In a unanimous vote on April 8, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors advanced a new ordinance, brought by District 2 Supervisor Garry Bredefeld and District 5 Supervisor Nathan Magsig, aimed at [...] Continue Reading
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First-in-the-World Online Pesticide Notification System
For decades, farmworker communities across California have demanded the right to know beforehand what, when and where hazardous agricultural pesticides will be applied. They have wanted to be able [...] Continue Reading
Community Kitchen Will Help Street Vendors
Street vendors are already part of the landscape of the Valley’s cities and towns. Their presence is most noticeable during public events, from sporting and cultural events to political protests. The [...] Continue Reading
Tulare Lake Reflections
BY VIC BEDOIAN Tulare Lake has been many things to many people over a very long time. It’s not a lake anymore except when in certain wet years it becomes the ghost of a lake, bringing back memories [...] Continue Reading
Irvine Foundation Recognizes Central Valley Leaders
On the heels of Women’s History Month, two women from the Central Valley are gaining well-deserved recognition for their transformative leadership. Shantay R. Davies-Balch and Nayamin Martinez have [...] Continue Reading
Un Legado que se Desvanece
El edificio en la esquina de Oak y Willis en Visalia está en silencio. La reja metálica está encadenada. Un letrero descolorido por el sol aún dice Clínica Gratuita Santa Misericordia. Las ventanas [...] Continue Reading
Ataque a los inmigrantes
Desde el 20 de enero, Donald Trump ha firmado órdenes ejecutivas (OE), aprobó un proyecto de ley del Congreso e impulsado medidas que castigan a los inmigrantes. Su obsesión es demostrar que los [...] Continue Reading
A Fading Legacy
The building on the corner of Oak Avenue and Willis Street in Visalia is quiet now. The metal gate is chained. A sun-faded sign still reads St. Mercy Free Clinic. The windows are dark, and the bench [...] Continue Reading
Cientos Participan de “Equidad en la Plaza” en Sacramento
Cientos de personas, muchas de ellas representando a organizaciones sin fines de lucro del Valle de San Joaquín, se reunieron el 23 de abril en la explanada frente al capitolio estatal de Sacramento [...] Continue Reading
“Immigration” Is Not in the U.S. Constitution
As an educator who has spent years studying the U.S. Constitution—not just the 603+ volumes of commentary written about the Constitution—but studied the Constitution of original intent itself, as well [...] Continue Reading
Navigating the Global Battle for Critical Minerals
Nations with access to large oil deposits, especially those in Russia, the Middle East and North America, were able to influence the world’s energy scene for much of the 20th century. With oil-rich [...] Continue Reading
Storyland y Mamá Ganso
Storyland, donde los cuentos de hadas cobran vida, ha estado en las noticias últimamente debido al cierre planificado del parque de atracciones Playland, que se encuentra junto a Storyland en Roeding [...] Continue Reading