16Jan

POLICY & POLITICS

North SJ Valley:

Modesto nonprofit that helps disabled faces loss of city contract

Modesto Bee

United Cerebral Palsy of Stanislaus County for two decades has taught jobs skills to developmentally disabled adults by having them clean, repair and maintain the benches at city bus stops, with many of them building on the skills they learn to get jobs with local businesses.

Central SJ Valley:

Fresno court workers launch strike; court functioning with ‘skeleton crew’

Fresno Bee

Hundreds of Fresno County Superior Court workers picketed under gray skies Tuesday morning, as a skeleton crew of workers sought to prevent the court from shutting down.

Tulare County wants to use state money to end homelessness

Visalia Times Delta

Tulare County officials took steps forward to address the local homeless issues in Visalia and Porterville. Officials will seek money to increase affordable housing and continue a partnership with Self-Help Enterprises following an approval Tuesday by supervisors.

South SJ Valley:

Reeling California Republicans elevate social conservative, Bakersfield’s Shannon Grove as State Sen. Minority Leader

Politico

California Republicans, battered by deep losses in the 2018 elections, have shaken up their leadership by elevating a social conservative to lead the state Senate caucus.

California’s McCarthy gets early leadership test with King’s racially charged remark

Los Angeles Times

Rep. Kevin McCarthy appears to have passed his first test as House Republicans’ minority leader this week — holding the party together to sanction one of its own, Iowa Rep. Steve King, for his latest racially charged comments.

Could A State Law Block A Kern County Detention Facility From Operating?

VPR

ICE also has an intergovernmental agreement, or IGA, with the City of McFarland to operate in Bakersfield. Under federal law, ICE must have a contract with a public agency if it wants to operate in a county or a city and work with a provider, in this case, the GEO Group.

Ciuffini sworn in as Kern Co Superior Court Judge

Hanford Record

After being sworn in on Jan. 7, Kathy Ciuffini, who was elected to Judicial Seat 5 of the Kings County Superior Court in the June 2018 primary election, had her investiture ceremony on Friday.

Are young activists pulling Kern’s Dems leftward after years of control by moderates?

Bakersfield Californian

Kern County’s Democratic party has long been dominated by middle-steering moderates, from Walter Stiern in the ’60s and ’70s to Dean Florez in the 2000s.

State:

Newsom’s bold proposal — a cost-of-living refund to make California affordable

San Francisco Chronicle

Three-quarters of workers report living paycheck to paycheck at least some of the time. Half of households are unable to cover an emergency $500 expense. Housing costs in California just keep accelerating, hitting an all-time high in 2018. The basic building blocks of middle-class life — child care, health care, a college education — have become like luxury goods: high-priced and available to very few.

Newsom gets no honeymoon as PG&E bankruptcy, LA school strike hit

San Francisco Chronicle

Gov. Gavin Newsom started his first full week in office with two full-blown crises thrown into his lap: PG&E said it would file for bankruptcy protection, and teachers in Los Angeles went on strike.

Drinking Water Already Appears A Priority For Governor Newsom

VPR

Of all the ground Governor Gavin Newsom covered in his first week in office, he already appears to be showing a commitment to improving the state’s drinking water.

Why Gavin Newsom’s family leave plan could become a model for the country

The Week

California’s new Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has a big idea: Six months of paid leave every time a family in the state has a child. It’s a piece of groundbreaking legislation that, if passed, could become a demonstration project for paid parental leave laws across the country.

Will California Gavin Newsom drug pricing plan save money?

Sacramento Bee

Gov. Gavin Newson wants to deliver lower drug prices by harnessing the full weight of the state against the pharmaceutical industry, but it’s unclear whether his team can get a better deal without giving up something Californians want.

Top California doctors group seeks legislation to ensure pain prescriptions get filled

Fresno Bee

The California Medical Association is working to get legislation introduced — perhaps as early as this week — that will alleviate a problem with prescription forms that has pharmacists all around the Golden State rejecting patients coming in with their doctors’’ orders for pain medications.

California bill would limit tackling during youth practices. Why it has leagues’ support

Sacramento Bee

Young football players would be restricted to just two 60 minute full-contact practices each week if lawmakers approve a new bill aimed at protecting kids from brain injuries. The bill from Assemblyman Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, has support from youth football leagues.

