April 6, 2021

06Apr

POLICY & POLITICS

 

North SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Here’s how Stanislaus County is bringing COVID-19 vaccinations to Modesto homeless

Modesto Bee

Stanislaus County has started vaccinating people at homeless shelters as California has expanded the groups eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

 

Here’s how Modesto plans to initiate discussion on public probe of police practices

Modesto Bee

The Modesto City Council on Tuesday is expected to decide whether to start a conversation with the community about the Police Department’s policies and practices and potential solutions to improve relations between officers and residents.

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Stapley: Can’t ignore 1,001 Stanislaus deaths; update on state’s water wars

Modesto Bee

Stanislaus’ death rate is fifth worst among California’s 58 counties. Which means that 53 California counties are doing better than us. And the national death toll, 553,000, nearly mirrors the entire population of Stanislaus County.

 

Central SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

Crimes against Fresno street vendors go ‘underreported.’ Has COVID-19 pandemic made it worse?

Fresno Bee

While Fresno police say there were six incidents involving street vendors across the city last year, including the killings of 49-year old Francisco Velasquez and 53-year-old Jose Rivera, advocates estimate many crimes, such as assaults and robberies, go unreported.

 

A teachers union in Clovis schools would be ‘historic.’ Why they are trying to organize now

Fresno Bee

Teachers in one of the largest Fresno County school districts are taking steps to form a union following disagreements and tensions between administrators and educators over reopening school for in-person instruction during a global pandemic.

 

How should Fresno protect renters? Leaders push different proposals to prevent evictions

Fresno Bee

Evicting tenants for reporting violations to code enforcement is illegal, but not once did officers ask the reason for eviction or if it was in retaliation for the tenant’s report. Simply, agency officials say, it is not their job to get involved in civil cases like evictions.

 

Cardboard boxes to fight wildfires? Fresno company banks on it for California, U.S. market

Fresno Bee

As wildfires have ravaged parts of California and the western U.S., a Fresno company has been sitting on the sidelines with a system of cardboard boxes that its CEO believes could add much-needed capacity to the state and federal arsenal of aerial firefighting options.

 

California Republican is donating money from Rep. Matt Gaetz to women’s shelter

Fresno Bee

Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, said Friday he would be donating any contributions given to him by Gaetz, R-Florida, to a Fresno organization that supports victims of domestic abuse.

 

U.S. Senator Alex Padilla discusses American Rescue Plan with Fresno EOC and CAPK

Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission

Senator Alex Padilla hosted a discussion with Fresno EOC and Community Action Partnership of Kern on the American Rescue Plan. The plan will help provide much-needed relief for children and families in the Central Valley.

 

South SJ Valley:

 

COVID Update:

 

With demolition of Amtrak station in Wasco, high speed rail slowly but surely creeps into Kern County

Bakersfield Californian

The high speed rail is slowly but surely making its way into Kern County, bringing the future along with it. In the meantime, however, it’s been seen as more of a nuisance than a benefit by local community leaders.

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Resolution to name part of Westside Parkway after Harvey Hall introduced in state Assembly

Bakersfield Californian

Bakersfield’s newest freeway could soon be named after one of the city’s most enduring political figures.

 

State:

 

COVID Update:

 

Harris touts infrastructure plan — and Newsom — on first official California visit as VP

Los Angeles Times

Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday gave a boost to the Biden administration’s $2-trillion infrastructure plan, as well as to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to stave off a recall.

 

How California Stands to Benefit From the $2.2 Trillion Infrastructure Proposal

New York Times

If it passes — a big if — the state that conjured Los Angeles out of the chaparral and the nation’s agribusiness capital out of the swamps of the Central Valley will have big plans for the federal money.

 

Rich Californians pay higher tax rates than anyone else in America. Is that a model for Biden?

Fresno Bee

California’s where the LeBron James and Elon Musks of the world face ultra-high state income tax rates that the government uses to provide money to help the homeless, the poor and the unemployed.

