February 11, 2021

11Feb

POLICY & POLITICS

 

North SJ Valley:

 

Short waits, swift shots: Sutter Gould ramps up with COVID-19 vaccine hub in Modesto

Modesto Bee

The Modesto center has qualified staff at 10 stations for administering the shots and can expand to 15. Sutter Gould patients can also arrange for getting a COVID vaccination at locations in Ceres, Tracy and Stockton. Those eligible can schedule an appointment through an online portal or by calling a hotline.

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‘I’m not gonna change my mind’: Deadlocked Ceres council again delays appointment

Modesto Bee

The Ceres City Council again failed to fill its vacant seat with a majority vote Monday, risking a costly special election as the appointment deadline looms.

 

Modesto reaches $5.9M settlement over implosion of one of its health insurers

Modesto Bee

Modesto has settled a lawsuit that city officials say lets it recover all of its costs from the financial meltdown of one of its health insurance providers that had left the city responsible for $8.7 million in unpaid medical claims for its employees.

 

West Turlock will get its public pool fixed. But what is the funding plan, timeline?

Modesto Bee

Construction on Columbia Park’s pool may start as soon as September because of the Turlock City Council’s decision Tuesday to repair the closed facility. The council unanimously voted to fix the pool and splash pad at an estimated $1.8 million, going against a commission recommendation to rebuild and update the 64-year-old pool.

 

Central SJ Valley:

 

Fresno County approaches 92,000 coronavirus cases, 1,300 deaths in latest update

Fresno Bee

Hundreds of new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Wednesday through testing in Fresno County, as both case counts and the number of fatalities blamed on COVID-19 continue to climb in the central San Joaquin Valley and the region continues to suffer from too few doses of vaccines to meet demand.

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Fresno County gets massive boost in coronavirus vaccine doses; mobilizing clinics

Fresno Bee

Fresno County more than doubled its allotment of coronavirus vaccines this week. County public health officials had expected to receive 8,000 doses of the two vaccines for distribution — equal to the amount it received last week. Instead, it received 19,000 doses, which it will work to distribute over the next seven days.

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New vaccine site coming to Reedley College, governor is met with protestors chanting 'recall Newsom'

abc30

The governor said the state would begin flipping some of its COVID-19 testing sites that were created in partnership with Optum Serve into vaccine distribution sites.

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Fresno remains in purple COVID tier. How close is region to easing business restrictions?

Fresno Bee

It has been about three months since restaurants in Fresno and much of the surrounding central San Joaquin Valley have been allowed to serve diners indoors under California’s color-coded system of precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

 

Fresno-area households owe over $15 million in water debt. Will they get a bailout?

Fresno Bee

Thousands of households in Madera, Fresno, Tulare and Kings counties that fell behind on their water bills are at risk of a lien on their property and potential water shutoffs.

 

Fresno council member wants city to sue Fresno Unified over distance learning

abc30

Fresno Councilmember Garry Bredefeld is suggesting legal action to push Fresno Unified to bring kids back to class after nearly a year of online learning.

 

South SJ Valley:

 

Anti-oil coalition presents 7,000 signatures ahead of county meeting on streamlined permitting

Bakersfield Californian

More than 7,000 people signed a petition submitted Wednesday asking Kern's Board of Supervisors and Gov. Gavin Newsom to halt the county's push to reinstate streamlined oil permitting.

 

Newly hired law firm is at work asking for redactions for Fairfax school board president

Bakersfield Californian

Last week the superintendent of Fairfax School District could not comment on whether the district was actively using the services of Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost, a law firm hired during a contentious January board meeting.

 

Valadao, McCarthy sign letter to governor urging more vaccine help in Central Valley

Bakersfield Californian

Regional politicians, including Rep. Kevin McCarthy and Rep. David Valadao, sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and acting FEMA administrator Robert Fenton strongly urging the implementation of multiple COVID-19 vaccination sites in the Central Valley.