Federal:

Judge denies ‘essential’ federal workers’ request to be paid during the shutdown

abc30

A federal judge has turned down a labor union lawsuit arguing it’s unconstitutional to force work without pay during the government shutdown.

· Coast Guard goes without paychecks — first time military not paid during a shutdown Merced Sun-Star

· Credit Unions Offer Aid to Members Affected by Federal Government Shutdown California Credit union League

Democrats remain oddly aligned in border wall fight, confounding Trump and Republicans

Los Angeles Times

Hoping to make a crack in Democratic unity as the partial government shutdown reached Day 25, President Trump invited a handful of moderate Democrats to the White House on Tuesday for lunch and a chat. None showed up.

● Shutdown raises the risk of recession Politico

● Trump administration calling nearly 50,000 back to work, unpaid, as shutdown drags on The Washington Post

● Here’s How You Make a Deal, Mr. President Wall Street Journal

● Mitch McConnell Rules Wall Street Journal

● Most Border Wall Opponents, Supporters Say Shutdown Concessions Are Unacceptable PEW

● Why McConnell is on the sidelines of a historically long government shutdown Brookings

Pelosi Asks Trump to Delay State of the Union Address

Wall Street Journal

House speaker cites security concerns due to government shutdown.

Experiencing more robocalls? ‘Do Not Call’ service down due to shutdown

abc30

The Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, offers free credit reports and maintains the “Do Not Call” Registry and helps with identity theft and scams, but since the government shut down some of the FTC’s most frequently used services are no longer available

Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update

FactCheck.org

Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.

Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 Census

abc30

A federal judge in New York has barred the Trump administration from adding a question about citizenship to the 2020 census.

● Census Can’t Ask About Citizenship, Judge Rules Wall Street Journal

● A judge’s ruling on Trump’s citizenship question may save the 2020 census Brookings

● Judge Orders Trump Administration To Remove 2020 Census Citizenship Question NPR

William Barr insists ‘I will not be bullied’ at confirmation hearing

abc30

Attorney general nominee William Barr faced a Senate confirmation hearing with Democrats skeptical about his promise not to interfere with the Mueller investigation.

● Trump’s AG pick vows not to target marijuana businesses Sacramento Bee

● William Barr carefully distances himself from Trump on key issues Los Angeles Times

● California Sen. Kamala Harris challenges AG nominee William Barr on border wall, drug trafficking PolitiFact California

● EDITORIAL: Will William Barr protect the Mueller investigation? The Senate had better find out Los Angeles Times

● EDITORIAL: Many questions for William Barr San Francisco Chronicle

Kirsten Gillibrand enters presidential race featuring a record number of women

Los Angeles Times

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a central figure in the Democratic Party’s debate about the #MeToo movement, is preparing to join a 2020 presidential primary contest that features a record number of women in the wake of the midterm election tidal wave of female candidates.

● Gillibrand announces White House run San Francisco Chronicle.

French: President Trump & FBI — Counterintelligence Investigation Was Prudent and Proper

National Review

Who gave the FBI the power to investigate the president? The president did.

Democrats try to meet people where they are: mired in cynicism

Roll Call

It’s tempting, and deliciously smug, to dismiss House Democrats’ everything-but-the-kitchen-sink campaign finance, lobbying, ethics and voting overhaul bill as an overtly partisan political messaging stunt that’s doomed in the Senate and too unpolished for enactment.

EDITORIAL: Two legal losses rein in Trump for now

San Francisco Chronicle

Neither the head-counting business of the census nor health care for women sounds unduly political. But President Trump has turned both into hot-button issues that have landed in court and this week earned him sharp legal slaps.

Other:

We cannot afford more media malpractice

The Washington Post

Media malpractice has become familiar in Trump’s Washington, where politics is often covered as a spectator sport.

74% of Americans didn’t know Facebook collected their interests to target ads until Pew asked them about it

The Washington Post

Facebook keeps a running list of things it has learned about you for advertisers. At this point, the list isn’t incredibly hard to find: Go to your account settings, click on “ads,” and the list will appear, ready for you to peruse or modify as you see fit.