 

California prisons grapple with hundreds of transgender inmates requesting new housing

Los Angeles Times

Kelly Blackwell longs to escape her life as a transgender woman in a California men’s prison, where she struggles every day to avoid being seen in her bra and panties and says she once faced discipline after fighting back when an inmate in her cell asked for oral sex.

 

California stalls bill banning some intersex surgery for children

Los Angeles Times

California legislation to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children stalled Monday for the third straight year in the same committee, with the author saying that proposed amendments would have stripped much of its purpose.

 

Commentary: How to house people and achieve California’s climate goals

CalMatters

California faces a housing crisis and a climate emergency. We don’t build enough housing so we drive too frequently and too far in cars that generate most of California’s greenhouse gases.

 

Walters: Despite favorable poll, Newsom faces recall test

CalMatters

A new poll finds that just 40% of California voters now favor recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom, but six months is an eternity in politics.

 

Federal:

 

COVID Update:

 

The GOP claim that only 5 to 7 percent of Biden’s plan is for ‘real infrastructure’

Washington Post

Republicans are trying to brand President Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan with a new talking point, claiming there is barely any infrastructure in it.

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Senate Parliamentarian Rules in Favor of Democratic Reconciliation Effort

Wall Street Journal

The Senate’s nonpartisan parliamentarian Monday ruled in favor of a Democratic effort to pass additional legislation through a process called reconciliation, opening the door for Democrats to approve more fiscal measures along party lines in the Senate this year.

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McConnell: Big Business acting like 'woke parallel government'

Politico

Mitch McConnell is putting Big Business on notice: There will be "serious consequences" if corporate America continues acting like "a woke parallel government."

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Biden nominees are cruising to confirmation with GOP votes

Roll Call

With the confirmation of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on March 22 as Labor secretary, Joe Biden’s Cabinet is complete. And with all 15 of his department heads in place, it’s fair to say that Biden had the easiest time getting his team of any president in recent history.

 

The U.S. government approved trillions in aid. Many hard-hit families have yet to receive it.

Washington Post

Millions are still waiting for stimulus checks and housing aid, and only 41 percent of those eligible are receiving unemployment, one study found.

 

Fact-checking misleading attacks on the HR 1 voting rights bill

PolitiFact

Opponents of a voting rights bill would have you believe that the legislation will allow murderers, teenagers, welfare recipients and immigrants in the country illegally  to vote en masse — and that every American will now only cast ballots by mail.

 

Opinion: The Progressive Case for Libel Reform

Wall Street Journal

Judge Laurence Silberman recently urged the Supreme Court to overturn New York Times v. Sullivan (1964), the landmark decision that severely curtails the ability of public officials and (under later precedents) public figures to secure damages for lies about them.

 

Opinion: Anatomy of a Biden Tax Hike

Wall Street Journal

As the debate begins over President Biden’s corporate tax increases, the temptation will be to focus on the headline tax rates. Those rates are bad enough, but worse lurks in the details.

 

Other:

 

Half of Republicans believe false accounts of deadly U.S. Capitol riot- Reuters/Ipsos poll

Reuters

Since the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies have pushed false and misleading accounts to downplay the event that left five dead and scores of others wounded. His supporters appear to have listened.

 

Why Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Really Dislikes Facebook And Twitter

Forbes

Clarence Thomas holds a pretty dim view on social media. He and the other eight Supreme Court justices handed down a ruling Monday morning in a case about President Trump blocking users on Twitter, vacating a lower court’s ruling that Trump’s action was unconstitutional.

 

Opinion: Prejudice against Asian Americans is real and it’s ugly

Roll Call

Every time it happens, society tells us we’re overreacting. This is why I get so angry when police departments question whether what is so obviously a hate crime against Asians is racially motivated. 

 

Opinion: The C-Suite Converts to the New Political Religion

Wall Street Journal

Easter Week, as the culture wars rage on, is a timely moment to reflect on the religious nature of the modern ideology our leaders seek to impose on us.

