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Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

East Orosi residents were told that work on their failing sewer system could begin as early as next month. But it’s not soon enough. Lisa ...

Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

East Orosi residents were told that work on their failing sewer system could begin as early as next month. But it’s not soon enough. Lisa ...

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Magic Happens When Kids and Adults Learn to Swim. Tragedy Can Strike if They Don’t.

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. ...

Healthcare

/ 3 days ago

What Happens After a Homeless Person Is Arrested for Camping? Often, Not Much

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Wickey Two Hands sat at the defense table on a recent Thur...

Housing

/ 5 days ago

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering deep cuts to federal housing programs, including a sweeping overhaul of aid to low-income famili...

Housing

/ 6 days ago

What To Know About California Reparations: Is State’s Apology the Beginning or the End?

Some five years after the police murder of George Floyd, shifting political winds at both the state and national level raise the question of...

Analysis

/ 1 week ago

Intellectually Disabled Teen Shot by Idaho Police Dies After Being Removed From Life Support

BOISE, Idaho — An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence while he...

National

/ 2 weeks ago

CA’s Homeless Shelters Aren’t for Everyone. That Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Work

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Re: “7 takeaways from our investigation into Ca...

Opinion

/ 2 weeks ago

Will Fresno Unified Rent Apartments for Homeless Students?

Fresno Unified trustees will consider approving a contract to provide housing in central Fresno for as many as 10 FUSD families. The agenda ...

Local Education

/ 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s New CA Homelessness Plan Leaves Out Some Important Details

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Let’s assume that there’s a theoretical p...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

Fresno EOC Board OKs Audit of Agency’s Troubled Finances

The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission board voted Monday to hire a Minneapolis firm to do a forensic audit to determine how a multimi...

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Fresno Students Celebrate Earth Day by Planting 5 Valley Oaks

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Five Arrested in Fresno County Robbery Spree. Some Linked to Venezuelan Gang

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US Brings First Terrorism Charges Against Alleged Venezuelan Gang Member

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Trump Says Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation

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Artfully Staged for Takeoff: Fresno Airport Expansion Nears Finish

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Chipotle Tempers Annual Sales Forecast as Dining-out Takes a Hit

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Orders to Leave the Country — Some for US Citizens — Sow Confusion Among Immigrants

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Newsom Seeks Help for Struggling Oil Refiners

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Wired Wednesday: What’s the Future of Fresno Unified and the Superintendent Position?

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Anonymous Donor Gives $2.5 Million to Terry’s House at CRMC

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Zakaria Draws Parallels Between Trump’s Tariffs, Failed 1930s Economic Policies

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Fresno ‘Powers Up’ the Nation’s Largest Combined Solar and Battery Storage Project

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Wired Wednesday: Exposing Dark Money Group That Attacked Vang

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Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

/ 1 day ago

Magic Happens When Kids and Adults Learn to Swim. Tragedy Can Strike if They Don’t.

/ 3 days ago

What Happens After a Homeless Person Is Arrested for Camping? Often, Not Much

/ 5 days ago

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

/ 6 days ago

What To Know About California Reparations: Is State’s Apology the Beginning or the End?

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Intellectually Disabled Teen Shot by Idaho Police Dies After Being Removed From Life Support

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CA’s Homeless Shelters Aren’t for Everyone. That Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Work

/ 2 weeks ago

Will Fresno Unified Rent Apartments for Homeless Students?

/ 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s New CA Homelessness Plan Leaves Out Some Important Details

/ 1 month ago

Fresno EOC Board OKs Audit of Agency’s Troubled Finances

/ 1 month ago

Fresno Students Celebrate Earth Day by Planting 5 Valley Oaks

Five Arrested in Fresno County Robbery Spree. Some Linked to Venezuelan Gang

US Brings First Terrorism Charges Against Alleged Venezuelan Gang Member

Trump Says Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation

Artfully Staged for Takeoff: Fresno Airport Expansion Nears Finish

Chipotle Tempers Annual Sales Forecast as Dining-out Takes a Hit

Orders to Leave the Country — Some for US Citizens — Sow Confusion Among Immigrants

Newsom Seeks Help for Struggling Oil Refiners

Wired Wednesday: What’s the Future of Fresno Unified and the Superintendent Position?

Anonymous Donor Gives $2.5 Million to Terry’s House at CRMC

Zakaria Draws Parallels Between Trump’s Tariffs, Failed 1930s Economic Policies

Fresno ‘Powers Up’ the Nation’s Largest Combined Solar and Battery Storage Project

Wired Wednesday: Exposing Dark Money Group That Attacked Vang

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