Each morning, I help my four children get ready for school and daycare, where I trust that they will be safe. I trust that our teachers and administrators will ensure that children can’t access [...] Continue Reading
Healthcare
Proporcionando Atención Médica a Inmigrantes en “La Última Frontera” de California
POR PETER SCHURMANN (Nota del Editor: la siguiente nota se reproduce con el permiso de Ethnic Media Services, https://ethnicmediaservices.org) Alvaro Urrea Olivares tiene una voz suave y [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Coalinga-Huron Teachers Vote to Strike On April 15, educators from the Coalinga-Huron Unified Teachers Association (CHUTA) voted to authorize a strike if a settlement cannot be reached by early [...] Continue Reading
Stop the Age Bashing
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit nine decades of age plus being well into the 10th influencing the following. Growing up in the era of experience gained in age being honored and [...] Continue Reading
Investigation of Valley Children’s Hospital CEO Payday
(Editor’s note: This story was originally published by Fresnoland, a nonprofit news organization. We reprint it with their permission.) Two Fresno City Council members are calling on state leaders [...] Continue Reading
Black Women at Highest Risk for Pregnancy Deaths
BY VIVIENNE AGUILAR (Editor’s note: The following article is printed with permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative.) Khadija Fox screamed in pain when the doctor forcefully [...] Continue Reading
Smoggies Return in January
Fresno’s premier awards ceremony for worst quotes and votes by local polluters and those who serve them—The Smoggies—is returning for a third straight year. Renowned for its sarcasm, lack of trigger [...] Continue Reading
Merced County Falls Short
(Editor’s note: The following article is printed with the permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, a nonprofit newsroom based in Merced.) During its last meeting of the year, the [...] Continue Reading
UC Merced to Get a Medical Education Building
BY RACHEL LIVINAL (Editor’s note: The following article is printed with the permission of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative, a nonprofit newsroom based in Merced.) After many years of [...] Continue Reading
Good News from the Pesticide Front
The fight to protect California residents, especially those who live near agricultural fields, from the negative effects of pesticides is far from over, but it is important to pause and take stock of [...] Continue Reading
Death and Injustice in Fresno
There is an unequal justice system in Fresno. One for the police and the rich. Another for the poor and working class. For the unhoused of Fresno, there is often no justice. Some recent examples of [...] Continue Reading
Patient Care Crisis
On May 25, a sea of purple engulfed the Capitol in Sacramento. More than 600 healthcare workers, medical assistants, home caregivers, clinic workers, resident physicians and patients wearing purple [...] Continue Reading