 

MADDY INSTITUTE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMMING

 

Sunday, April 11, at 10 a.m on ABC30 – Maddy Report: "Little Hoover Commission Report: Labor Trafficking" - Guest: Pedro Nava, Chairman - Little Hoover Commission. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

Sunday, April 11, at 10 a.m. on Newstalk 580AM/105.9FM (KMJ) – Maddy Report - Valley Views Edition: “Labor Trafficking, Poverty and Income Inequality”  - Guests: Pedro Nava, Chairman - Little Hoover Commission; Sarah Bohn, Public Policy Institute of California. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

AGRICULTURE/FOOD

 

Weed abatement deadline approaching

Porterville Recorder

Porterville City Fire Chief Dave LaPere advises Friday, April 30 is the fire season weed abatement deadline for all vegetation on vacant lots, hillsides, rivers, and waterways, on residential and commercial properties in the city limits of Porterville.

 

Farmers call for federal action on shipping bottlenecks

Bakersfield Californian

Kern County farmers are calling for federal intervention in an international shipping bottleneck that has dramatically increased their export costs during the pandemic and jeopardized sales contracts with buyers overseas.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY

 

Crime:

 

Crimes against Fresno street vendors go ‘underreported.’ Has COVID-19 pandemic made it worse?

Fresno Bee

While Fresno police say there were six incidents involving street vendors across the city last year, including the killings of 49-year old Francisco Velasquez and 53-year-old Jose Rivera, advocates estimate many crimes, such as assaults and robberies, go unreported.

 

‘Particularly egregious’: Two Stockton police officers fired for excessive use of force on Lincoln High student

Stockton Record

Two Stockton police officers were fired Tuesday for using excessive force on a teenager in December, the Stockton Police Department announced.

 

Help wanted: Revived commission could spark criminal justice changes

Roll Call

The Biden administration has reached out to key lawmakers and the criminal justice community for guidance on a slate of appointments to revive the sentencing commission.

 

Public Safety:

 

Here’s how Modesto plans to initiate discussion on public probe of police practices

Modesto Bee

The Modesto City Council on Tuesday is expected to decide whether to start a conversation with the community about the Police Department’s policies and practices and potential solutions to improve relations between officers and residents.

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What are your views on Stanislaus County law enforcement? Here’s what survey found

Modesto Bee

A survey of Stanislaus County residents shows about three-quarters of respondents support local law enforcement, although many are still concerned about police violence and have had negative interactions with police.

 

Gun ownership among Black Americans is soaring

The Hill

Black people are buying guns at a high record rate, partially due to fear and anxiety, according to The Guardian. Black people owning guns have gone up 58.2 percent, according to the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF).

 

Fire:

 

Cardboard boxes to fight wildfires? Fresno company banks on it for California, U.S. market

Fresno Bee

As wildfires have ravaged parts of California and the western U.S., a Fresno company has been sitting on the sidelines with a system of cardboard boxes that its CEO believes could add much-needed capacity to the state and federal arsenal of aerial firefighting options.

 

First PG&E standalone solar grid near Yosemite is attempt to stop sparking California fires

Sierra Star

A new standalone power system that produces energy with solar panels, batteries and generators will be operational near Yosemite National Park soon – the first of its kind owned by Pacific Gas & Electric Company with the aim of reducing wildfires.

 

Future of Sierra, Sequoia forests being decided now. How Creek Fire figures into plans

Sierra Star

New forest management plans that could be in effect for the next 15 years in California’s Sierra Nevada are almost complete – using public comments made prior to the catastrophic Creek Fire that burned nearly a third of Sierra National Forest.

 

ECONOMY/JOBS

 

Economy:

 

Stocks close broadly higher after big job gains in March

Los Angeles Times

Stocks on Wall Street notched broad gains Monday as investors welcomed more signs that the economy is on the path to recovery.

 

Retail Eviction Proceedings Pick Up as Economy Restarts

Wall Street Journal

Proceedings for the eviction of retail tenants are picking up across the country as courts reopen and states’ moratoriums on evictions are expiring or getting curtailed as the economy reopens.

 

April 2021 update to TIGER: The world economy stumbles toward a two-track recovery

Brookings

The world economy faces sharply divergent growth prospects across various regions, as prospects of a uniform swift snapback from a dismal 2020 have become clouded.

