En los campos agrícolas del Valle de San Joaquín, particularmente en los alrededores de Fresno, históricamente mi comunidad de San Miguel Cuevas, Oaxaca—al igual que otras comunidades indígenas—ha [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley
How the Government Canceled 13,000 Futures
Let’s meet someone. His name doesn’t matter, as he asked us not to use it, but his life does. He won an award as 2023 Driver of the Year. He recently bought his first home. His wife is expecting their [...] Continue Reading
Serving Rural Communities
Michael Evans has produced this informative slide show about the Community Alliance effort to serve the rural communities in the San Joaquin Valley. You can see the slide show below. This is a .pdf [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Moving Forward Together In recent months, thousands of Fresno County taxpayers shared what they want from a transportation plan: A historic transportation improvement plan has been shaped [...] Continue Reading
The Unique Publishing Career of Steve Alcala
Steve Alcala was born in Hanford, then moved to Fresno as a young child. He graduated from Roosevelt High School in southeast Fresno, and then in 1979 from Fresno State, with a major in music. “Let [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Merced Fair Elections Act Signed into Law Assembly Member Esmeralda Soria’s Merced Fair Elections Act (AB 1441) was signed into law in October by Governor Newsom—a law that will ensure fair, [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Building Tomorrow’s EMS Workforce EMS Corps Fresno is a new, high-impact program launched under the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board. This initiative is preparing the next generation of [...] Continue Reading
Budget Battles and Culture Wars
Recent meetings of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors have introduced new local policies and sparked intense political clashes. On the policy front, ordinances targeting the theft of copper wire [...] Continue Reading
Allensworth: Striving to Thrive
As in most small towns, Allensworth’s children are at the heart of community life. Whether it is the school play, sporting events or holidays, kids bring people together as a community. Families [...] Continue Reading
Allensworth: Buscando la Prosperidad
Como en la mayoría de los pueblos pequeños, los niños de Allensworth son el centro de la vida comunitaria. Ya sea en la obra de teatro escolar, eventos deportivos o días festivos, los niños unen a la [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Building Tomorrow’s EMS Workforce EMS Corps Fresno is a new, high-impact program launched under the Fresno Regional Workforce Development Board. This initiative is preparing the next generation of [...] Continue Reading
Bredefeld Uses BOS as a Soapbox
Pride Month Sparks Outburst from Bredefeld June is Pride Month in the United States, officially recognized since President Bill Clinton’s Proclamation 7203 in 1999. Yet at the June 10 meeting of [...] Continue Reading