Community advocates scored a major victory in June in their fight for fairness and inclusion when the Transportation for All coalition gained 12 seats on the Measure C transportation sales tax renewal [...] Continue Reading
Local & State
New West Fresno Park Named for Dolores Huerta
On June 30, the City of Fresno broke ground for a new park in West Fresno, named for the iconic farm labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who traveled up from Bakersfield with her daughter [...] Continue Reading
New West Fresno Park Named for Dolores Huerta
On June 30, the City of Fresno broke ground for a new park in West Fresno, named for the iconic farm labor and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, who traveled up from Bakersfield with her daughter [...] 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
County Oral Health Improvement Plan
In January 2019, a collaborative process including community members, local community-based organizations and other stakeholders united with the intent to improve Fresno County’s oral health [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Creating the Transportation Future We Deserve Fresno County residents deserve a seat at the table when decisions are made about the county’s transportation future. Residents should have a say in [...] Continue Reading
Fresno Homeless Ordinance Conflicts with State Model
On May 12, Governor Gavin Newsom released a state model ordinance for “cities and counties to immediately address [homeless] encampments with urgency and dignity.” The Governor’s Office said that the [...] Continue Reading
Madera Celebrates May Day
On May 1, approximately 200 people participated in the May Day March in Madera to celebrate workers, particularly immigrants. On a sunny and pleasant afternoon, participants gathered in Courthouse [...] Continue Reading
Measure C Conclave Convenes
The doors have slammed shut and the public pushed out of the Fresno County transportation sales tax renewal effort’s inner sanctum. The great unwashed are being told to pray for the best and wait for [...] Continue Reading
Advance Peace Fresno
Different types of gun violence affect different demographic groups. Gun violence in the form of gun homicide is a racial justice issue in that it does not affect all communities equally. In [...] Continue Reading
Central Valley Briefs
Tombstone Community Celebrates Safe Drinking Water Access On May 13, residents of Tombstone Territory, an unincorporated community in Fresno County, celebrated the groundbreaking of a long-awaited [...] 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