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Rep. Kevin McCarthy attended his son’s wedding in California amid deadly COVID-19 surge

Los Angeles Times

Two videos of the outdoor nuptials at the Cass House in Cayucos show that the dozen or so attendees visible in the images were not wearing masks, the Republican congressman from Bakersfield included.

 

Valadao to serve as co-chair of the American Sikh Congressional Caucus

Hanford Sentinel

Tuesday U.S. Representative David G. Valadao (R-Hanford) re-joined the bipartisan American Sikh Congressional Caucus as co-chair alongside Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA).

 

State:

 

CVS and Walgreens begin COVID-19 vaccinations in California: What you need to know

Los Angeles Times

Starting Friday, COVID-19 vaccines will be available at some CVS pharmacies in California for those currently eligible in their county. The scheduling system will open Thursday, CVS says.

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COVID vaccine update: Second dose can safely come 6 weeks after first, California says

Fresno Bee

California is more than eight weeks into a mass vaccination campaign to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, administering tens of thousands of shots a day.

 

California records first cases of South African coronavirus variant, Newsom says

Fresno Bee

Two cases of a new coronavirus variant have been reported in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The variant, known as B.1.351, originated in South Africa in October, but was not detected in the United States until late last month.

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Newsom shifts into defense mode as California recall takes shape

Politico

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has shifted into recall defense mode this week with daily appearances up and down the state, complete with local officials praising his work and swiping at his would-be opponents.

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Economy czar Dee Dee Myers on vaccines, reopening and California’s ‘overblown’ exodus

CalMatters

Former Clinton press secretary Dee Dee Myers explains why she’s focused on small businesses for California’s recovery, doesn’t fear Elon Musk leaving for Texas and plans to let employers decide whether workers should be vaccinated before going back to work.

 

Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency (CPUC). The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed.

ProPublica

When a whistleblower alleged that $200 million was missing from the California Public Utilities Commission, the agency says it took steps to collect. Yet an audit uncovered more missing money and cited flaws in the agency’s accounting system.

 

GOP names 4 California Democrats among its top targets for 2022. Can it repeat gains?

Sacramento Bee

Fresh off an election in which the GOP flipped four California congressional districts, the national fundraising arm of House Republicans on Wednesday announced that it wants to compete for four more seats held by Golden State Democrats.

 

New poll finds sharp decline in support for Sen. Dianne Feinstein in California

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s approval ratings have fallen sharply in her home state, a new poll showed, marking the first time in her nearly three-decade Senate career that a plurality of Californians hold negative views of her job performance.

 

California lawmakers want to ease limits on state’s aid-in-dying law

Los Angeles Times

Five years after a California law allowed doctors to prescribe lethal doses of drugs to terminally ill people who want to end their lives, new legislation introduced Wednesday would make it easier for those who are dying to choose that option.

 

Commentary: Survey shows that California’s local governments need help now

CalMatters

California’s hospitals have been stretched to capacity, many workers are unemployed and their benefits are running out. Our local governments – often the first source for help in difficult times – are also struggling.

 

McGregor Scott is resigning as U.S. Attorney for parts of California that included Valley

Fresno Bee

U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, who has served two stints as the Central Valley’s highest-ranking federal law enforcement officer, announced Wednesday that he is resigning effective Feb. 28.

 

Federal:

 

California Labor Secretary Julie Su picked for federal post amid crisis at EDD

Los Angeles Times

President Biden on Wednesday nominated California Labor Secretary Julie A. Su as the second in command at the U.S. Department of Labor, even as she faces criticism from some in her home state for ongoing troubles at the Employment Development Department.

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How Republicans plan to sink Xavier Becerra’s nomination

Los Angeles Times

In an era when opposition lawmakers instinctively use confirmation hearings to hobble new presidencies, disqualifying at least one Cabinet nominee in the first 100 days of every administration since George H.W. Bush took office, Republicans are confident they have a ripe target in Xavier Becerra.