 

Opinion: Sorry, the Economic Crisis Is Over

Wall Street Journal

It’s getting harder for the Biden Administration to claim we’re in an economic crisis that demands more spending. It’s closer to the truth to say the economy is growing in a way that calls for spending and monetary restraint.

 

Opinion: Washington has supplied the dollars to save small businesses, but local leaders need to supply the strategy

Brookings

How should local leaders approach this responsibility? This brief argues that local leaders should take advantage of ARP’s opportunities with their own “A-R-P” process.

 

Jobs:

 

Generation Unemployed: Another Class Of Graduates Faces Pandemic-Scarred Future

VPR

The job market is starting to roar back, but for anxious college seniors like Bao Ha, it's a different reality altogether. "I've probably applied to like 130 or 40 jobs or something," Ha says. "I have not gotten even an email back, or an interview."

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Amid California’s unemployment crisis, a tech gold rush

CalMatters

The state’s unemployment agency has signed $236 million in private contracts as jobless workers await benefits. EDD says it needs the outside help.

 

EDUCATION

 

K-12:

 

Thousands of Fresno Unified students head back to classrooms this week

Fresno Bee

After a year of distance learning, thousands of Fresno kids will finally head back to classrooms on Tuesday. Fresno Unified will bring elementary, middle, and high school students for part-time in-person learning.

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A teachers union in Clovis schools would be ‘historic.’ Why they are trying to organize now

Fresno Bee

Teachers in one of the largest Fresno County school districts are taking steps to form a union following disagreements and tensions between administrators and educators over reopening school for in-person instruction during a global pandemic.

 

In California, a million English learners are at risk of intractable education loss

Los Angeles Times

More than 1.1 million students in California, nearly 20%, are considered English learners. By almost every measure of academic success these students rank among the lowest-achieving groups. And that was before pandemic-forced campus closures.

 

Higher Ed:

 

Colleges and Universities Plan for Normal-ish Campus Life in the Fall

California Healthline

Dr. Sarah Van Orman treads carefully around the word “normal” when she describes what the fall 2021 term will look like at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and other colleges nationwide.

 

Did you get federal relief money from December? Depends which college you go to

CalMatters

While some California colleges and universities began distributing emergency aid to students in February, others are only now pushing out the funds — largely because the federal government only recently gave them access to the relief.

 

ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

 

Environment:

 

States Are Growing Fewer Trees. Forest Owners Say That’s a Problem.

PEW

The declining state production has hurt small landowners, who own the largest share of the nation’s forests. Private sector nurseries often lack many of the tree species offered by states, and they rarely accept small orders. 

 

Carbon dioxide spikes to critical record, halfway to doubling preindustrial levels

Washington Post

For the first time in recorded history, the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, or CO2, was measured at more than 420 parts per million at the Mauna Loa Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii.

 

Op-Ed: How reducing food waste can help solve the climate crisis

Los Angeles Times

Sometime over the last month, you probably threw away a banana. Maybe it got too ripe. Or maybe your child didn’t like the one he was eating with the spotty, brown skin.

 

Commentary: How to house people and achieve California’s climate goals

CalMatters

California faces a housing crisis and a climate emergency. We don’t build enough housing so we drive too frequently and too far in cars that generate most of California’s greenhouse gases.

 

Energy:

 

Solar panels atop canals? UC Merced study finds big potential. What do MID, TID think?

Modesto Bee

Placing solar panels atop Central Valley canals could get the state halfway to its goal for climate-friendly power by 2030, a new study suggests. And the panels could reduce enough evaporation from the canals to irrigate about 50,000 acres, the researchers said

 

Biden’s ‘Infrastructure’ Bill Signals A Death Sentence For Natural Gas

Forbes

All politicians make promises during campaigns that they have no intention of keeping once they’ve been safely elected to office. President Joe Biden is no exception to that rule, and the domestic natural gas industry is likely to pay the price.

