Valley Edition

This week on Valley Edition we take a look at the end of the school year and the start of summer. Valley Public Radio's Rebecca Plevin reports on how one Valley school's restorative justice program outshines many in the region. 

Valley Edition host Joe Moore interviews Mas, Marcy and Nikiko Masumoto about their new book 'The Perfect Peach." Later in the program FM89 reporter Rebecca Plevin talks with Joe Moore about Valley Public Radio's new book club 'Homegrown.' 

This week on Valley Edition we take a journey across the region to highlight what matters to the those who live in Central California. Valley Public Radio's Ezra Romero reports on how the region is a major player when it comes to ice cream production. Valley Edition host Joe Moore interviews Jeff Cummings from Fresno State about Fresno's Measure G. Moore also speaks with Fresno's new poet laureate and a director from the Kern County Nut Festival.
 

Guests in this week's program

This week on Valley Edition we talk about ice cream in the Valley, Fresno State's new president, the dispute over bike lanes in Fresno and police brutality in the region. 

This week on Valley Edition we explore some of the issues that matter to the residents of Central California, including the expansion of Highway 99, a Fresno based garbage debate and more. 

 This week on Valley Edition we take a look into stories and issues across the region including water, possibly reducing the the legal limit for blood alcohol content for drivers, an update surrounding a Bakersfield man who was beaten to death by law enforcement and more.

This week on Valley Edition we discuss the future of one of Central California’s educational centers. A search committee is on the lookout for a new Fresno State President, but not all are happy about the way the committee is handling the search.

This week on Valley Edition we explore the region through reports and interviews on valley fever, restorative justice in schools, health care, taxes and a Jazz festival in the area.

This week on Valley Edition we explore issues that may impact the region as a whole. Our reporting team tackles regional issues that include advocacy for potable water in rural communities, hydraulic fracking and restorative justice in Valley schools. As well as a festival celebrating honey in the region.

 This week on Valley Edition we take a look across the region at health issues, innovation, the future of high-speed rail in California and more.

This week on Valley Edition we step into the doors of a Merced health clinic that serves the homeless. The City of Merced was hit hard by the economic crash and foreclosure crisis in the past decade. In an already poor and medically under-served region, the recession created a new group of homeless people who have very limited access to medical care. But one determined doctor, aided by Golden Valley Health Centers staff and student volunteers from UC Merced, is striving to ensure these people don’t fall through the cracks.