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Most Californians would get big stimulus checks under Biden plan, analysis says

Sacramento Bee

Nearly nine in 10 Californians would get all or part of the $1,400 stimulus payments proposed by President Joe Biden, an economic research firm’s new analysis has found.

 

Biden's First Budget Proposal Will Be Delayed, White House Says

Wall Street Journal

President Biden’s first budget proposal will be delayed, the White House said Wednesday, citing a lack of cooperation during the transition from budget staff in former President Donald Trump’s administration.

 

Biden, China’s Xi Hold Talks Over Human Rights, Trade, Climate

Wall Street Journal

President Biden spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since taking office in a call in which he said he raised issues of human rights, trade policy and international security that divide the two countries while also holding open the possibility of working together on climate change and nuclear proliferation.

 

White House Names Cybersecurity Expert to Lead Response to SolarWinds Hack

Wall Street Journal

The White House on Wednesday said it had selected a top National Security Agency official to lead the Biden administration’s response to the sprawling SolarWinds hack, a decision disclosed after growing pressure from lawmakers for more information about the breach.


Police beg for help, senators flee in chilling video unveiled during Trump impeachment trial

abc30

Prosecutors unveiled chilling new security video in Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, showing the mob of rioters breaking into the Capitol, smashing windows and doors and searching menacingly for Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as overwhelmed police begged on their radios for help.

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Positive views of Republican Party slide since November: poll

The Hill

The Republican Party's image among American voters has ticked downward since the November elections, according to a new poll.

 

Other:

 

Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory

Religious News Service

There was also significant support among white evangelicals for the claim that members of antifa, or anti-fascist activists, were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.

 

 

MADDY INSTITUTE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMMING

 

Sunday, February 14, at 10 a.m. on ABC30 – Maddy Report: “The Valley's Mayors: What's on their 2021 Agenda?” - Guest: Matthew Serratto, Mayor - City of Merced; Jerry Dyer, Mayor - City of Fresno; Steve Nelson, Mayor - City of Visalia; Karen Goh, Mayor - City of Bakersfield. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

Sunday, February 14, at 10 a.m. on Newstalk 580AM/105.9FM (KMJ) – Maddy Report - Valley Views Edition: “The Pandemic's Effect on Small Business” - Guests: Nick Ortiz, President/CEO - Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce; Greg Newman, CEO - Clovis Chamber of Commerce; Dave White, CEO - Opportunity Stanislaus; Katy Winders, Director - Small Business Development Center, Stanislaus and Tuolumne Counties. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

AGRICULTURE/FOOD

 

Fresno County orchards pollinated by bees from as far as NY, Florida

abc30

The Valley's sprawling nut and fruit orchards are preparing to pop and come into full bloom. Bee boxes, some of them colorful, have already been set up to prepare for pollination.

 

Fresno seniors provided free meals, groceries every week to help them cope with pandemic

abc30

Car after car pulled into Logan Park in northwest Fresno to pick up a box full of hope. Inside each was a week's worth of fresh food, lifting a weight from the shoulders of many elderly residents.

 

Tulare World Ag Expo Kicks Off First Virtual Show And Free Attendance In Pandemic

VPR

This year’s theme at the World Ag Expo: Ag is Essential. Presentations will center on how the industry has pivoted to continue operating during a pandemic.

 

Wildfires clobbered California wine grape crop in 2020. Here’s how much was lost

Modesto Bee

The worst wildfire season in modern California history resulted in the smallest wine grape crop in years. California’s wine grape crop fell by 13% last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Wednesday. Experts said smoke damage from wildfires in Sonoma, Napa and Monterey counties were the main reason.

 

'Forever chemicals' get agriculture's attention

AgriPulse

The ag industry is paying more attention to a group of highly persistent chemicals known as PFAS, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been found in drinking water and groundwater throughout the United States.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY

 

Crime:

 

McGregor Scott is resigning as U.S. Attorney for parts of California that included Valley

Fresno Bee

U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott, who has served two stints as the Central Valley’s highest-ranking federal law enforcement officer, announced Wednesday that he is resigning effective Feb. 28.

