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
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Central Valley Briefs
Valley Voices for Peace Valley Voices for Peace is an idea turned into reality by a grant from the U.S. Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF). The idea behind this podcast is [...] Continue Reading
Cocina Comunitaria Ayudará a Vendedores Ambulantes
Los vendedores ambulantes son ya parte del paisaje de las ciudades y pueblos del Valle. Su presencia es más notoria durante eventos públicos, desde deportivos y culturales hasta protestas políticas. [...] 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
Porterville: Protestan Posibles Políticas Anti-Trans del Ayuntamiento
El 4 de marzo de 2025, las escalinatas del Ayuntamiento de Porterville se llenaron de manifestantes antes de una reunión del Concejo Municipal que incluía en su agenda dos propuestas relacionadas con [...] Continue Reading
New KFCF Programming The Central Valley Partnership (CVP) has announced that it will host a monthly radio show on KFCF 88.1 FM (kfcf.org) on the second Thursday of each month from 3 p.m. to 3:30 [...] Continue Reading
Porterville City Council Weighs Anti-Trans Policies
On March 4, the steps of Porterville’s City Hall were crowded with protestors as activists gathered ahead of a City Council meeting at which two proposals relating to “women’s” and “trans” rights were [...] Continue Reading
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Pre-Apprenticeship Program Recognized
At the 15th anniversary celebration of the ValleyBuild Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program, local, state and federal officials and representatives gathered with more than 100 people at Pardini’s in [...] Continue Reading
Conserving the Lands and Waters of California’s Heartland
Within the vast expanse of the southern San Joaquin Valley region live a mosaic of landscapes stretching from the tree-clad Sierra through the rambling foothills and across the farms and prairies of [...] Continue Reading
Endorsements “Sweep” Fails Jonasson Rosas
Fresno Unified School District Trustee Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas had it all heading into the District 5 Fresno City Council special election: political connections, name recognition, strong financial [...] Continue Reading
Democrats, Stand Up!
“I’m trying to figure out what leverage we actually have,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D–N.Y.) said at a press briefing in February. “What leverage do we have? Republicans have repeatedly [...] Continue Reading
Rosa Hernández, Mujer del Año 2025
El pasado lunes 10 de marzo, Rosa Hernández, residente de Madera, recibió en el Capitolio de Sacramento la distinción “Mujer del Año 2025” a manos de la senadora estatal Anna Caballero [...] Continue Reading