MADDY INSTITUTE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMMING

Sunday, January 20, at 10 a.m. on ABC 30 –Maddy Report:“New Laws – Future Legislation” – Guests: Dan Walters with CALmatters and Scott Lay with The Nooner – California Political Update. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

Sunday, January 20, at 10 a.m. on Newstalk 580AM/105.9FM (KMJ) – Maddy Report – Valley Views Edition: Valley Views Edition: “California Politics: A Look Back and A Look Forward” – Guests: John Myers (LA Times), Dan Walters and Laurel Rosenhall (CALmatters), Scott Lay with The Nooner, Mindy Romero with USC Price School of Public Policy and Joel Fox with Fox & Hounds. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

Sunday, January 20, at 7:30 a.m. on UniMas 61 (KTTF) – El Informe Maddy: “Nuevas Leyes y Legislacion futura” – Guests: Alexei Koseff, Reportero de Sacramento Bee. Host: Maddy Institute Program Coordinator, Maria Jeans.

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AGRICULTURE/FOOD

Woodlake collects $229,000 from cannabis business in 2018

abc30

City officials say Woodlake collected a total of $229,000 from cannabis business in 2018, which includes taxes imposed on the Central San Joaquin Valley’s first recreational marijuana dispensary, Valley Pure, and fees from other businesses hoping to call Woodlake home.

Fate of March food stamps uncertain, but not ruled out, amid shutdown

PolitiFact Facebook fact-checks

A notice on Facebook warns that due to the federal government shutdown, food stamps will no longer be available for March.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE / FIRE / PUBLIC SAFETY

Public Safety:

“Portraits of Hope” sheds light on street life

abc30

A Selma police officer says he’s gained a lot of perspective during his time on the force, but much of his outlook on life was forged on his off days.

Shiyomura named Public Safety Individual of the Year

Hanford Record

Abimael “Abi” Shiyomura has been named the second-ever Public Safety Individual of the Year by the Lemoore Chamber of Commerce and will be honored at its 61st annual Installation Banquet Friday evening.

LA’s next big earthquake could displace 270,000 people

LA Curbed

Where will they go?

Fire:

Trauma in Paradise: a California school system focuses on mental health after devastating fire

EdSource

The flames have long since died down, but Fiona Roberts, a high school senior, remains haunted by the memory of being trapped with her mother in a slow-motion race for their lives on the morning of Nov. 8, the day the Camp Fire swallowed Paradise.

ECONOMY / JOBS

Economy:

‘PG&E is going to have to pay.’ Sympathy is gone for utility facing bankruptcy

Fresno Bee

The first PG&E bankruptcy in 2001 was caused by the California energy crisis and misdeeds of Enron. The second bankruptcy results from the utility’s inability to prevent California wildfires like the Camp Fire.

● PG&E bankruptcy could mean price hikes, unpaid fire lawsuits Porterville Recorder

● Timeline: PG&E’s Road Towards Potential Bankruptcy Capital Public Radio

● PG&E Announces Intent To Declare Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. What’s Next? Capital Public Radio

● PG&E bankruptcy plan leads SF to reconsider public power system San Francisco Chronicle

● Fox: PG&E Bankruptcy Opens the Door for Municipal Utilities Fox&Hounds

● PG&E Bankruptcy Threatens California Wildfire Suits, Green-Power Contracts Wall Street Journal

To bridge California’s digital divide, let T-Mobile and Sprint merge

Fresno Bee

California’s impact as a center of technological innovation has affected millions across the globe, usually for the better. Yet, many in our own state have not been included in the benefits of this progress. There are, in effect, two Californias.

● T-Mobile announced a merger needing Trump administration’s okay. The next day, 9 executives had reservations at Trump’s D.C. hotel. The Washington Post

Netflix raising prices for 58 million US subscribers as costs rise

Stockton Record

The extra cash will help to pay for Netflix’s huge investment in original shows and films and finance the heavy debt it has assumed to ward off rivals such as Amazon, Disney and AT&T.

Justice Department deals blow to online gambling now operating in handful of states

The Washington Post

The U.S. Justice Department issued a legal opinion that could further restrict online gambling even as some states have been moving to embrace it — a restriction long sought by Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson, who controls one of the world’s largest casino empires. The move could affect interstate compacts.