 

Public Safety:

 

More Valley teens are being sold dangerous pills laced with fentanyl

abc30

The Fresno County District Attorney's office is warning about an increase in teenagers and young adults ingesting counterfeit pills laced with the deadly drug fentanyl. Investigators say the pills are trafficked through Snapchat and other teen-friendly social media platforms.

 

Half of California prison employees are reluctant to get COVID vaccine, officials say

Sacramento Bee

Many California prison staff members have been reluctant to get their COVID-19 vaccination, according to testimony from a senior California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation official at a legislative hearing this week.

 

Fire:

 

When will investigators solve the Creek Fire mystery? Here’s the latest on what we know

Fresno Bee

Six months since the start of the biggest single wildfire in California history, investigators still don’t know what caused it. The Creek Fire began burning on Sept. 4 around 6:30 p.m. in the Big Creek drainage, in the forest wedged between Shaver and Huntington Lakes.

 

Sierra Forest officials conduct prescribed fire operations 6 months after Creek Fire

abc30

Forest maintenance is underway in the Sierra after last year's Creek Fire tore through parts of Fresno and Madera Counties, becoming the largest single wildfire in the state's history.

 

ECONOMY/JOBS

 

Economy:

 

Businesses Worry About Biden’s Silence on Work-Visa Ban

Wall Street Journal

Business groups and immigrant advocates say they are worried that a ban imposed last year on most forms of legal immigration in response to the Covid-19 pandemic could stick even as President Biden undoes many of his predecessor’s other immigration policies.

 

Fed’s Powell Signals Easy Money Policies to Remain in Place for a While

Wall Street Journal

The Federal Reserve will continue bolstering the U.S. economy through low interest rates and hefty asset purchases, Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday, stressing that the labor market remains stunted by the pandemic.

 

U.S. Treasury Yields Fall After Lackluster Inflation Data

Wall Street Journal

U.S. government-bond prices climbed Wednesday after soft inflation data indicated that investors will have to wait longer for the big increase in consumer prices that many have been expecting this year.

 

Jobs:

 

Low-Paid Workers and Their Families Take Another Blow as California Begins to Lose Jobs Again

California Budget & Policy Center

As COVID-19 cases surged in late 2020 and new restrictions affecting businesses had to be put in place, California began to lose jobs again for the first time since the pandemic began. This deepened the massive hole in the state’s job market. In total, California had 1.5 million fewer jobs in December than in February 2020, the month before the COVID-19 recession began.

 

What It’s Like To Job Hunt During a Pandemic

yahoo!finance

Job hunting is always stressful, but it’s especially difficult right now. Fewer companies are hiring and there are more applicants in the field as millions of Americans were laid off or furloughed as a result of the pandemic. On top of that, the actual process is different as hiring has now gone mainly virtual.

 

EDUCATION

 

K-12:

 

Councilman wants Fresno to sue FUSD to reopen schools. The superintendent didn’t take it well

Fresno Bee

Amid growing pressure to reopen schools during the pandemic, a Fresno City Council member and Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson sparred Wednesday morning over a threat to sue the Fresno Unified School District to force it to reopen classrooms.

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California schools struggle to test English learners’ progress during pandemic

EdSource

Students across California who speak another language at home are starting to take tests this month to see how well they are learning English. For many students it will be the first time they’ve been tested in two years.

 

Higher Ed:

 

Should you still pay student loans? What experts say as Democrats weigh forgiving debt

Fresno Bee

President Joe Biden extended the forbearance period on federal student loans through September, and he supports canceling $10,000 in student loan debt per borrower. So does that mean you should stop making payments now?

