Courtesy of River Partners
A restoration project in Merced County is removing an old levee to reconnect the San Joaquin River with its historic floodplain.
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The airport is the primary hub serving the San Joaquin Valley region, home to 11 percent of the state’s population. -
‘We’ve come such a long way.’ The Valley’s Hmong community at 50: From ashes of war to seeds of hopePart one of a three part special report “50 years in the Valley: The Hmong Journey from War to Home,” talking to people from all walks of life in the Valley’s Hmong community about the events that shaped their lives as refugees, and the path ahead 50 years later as leaders in California’s Central Valley and beyond. -
This is the second installment in a three-part series called “50 Years in the Valley: The Hmong Journey from War to Home,” focusing on the first generation of Hmong Americans born and raised in the United States. It follows their struggles with poverty, gangs, and cultural pressure as they came of age between two worlds. -
This is the final installment in a three-part series “50 Years in the Valley: The Hmong Journey from War to Home.” Part Three looks toward the future, following the people who are guiding the next chapter of Hmong life in the Valley. -
A top Fresno Unified official said Mayor Dyer’s plan to open up land for nearly 45,000-homes would drain middle-class families to Clovis Unified, costing $200 million annually and forcing mass layoffs.
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Porterville Developmental Center Facebook pageCalifornia spent hundreds of millions on prison and hospital healthcare staff, auditors found, but vacancy rates rose since 2019, exceeding 30% at three facilities despite bonuses and pay raises, with inadequate oversight and planning. -
Fresno City CollegeThe lawsuit by a former coach and instructor is part of mounting criticism and pressure against Carole Goldsmith, chancellor of the State Center Community College District. -
Diego Vargas/FresnolandAttorney Kevin Little has been open about wanting to challenge the city’s law in court since he defended Wickey TwoHands against the policy earlier this year. -
Esther Quintanilla / CVJCCentral Unified schools have been steadily boosting up their testing scores over the last few years, particularly in their English learners.
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Four teachers founded Fresno's Hedgerow Vineyard, and in 1878 were among the first to pack and ship raisins from Fresno. -
Francis Eisen's first raisin crop came by accident, after a heat wave left his Muscat grapes dried on the vine in 1877. -
Second-born sons of the British aristocracy, who often ran afoul of Victorian-era social standards, known as "remittance men," were among those recruited to settle Kern County's Rosedale Colony.
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