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On Valley Edition: Rim Fire; Kern Co. Animal Control; Fresno Co. Jails & Mental Health; Bea Franco

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This week on Valley Editionwe focus on the Rim Fire, animal control in Kern County, mental health issues in the region and the legacy of Bea Franco.

Valley Edition host Joe Moore speaks with a man who lives near Yosemite National Park. He discusses the fires implications and what precautions his family is taking.  Later in the show Moore speaks with Jen Woodward, Kern County Animal Control Director, and Kern County Administrative Officer John Nilonabout  issues with animal control in Kern County. 

Also in the program Moore speaks with the Fresno Bee's Barbara Anderson and Marc Benjaminabout their series "Locked in Terror" - the Bee's Watchdog Report about the care of mentally ill inmates at the Fresno County Jail.

Ending the hour, author Tim Z. Hernandez speaks with Moore about the life and legacy of Bea Franco the main character of his latest book "MañanaMeans Heaven." Franco is the real woman behind the famed American author Jack Kerouac's "The Mexican Girl." 

Joe Moore is the President and General Manager of KVPR / Valley Public Radio. He has led the station through major programming changes, the launch of KVPR Classical and the COVID-19 pandemic. Under his leadership the station was named California Non-Profit of the Year by Senator Melissa Hurtado (2019), and won a National Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting (2022).
Ezra David Romero is an award-winning radio reporter and producer. His stories have run on Morning Edition, Morning Edition Saturday, Morning Edition Sunday, All Things Considered, Here & Now, The Salt, Latino USA, KQED, KALW, Harvest Public Radio, etc.
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