 

Fewer first-time freshman are enrolling in college amid distance learning, COVID-19

abc30

New numbers are showing first-year college enrollment is down, meaning many high school students are pressing the pause button on higher education. Amid COVID-19, fewer high school graduates are signing up for college courses.

 

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

 

Environment:

 

Air pollution caused 1 out of 5 deaths in 2018 — that’s more than 8 million, study says

Fresno Bee

Microscopic, and sometimes larger, particles of soot, smoke and dust that spew out of gas-guzzling factories, ships, cars and aircraft were responsible for 18% of total global deaths in 2018 — that equals more than 8 million people, a new study found.

 

How Air District is trying to cut dust during Valley nut harvest

Modesto Bee

The harvesting of almonds and walnuts in a harvester that separates the almonds from dirt and debris creates large dust plumes. New low-dust harvesting equipment and practices are being studied.

 

Energy:

 

Anti-oil coalition presents 7,000 signatures ahead of county meeting on streamlined permitting

Bakersfield Californian

More than 7,000 people signed a petition submitted Wednesday asking Kern's Board of Supervisors and Gov. Gavin Newsom to halt the county's push to reinstate streamlined oil permitting.

 

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

 

Health:

 

Fresno County approaches 92,000 coronavirus cases, 1,300 deaths in latest update

Fresno Bee

Hundreds of new cases of coronavirus were confirmed Wednesday through testing in Fresno County, as both case counts and the number of fatalities blamed on COVID-19 continue to climb in the central San Joaquin Valley and the region continues to suffer from too few doses of vaccines to meet demand.

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COVID vaccine update: Second dose can safely come 6 weeks after first, California says

Fresno Bee

California is more than eight weeks into a mass vaccination campaign to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, administering tens of thousands of shots a day.

 

California records first cases of South African coronavirus variant, Newsom says

Fresno Bee

Two cases of a new coronavirus variant have been reported in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The variant, known as B.1.351, originated in South Africa in October, but was not detected in the United States until late last month.

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What Kind of Mask Should You Wear to Fight Covid? Here’s What Experts Say

Bloomberg

A year after masks began to blossom on the streets of some cities -- and not in others -- in response to the Covid-19 crisis, guidance over how best to use them continues to change. Some European governments are requiring medical-grade coverings in public settings in the face of potential surges in cases connected to new variants of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19.

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Human Services:

 

Fresno Co. mass vaccination site not yet approved says Gov. Newsom

Fresno Bee

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday during a press conference said Fresno County will get support to ramp up its existing COVID vaccination sites — though the county has not yet been approved for a mass vaccination center like those seen in the Bay Area.

 

Fresno County gets massive boost in coronavirus vaccine doses; mobilizing clinics

Fresno Bee

Fresno County more than doubled its allotment of coronavirus vaccines this week. County public health officials had expected to receive 8,000 doses of the two vaccines for distribution — equal to the amount it received last week. Instead, it received 19,000 doses, which it will work to distribute over the next seven days.

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CVS and Walgreens begin COVID-19 vaccinations in California: What you need to know

Los Angeles Times

Starting Friday, COVID-19 vaccines will be available at some CVS pharmacies in California for those currently eligible in their county. The scheduling system will open Thursday, CVS says.

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California probes whistleblower allegations from COVID lab

Bakersfield Californian

The California Department of Public Health is investigating whistleblower allegations of mismanagement and incompetence, including reports of workers sleeping on the job, at the state's new billion-dollar COVID-19 testing laboratory.

 

IMMIGRATION

 

Immigrant detention centers could face new California rules under Democrat’s bill

Fresno Bee

As California prisons and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers struggle to stem the spread of COVID-19 in their facilities, a state lawmaker is introducing a bill that seeks to create safer conditions for prisoners and immigrant detainees.

 

In Biden’s early days, signs of Trump-era problems at border

Fresno Bee

The day after she gave birth in a Texas border hospital, Nailet and her newborn son were taken by federal agents to a holding facility that immigrants often refer to as the “icebox.”