 

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

 

Health:

 

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals in US

Fresno Bee

The divided reaction highlighted a phenomenon that has become increasingly apparent in recent polls and surveys: Vaccine skepticism is more widespread among white evangelicals than almost any other major bloc of Americans.

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Do you need all those disinfectant wipes? CDC issues new COVID cleaning guidelines

Fresno Bee

The CDC on Monday updated its guidelines for cleaning to protect against COVID-19 transmission through surfaces. The agency now says cleaning alone is usually enough and that disinfecting is likely only needed in some circumstances.

 

Children now playing 'huge role' in spread of COVID-19 variant, expert says

abc30

New developments in the COVID-19 pandemic have one leading epidemiologist re-evaluating his own advice.

 

Have You Seen A Doctor Lately? Delays Likely To Trigger Deaths, Poor Health

Capital Public Radio

At his clinic in East Los Angeles, Dr. Efrain Talamantes recently saw three patients — all seniors with dementia — who hadn’t visited his office in more than a year. Finally seeing them in-person, after they were vaccinated, felt like a huge victory.

 

Human Services:

 

“Broken” nursing home oversight

CalMatters

As California nursing homes slowly recover from the COVID-19 siege that killed thousands, the role of state regulators in protecting the frail and elderly has come sharply into focus.

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Central Valley Latinos remain underrepresented in COVID vaccinations. Here’s why

Fresno Bee

Nearly two weeks after Newsom announced a plan to allocate 40% of California’s vaccine supply to people living in the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods, some advocates worry the Central Valley’s communities of color hardest-hit by COVID-19 are still being left behind.

 

Here’s how Stanislaus County is bringing COVID-19 vaccinations to Modesto homeless

Modesto Bee

Stanislaus County has started vaccinating people at homeless shelters as California has expanded the groups eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

 

Stress on the front lines of covid-19

Washington Post

Worry, exhaustion, constantly changing safety rules and long hours of wearing PPE are just a few things America’s health-care workers cite as the hardest parts of going to work on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

 

Walgreens Not Following U.S. Guidance on Pfizer Vaccine Spacing

New York Times

Walgreens has inoculated hundreds of thousands of Americans against Covid-19 this year using the vaccine developed by Pfizer and Germany’s BioNTech. But the pharmacy chain has not been following guidance from federal health officials about the timing of second doses.

 

Hiltzik: Stop grousing about vaccine ‘passports’ — they’re the key to reopening society

Los Angeles Times

The conservatives militating against vaccine certifications are making the same calculation — that Americans care less about their own safety than about some nebulous variety of “vaccine fascism.” Businesses and politicians would be well advised to place their wagers the other way.

 

IMMIGRATION

 

Central CA National Guard base being considered to house unaccompanied migrant children

abc30

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is considering using a California National Guard base in Central California as a facility to house unaccompanied migrant children, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed to ABC News on Thursday.

 

Long Beach Convention Center tapped to hold 1,000 migrant children

Los Angeles Times

The Long Beach Convention Center is poised to become the second temporary facility in California to hold migrant children who traveled to the southern U.S. border without their parents or legal guardians.

 

LAND USE/HOUSING

 

Land Use:

 

Central Valley cities approach downtown revitalization their own way

Business Journal

Freeways have dragged business hubs out of the downtowns of cities across the country, but Central Valley cities are taking steps to build a different business community in the historical center of town.

 

Eagle Is Landing: Eagle Mountain Casino groundbreaking Tuesday

Porterville Recorder

The groundbreaking of the new Eagle Mountain Casino to be relocated in Porterville just south and adjacent to the Porterville Sports Complex will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday.

 

Why Is It Taking So Long to Restore the Sediment-Choked Elk River?

Public Policy Institute of California

The Elk River became a focus of conflict after a local logging company was acquired in a hostile takeover by an out-of-state company. This company, Maxxam, moved the watershed from sustainable logging to a very aggressive and ultimately destructive approach.

 

Housing:

 

How should Fresno protect renters? Leaders push different proposals to prevent evictions

Fresno Bee

Evicting tenants for reporting violations to code enforcement is illegal, but not once did officers ask the reason for eviction or if it was in retaliation for the tenant’s report. Simply, agency officials say, it is not their job to get involved in civil cases like evictions.

