By Vic Bedoian Dow Chemical Company is the target of lawsuits recently filed on behalf of two Central Valley farmworker families over injuries they allege are caused by the pesticide chlorpyrifos. [...] Continue Reading
Giant Sequoias Killed by the Thousands in Castle Fire
By Vic Bedoian The 2020 SQF Complex Fire in the southern Sierras scorched more than 176,000 acres in the Giant Sequoia National Monument and the adjacent Sequoia National Park. Now, a report [...] Continue Reading
Valley Applauds Biden’s Armenian Genocide Declaration
President Joe Biden’s official declaration and recognition of the genocide of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire 106 years ago was greeted with relief and happiness by Fresno’s Armenians and the [...] Continue Reading
Tower District Community Increases Pressure on Theater Owner
By Vic Bedoian and Peter Maiden At a media briefing on April 21, the owners of independent businesses reemphasized their demand to terminate the sale of the Tower Theatre to the ultra-conservative, [...] Continue Reading