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Kristina Herrick
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Classical Music Host
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Valley Edition host
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George Mason
On-air host, Clearly Classical
Rebecca Plevin
Rebecca Plevin
Reporter
Jason Scott
Jason Scott
Host, Clearly Classical and All Things Considered
Vince DiCiccio
Vince DiCiccio
Host, The Oasis; The Intersection
Ezra Romero
Ezra Romero
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Marv Allen
Marv Allen
Host, Morning Edition

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12:55 pm
Tue February 12, 2013

CartHop: Fresno's Moveable Feast

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Dusty Buns, owned by Dustin and Kristen Stewart, serves fresh local fare with a twist at CartHop and their restaurant on North Van Ness Boulevard and East Weldon Avenue in Fresno.
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The food truck, once known for dreaded boring prepackaged sandwiches or carne asada tacos, has taken a turn for the better. The trucks have gone gourmet.

They no longer do boring. In fact, many food trucks across the nation have created infusions of local produce with a unique and somewhat international flare.

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Community
5:53 pm
Tue January 8, 2013

Fresno to Explore Possibility of Downtown 'Public Market' in Former Gottschalks Building

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The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno could become the home of a new public market.
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The city of Fresno hopes to transform a vacant city-owned department store building into a new public market
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The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno sits beneath the city's parking garage #7.
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The city of Fresno hopes to transform a vacant city-owned department store building into a new public market
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City officials and public market consultant Ted Spitzer tour the vacant, city owned former Gottschalks building in downtown Fresno.
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The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno sits beneath the city's parking garage #7.
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The vacant, city owned portion of the former Gottschalks department store building in downtown Fresno sits beneath the city's parking garage #7.
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San Francisco's popular Ferry Building public market is cited as an example of what Fresno leaders would like to create locally.
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From left to right: Elliot Balch, Amy Huerta (not pictured) and Craig Scharton from the City of Fresno speak with Ted Spitzer on the Fulton Mall
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A national expert on public markets toured Fresno today to explore the potential of creating a year-round indoor market for the valley’s agricultural and prepared food products. 

The bottom two floors of a downtown parking garage, once home to the Gottschalks department store, could become the home of a new indoor public market for produce, baked goods and other food items, according to officials with the city of Fresno.

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Community
3:42 pm
Wed January 2, 2013

New Report Gives A Snapshot of California

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By Marianne Russ

California has the ninth largest economy in the world, its workers are staying unemployed longer and home prices are rising. These are a few of the tidbits in a new report by the state’s non-partisan Legislative Analyst.  

The Legislative Analyst gives us California in a snapshot.  The state’s economy is number nine, right between Italy and Russia.  

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Local Authors
11:03 am
Tue December 4, 2012

New Memoir By Bakersfield's Doug Davis Recalls Turbulent Desegregation Battle

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Most people know Bakersfield's Doug Davis as one of the San Joaquin Valley's top jazz musicians and educators. And while he's written music ranging from jazz to classical, his latest project takes him away from the keyboard of his grand piano, and instead to a keyboard of a different sort. 

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Transportation
7:04 pm
Thu November 15, 2012

Caltrans Picks Preferred Route For Centennial Corridor Freeway in Bakersfield

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A map from Caltrans depicting three options for the Centennial Corridor route
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A map depicting the proposed "Option B" route of the Centennial Corridor freeway, connecting the Westside Parkway with SR-58 in Bakersfield
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Plans to connect Bakersfield's Westside Parkway across Highway 99 to Highway 58 are becoming clearer today, as Caltrans has selected what it calls a "preferred alternative" for the proposed Centennial Corridor freeway.

The alignment, known as "Option B" would travel west from the current Highway 58 interchange across Highway 99 though the West Park neighborhood. The freeway's path would then turn northwest, crossing both Stockdale Highway and Truxtun, in order to connect with the Westside Parkway near Mohawk Street.

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Downtown Revitalization
12:38 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

New Ice Rink Brings People to Downtown Fresno

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Fresno teens Christina Gurrero and Teo Martinez cautiously navigate the ice
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Friday evening brings a crowd of skates to the new ice rink on the Fulton Mall
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Christy Gordon skates on the new ice rink in downtown Fresno
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Fresno teens Christina Gurrero and Teo Martinez cautiously navigate the ice
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Downtown Fresno's Fulton Mall has a different look this season, as a new outdoor ice rink is earning rave reviews from residents of all ages. Valley Public Radio's Joe Moore has this report. 

Just a few days before downtown Fresno's newest winter attraction was set to open, Christy Gordon didn't think it would happen. 

"You know on Wednesday it was just so hot. Just walking to the office which is right by here, I thought, 'I don't know how they're going to pull that off.'"

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