Shutdown Squeezes Small Businesses That Do Work for Government

Wall Street Journal

For many contractors, cash to pay employees is running out; ‘The impact that we see on government contractors is bigger than … anticipated,’ White House economist says.

California Burns for Better Leaders

Wall Street Journal

Perverse housing incentives block urban high rises and set the woods on fire.

Jobs:

Trump’s Numbers January 2019 Update

FactCheck.org

Statistical measures of how things have changed since the president took office.

New Merced NAACP president hopes to drive down stubbornly high black unemployment

Merced Sun-Star

The number of black people who are unemployed and who struggle to find work in Merced County were looming topics this week as a new president took over the Merced chapter of the NAACP.

EDUCATION

K-12:

FUSD board member under fire for alleged altercation with student

abc30

Just 34 days after taking his oath of office, newly elected Fresno Unified board member, Maj. Terry Slatic is under fire. The Board of Trustees met Tuesday in closed session with legal counsel in anticipation of litigation.

How does your school compare to others? Here’s how to find out

Visalia Times Delta

The dashboard shows where schools fall in several categories.

Ed Komin officially appointed KHSD chief of police

Bakersfield Californian

Ed Komin has been officially appointed as the new chief of police for the Kern High School District. Komin has been serving as the acting chief since October 2016, according to the district. He has been employed with KHSD since January 2016 as a police officer at West High.

Students’ business skills put to test with state Virtual Enterprises competition

Bakersfield Californian

High-school students in Kern County and across the state will demonstrate how well they can run a business this week.

Higher Ed:

Deadline FAST APPROACHING: Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship

The Maddy Institute

Applications for two $56,000 Fellowships Due Friday, February 22^nd, 2019. Through the generosity of The Wonderful Company, San Joaquin Valley students will have the opportunity to become the next generation of Valley leaders through The Wonderful Public Service Graduate Fellowship. The Maddy Institute will award two $56,000 Fellowships to Valley students who are accepted into a nationally ranked, qualified graduate program in the fall of 2019.

Government shutdown affecting financial aid process at Fresno State

abc30

The government shutdown is slowing down the process of applying and awarding financial aid for some students at Fresno State. Most have already completed their financial aid applications for the 2018-2019 school year.

‘That was a nightmare.’ UC employees still reporting hardships from faulty payroll

Merced Sun-Star

University of California employees continue to report missed or reduced direct deposit paychecks that they attribute to the university system’s troubled payroll system, UCPath.

UC regents want to boost enrollment and graduations. They hope Newsom will chip in

Los Angeles Times

University of California regents this week will take their first collective look at the inaugural budget proposal of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has pledged to boost higher education spending after years of fiscal frugality under his predecessor, Jerry Brown.

Opinion: hink College Is Expensive? Wait Until It’s Free

Wall Street Journal

Higher-education costs have risen every time student aid has been made more generous.

ENVIRONMENT/ ENERGY

Environment:

PG&E’s bankruptcy could slow California’s fight against climate change

Los Angeles Times

Climate change helped fuel the deadly fires that prompted California’s largest power company to announce Monday that it would file for bankruptcy in the face of $30 billion in potential liabilities. In a grim twist, the bankruptcy of PG&E Corp. could now slow California’s efforts to fight climate change.

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks back open for basic visitor services

Porterville Recorder

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks announced that the recently closed parks will once again be accessible to visitors starting last Friday, Jan. 11. Some visitor services, including campgrounds and entrance stations, will reopen using revenue generated by recreation fees.

New pen may allow sale of horses for slaughter

Sacramento Bee

The U.S. Forest Service has built a new corral in California that could allow it to bypass federal restrictions and lead to the slaughter of wild horses.

US sues Tetra Tech over Hunters Point shipyard work, claiming widespread fraud

San Francisco Chronicle

Top managers of the environmental engineering firm Tetra Tech directed their employees to commit widespread fraud in the cleanup of America’s largest Superfund waste site, according to new legal complaints by the U.S. Department of Justice.

A Regional Push to Clean Up Cars, Trucks and Mass Transit

PEW Trusts

Transportation accounts for 40 percent of carbon emissions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic.

