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
Local & State
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
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
A New Future for the Central Valley
In the Central Valley, rural communities have long been the backbone of the state’s agricultural economy, yet they remain some of the most underserved and overlooked populations. Rural [...] Continue Reading