 

Californians are headed to Texas. Why more people are moving to Lone Star State

abc30

Californians are headed to Texas. Researchers at Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research in Houston, Texas say home prices are a big driver.

 

Nixing Single-Family Zoning: Will It Make Housing More Affordable?

Capital Public Radio

On the edge of the Vaca Mountains west of Sacramento, construction crews are digging utility trenches for dozens of new homes in a subdivision in the Yolo County city of Winters.

 

The nation’s hottest housing market? Surprise — it’s Fresno

Los Angeles Times

After five years of planning and months of construction delays, first-time developer Vincent Ricchiuti was ready to open his luxury apartment complex. Then came the pandemic.

 

Landlords are waiting for rent payments — and some can’t hold on much longer

Los Angeles Times

As COVID-19 took root and jobs vanished, officials sought to avoid a wave of evictions, homelessness and the spread of deadly disease. Govs from federal to local enacted rules allowing people whose finances have been affected by the pandemic to keep their housing.

 

PUBLIC FINANCES

 

Latest batch of stimulus checks going out includes ‘plus-up’ payments. Who’s eligible?

Modesto Bee

On Friday, the Internal Revenue Service announced that millions of stimulus checks have been sent out, including “plus-up” or larger payments for people eligible for more money.

 

California taxpayers are hit hard by cap on state, local deductions. Will Biden repeal it?

Sacramento Bee

Serious efforts are underway in Washington to lift a limit that former President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax law imposed on how much people can deduct in state and local income taxes on their federal return.

 

The U.S. government approved trillions in aid. Many hard-hit families have yet to receive it.

Washington Post

Millions are still waiting for stimulus checks and housing aid, and only 41 percent of those eligible are receiving unemployment, one study found.

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

With demolition of Amtrak station in Wasco, high speed rail slowly but surely creeps into Kern County

Bakersfield Californian

The high speed rail is slowly but surely making its way into Kern County, bringing the future along with it. In the meantime, however, it’s been seen as more of a nuisance than a benefit by local community leaders.

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Biden infrastructure bill could be California high-speed rail’s ‘lifeline’

Mercury News

The torrent of federal funding could provide the beleaguered project with billions of dollars needed to bring high-speed rail to the Bay Area or even Los Angeles. Or its share could be much, much less.

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Computer outage preventing customers from buying tickets on United, Delta, American airlines

abc30

Multiple airlines, including Delta, American, United and others, experienced computer outages on Monday, ABC News confirms.

 

WATER

 

Access to Safe Drinking Water

Public Policy Institute of California

Although most residents have safe drinking water, more than 250 water systems serving 900,000 people were out of compliance with drinking water standards in 2020. This is a chronic issue for some systems.

 

We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals

The Guardian

A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US.

 

Valley Voices: San Joaquin Valley water systems need major repairs, and U.S. funding should help

Fresno Bee

When Californians in other parts of the state think about infrastructure, they think about the roads and bridges that take them to school and work. When they think about their water supply, they think about the water that flows out of the faucet or the shower.

 

“Xtra”

 

‘We Have Lift Off’: See the 34-foot tall sculpture about to appear in downtown Sacramento

Sacramento Bee

The Sacramento airport has its leaping red rabbit. The plaza at Golden One Center has its colorful Piglet. Now, the convention center downtown is about to get its own out-sized public art statement.

 

Bethany Clough: Macaroni Grill in Fresno’s River Park is being torn down. Here’s what’s happening next

Fresno Bee

The back wall and roof of Romano’s Macaroni Grill in Fresno were crumbling to the ground Monday as machinery tore down the restaurant.

 

Bethany Clough: Ampersand Ice Cream’s opening a third Fresno location. Here’s where, and what to expect

Fresno Bee

The popular Ampersand Ice Cream is planning to open a third location in Fresno. The locally-owned ice cream shop has signed a lease to bring its whiskey-caramel and honeycomb ice cream, along with other flavors, to a new location in northeast Fresno.

 

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