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Merced County employees struggle as healthcare premiums skyrocket. ‘We have become the working poor’Last fall, Merced County employees learned that as of Jan. 1, the premiums for their health insurance would increase by 12%, a cost passed to the county from the insurance provider.
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While students at college campuses across the country have demonstrated against the war in Gaza by building campus encampments and occupying buildings, campuses in California’s Central Valley have so far taken a different approach.
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Pro-Palestinian advocates rallied in downtown Fresno this week. They say they’re taking their cause to the ballot in the state’s March 5 primary election.
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The Fresno City Council has a new way to meet privately to discuss city matters.
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The Soria family credits the work ethic of their farmworker parents and a commitment to education for their success
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A March 5 ballot initiative seeks $6.4 billion to build thousands of new housing units and provide mental health treatment for homeless people. Despite significant support from health and law enforcement officials, many front-line workers are skeptical that more money is the answer.
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California often takes the lead with new legislation to rein in tech. This was true for privacy, social media and now it looks to be playing out the same way for generative AI.
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Candidates for the Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 3 seat met with voters Monday night at a candidate forum hosted in part by KVPR.
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The city of Lindsay, California, made headlines in 2022 after appointing a 24-year old mayor – the youngest in the city’s history.
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A new affordable housing complex in Fresno had its grand opening this week. The development sits in a cherished piece of Fresno history.
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Candidates for Fresno County Board of Supervisors District 2 and Fresno City Council District 6 spoke to voters Tuesday, Feb. 6, in northeast Fresno.
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The Fresno City Council is considering a new policy that would give the City Attorney’s Office the power to prosecute employers through both civil and criminal action.