrero de 2022 y enero de 2025. La pérdida de millones de gallinas ponedoras provocó una disminución en la [...] Continue Reading