Energy:

‘Overwhelming’ opposition to oil activity may present challenge to local industry

Bakersfield Californian

In a growing political challenge to Kern’s biggest industry, public comments on an upcoming environmental study show California oil production continues to face broad public skepticism outside the county.

California electricity grid: Can the state keep the lights on as it enters a brave new energy world?

CALmatters

Gretchen Bakke thinks a lot about power—the kind that sizzles through a complex grid of electrical stations, poles, lines and transformers, keeping the lights on for tens of millions of Californians who mostly take it for granted.

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

Health:

34-year federal employee on missing cancer treatment during shutdown: ‘This is my life’

Fresno Bee

Chris DeLeon has worked at the Internal Revenue Service for 34 years. He enjoys his job, but the government shutdown has kept him home without work, and it could soon impact his treatment for stage four cancer.

Recent fentanyl overdose death prompts Fresno health and law enforcement response

Fresno Bee

The fentanyl drug overdose crisis that first erupted back east has come to Fresno County in a case where a Fresno man died of an overdose, Sheriff Margaret Mims said Monday. It’s a trend that is worrisome for first responders, she said.

Top California doctors group seeks legislation to ensure pain prescriptions get filled

Fresno Bee

Preventing breast cancer just got easier. Will more women give these drugs a try?

Sacramento Bee

Breast cancer will strike 1 in 8 women in her lifetime. But women who face an increased risk of being that one unlucky patient may improve their chances with three prescription medications, according to a new report.

For Children With Cancer, Hope for New Treatments

Wall Street Journal

A new law requiring pharmaceuticals companies to test cancer drugs on children as well as adults is raising hopes of more therapies.

Human Services:

Modesto nonprofit that helps disabled faces loss of city contract

Modesto Bee

Bakersfield woman remains banned from receiving welfare benefits after court upholds 2015 fraud conviction

Bakersfield Californian

A Bakersfield woman’s permanent ban on receiving welfare remains in effect after an appellate court this week upheld her convictions on perjury and fraud in illegally obtaining more than $6,000 in welfare benefits.

Covered California to help last-minute applicants

Bakersfield Californian

Covered California announced that consumers who begin their application before midnight tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 15, will have until midnight Friday, Jan. 18, to complete their application with the help of a certified enroller.

California’s Top Lawyer Cements His Role As Health Care Defender-In-Chief

Kaiser Health News

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra scores a win for California and other states in his effort to block Trump administration birth control rules.

IMMIGRATION

Could A State Law Block A Kern County Detention Facility From Operating?

VPR

Pentagon will keep troops on U.S.-Mexico border through September

Los Angeles Times

The Pentagon has agreed to keep several thousand U.S. troops deployed on the U.S.-Mexico border until Sept. 30, again expanding a controversial mission that began last fall and already was extended once.

New migrant caravan leaves from Honduras

Los Angeles Times

More than 1,000 Hondurans participating in the latest migrant caravan began heading by foot and in vehicles Tuesday toward neighboring Guatemala with the hope of eventually reaching the far-off U.S.-Mexico border.

LAND USE/HOUSING

Land Use:

New distribution center coming to Visalia’s industrial park

abc30

Visalia’s industrial park continues to grow. MilliporeSigma, a Massachusetts-based life science company, provides research, process, and applied solutions to scientists and engineers.

Ace Hardware opening in shuttered Orchard Supply space in Visalia

Visalia Times Delta

Traces of Visalia’s Orchard Supply Hardware are slowly fading. A hand-written sign that states “Now closed to the public” is posted on the smudged glass doors. The building won’t be vacant for long, though.

Triangle Burgers gives hamburger crazy Tulare another place to chow down

Visalia Times Delta

Triangle Burgers Drive-In is scheduled to open in March is adding to the rush of hamburger joints opening across the Valley. The Habit Burger Grill, which opened at the former Long John Silver’s location, and Wayback Burgers recently opened its doors in downtown Tulare.

Elk Grove’s ‘ghost mall’ to be demolished by developer, city announces

Sacramento Bee

In a media release sent out Tuesday evening, the City of Elk Grove said the Howard Hughes Corp. has notified the city that it “intends to abandon plans” to build the shopping center and will demolish the existing, partially constructed mall.