 

Biden ended travel ban on Muslim-majority nations. But separated families remain in limbo

Los Angeles Times

Armin Deroee measures his family’s separation in moments missed: graduations, Nowruz celebrations and the birth of his niece, Niki.

 

LAND USE/HOUSING

 

Land Use:

 

Another celebrity — who grew up in Fresno — tweets on Tower Theatre sale: ‘It must be saved’

Fresno Bee

A second celebrity has weighed in on the sale of the Fresno’s iconic Tower Theatre — this one has a history with the Tower District community. “My hometown. I practically spent every day of my childhood across the street from this theater,” actress Audra McDonald wrote in a tweet early Wednesday morning.

 

Housing:

 

In a first for California, Sacramento poised to allow apartments in single-family home neighborhoods

Los Angeles Times

Ringing downtown just a quick bike ride from the state Capitol building are some of Sacramento’s most upscale neighborhoods. There’s Land Park, a leafy community of well-maintained homes that surround 167 acres of urban parkland.

 

PUBLIC FINANCES

 

New tax rule could mean bigger tax refunds for some families, but only if they're savvy

yahoo!finance

In November, a nonprofit group called Commonwealth raised the alarm that a quirk in the tax system meant that many families facing unemployment during the pandemic might have an unpleasant surprise awaiting them come tax season.

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

High-speed rail to run on a single track in Central Valley as overall cost rises

Los Angeles Times

The first phase of the California bullet train — a 171-mile link in the Central Valley — will be reduced to a single track as its estimated cost has risen by $2 billion, according to a revised business plan for the project released Tuesday.

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Fresno city council member: Making city buses free to ride will boost economy, clean the air

Fresno Bee

A single mother who lost her minimum wage job during COVID-19 boards the bus to go to a job interview downtown. A 70-year-old man with no family, no driver’s license and a modest Social Security check takes the bus to the fairgrounds in the hopes of receiving a vaccine.

 

WATER

 

West Turlock will get its public pool fixed. But what is the funding plan, timeline?

Modesto Bee

Construction on Columbia Park’s pool may start as soon as September because of the Turlock City Council’s decision Tuesday to repair the closed facility. The council unanimously voted to fix the pool and splash pad at an estimated $1.8 million, going against a commission recommendation to rebuild and update the 64-year-old pool.

 

California’s aging dams face new perils, 50 years after Sylmar quake crisis

Los Angeles Times

It was a harrowing vision of the vulnerability of aging California dams — crews laboring feverishly to sandbag and drain the lower San Fernando Reservoir, as billions of gallons of Los Angeles drinking water lapped at the edge of a crumbling, earthquake-damaged embankment that threatened catastrophe on the neighborhoods below.

 

Utility Companies Owe Millions to This State Regulatory Agency. The Problem? The Agency Can’t Track What It’s Owed.

ProPublica

When a whistleblower alleged that $200 million was missing from the California Public Utilities Commission, the agency says it took steps to collect. Yet an audit uncovered more missing money and cited flaws in the agency’s accounting system.

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Commentary: To counter the worsening drought, California needs healthy soils

CalMatters

California is in the early stages of a severe multi-decadal drought, exacerbated by the climate crisis. As Dan Walters pointed out in his recent commentary, we must move quickly to prepare for water shortages and wildfires.

 

“Xtra”

 

Local restaurants prep for busy Valentine's Day weekend with outdoor dining

abc30

Local restaurants and eateries are preparing for a busy Valentine's Day weekend ahead. Love, or at least flavor, is in the air at the Annex Kitchen in northwest Fresno.

 

Bethany Clough: Not dining out on Valentine’s? Fresno businesses have many options, but deadlines approach

Fresno Bee

What does Valentine’s Day look like during a coronavirus pandemic? With Fresno County still in the purple tier, it probably means that romantic indoor meal at a restaurant still won’t be allowed under state and local regulations.

 

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