Sunrise Mall has a new owner. What’s in store for the aging Citrus Heights center?

Sacramento Bee

Sunrise Mall has a new owner and a 50-year legacy, but the future of the Citrus Heights shopping center remains uncertain.

Housing:

‘The California Dream is in peril:’ Newsom touts $1.75 billion housing plan on San Jose trip

Fresno Bee

California Gov. Gavin Newsom promoted a $1.75 billion housing plan during a visit to San Jose, where city leaders pledged $10 million toward helping working families get homes.

See Also:

● Newsom, San Jose mayor join forces in fight for housing San Jose Mercury News

● Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the tech industry to help pay for new housing. But not for the neediest Californians Los Angeles Times

● Gov. Gavin Newsom Says California Is Continuing The Discussion On Rent Control Capital Public Radio

Tulare County wants to use state money to end homelessness

Visalia Times Delta

Newsom’s bold proposal — a cost-of-living refund to make California affordable

San Francisco Chronicle

What Can Tenants Do When Rent Jumps?

Capital Public Radio

Half of California’s renters spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Housing experts call it “rent burdened”. A third of the state’s renters are considered “severely burdened” because they spend half of their paycheck on rent. And rents in the state keep going up.

PUBLIC FINANCES

IRS recalling 46,000 workers to handle taxes without pay

abc30

The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown, nearly 60 percent of its workforce, to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The employees won’t be paid.

● Trump administration recalls tens of thousands of federal workers as it seeks to blunt shutdown’s impact Washington Post

About that giant, surplus-plus budget surplus

CALmatters

What would you do with a $21.4 billion windfall? That’s essentially the question California is confronting amid record surplus projections in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first year in office.

Walters: State tax reforms or state tax increases?

CALmatters

There is a substantial list of governance issues that former Gov. Jerry Brown said were important, but that he left on his desk for successor Gavin Newsom.

Visions of a 70% Tax Rate

Wall Street Journal

The new socialists need a refresher course in government math.

TRANSPORTATION

Foggy time of year for Merced commutes. Be wary of the dangers

Merced Sun-Star

It’s the time of year in Merced County and the Valley when experts remind drivers to slow down during foggy commutes, and this week is no exception. Merced County had reports of visibility lower than a quarter-mile early Friday.

FAA Orders Nearly 3,000 Safety Employees Back to Work

Wall Street Journal

Workers had been sidelined during partial government shutdown.

WATER

Weather service: ‘Strongest storm we’ve seen yet’ to arrive in Fresno area Wednesday

Fresno Bee

The National Weather Service is warning of a massive storm headed toward the central San Joaquin Valley that is expected to produce heavy rain, wind, snow and possibly mudslides.

● Rainfall could mean more mudslides for mountain community Sierra Star

● Up to a third of an inch of rain for Merced this weekend, forecast says Merced Sun-Star

● Officials watching Bear Creek as heavier rain comes to Merced Merced Sun-Star

● California snowpack surges after slow start. Will it be enough to combat years of drought? Visalia Times Delta

● Frazier Park digs out from heaviest snowfall in years Bakersfield Californian

● ‘We’re anticipating major travel impacts’: Sacramento, Sierra set for another weather wallop Sacramento Bee

Drinking Water Already Appears A Priority For Governor Newsom

VPR

Of all the ground Governor Gavin Newsom covered in his first week in office, he already appears to be showing a commitment to improving the state’s drinking water.

A Momentous Water Year

PPIC

California was bookended by extreme events last year―from the Southern California mudslides in January to the disastrous wildfires north and south in November, and in between, a bout of record-breaking heat in Los Angeles. These events are all connected to policy challenges that California water managers and decision makers are grappling with—issues that are front and center in our work at the PPIC Water Policy Center.

“Xtra”

Martin Luther King Jr. events in the central San Joaquin Valley: Garlanding, march and more

Fresno Bee

Gatherings across the San Joaquin Valley will mark the 90th birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in mid-January.

New Fresno-based app aims to help you skip lines at bars by letting you order from your phone

abc30

A new Fresno-based app is aiming to help you skip the line at local bars by letting you order drinks from your phone and spend more time with friends.

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