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After four decades of piecing the San Joaquin River Parkway together parcel by parcel, the state is preparing to hand six of its properties — 874 acres in all — to California State Parks, giving the long-stalled greenway its first permanent institutional landlord.
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Thousands of California educators with work authorization and deportation protection under the DACA program are facing delayed renewals. -
California now has eight ICE detention centers. Two opened since President Trump took office in 2025, with both operating in former state prisons. -
California lawmakers alarmed by the treatment of people brought to hospitals by federal immigration agents want to strengthen protections for detained patients receiving care at medical facilities, including by making it easier for their families and attorneys to find them. -
Researchers at UC Merced and across California are trying to inform residents about the harmful effects of dust on health and the climate as the volume of dust continues to increase in parts of the state and in the San Joaquin Valley. -
California for now has prevented the Trump administration from changing priorities in homelessness funding to favor temporary shelters rather than long-term housing.
How transitional kindergarten is shaping young children in the San Joaquin Valley
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Alexandra Hootnick / CalMattersWith costs sometimes exceeding $100,000 per student, small districts are often under pressure to close schools. -
Kerry Klein/KVPRAs election season approaches, here is what voters must know about proposed identity verification rules that could take effect later this year. -
Rachel Livinal/KVPRThe farm was established as an agricultural experimentation station by UC Merced in 2022 and was meant to be a home for research primarily on climate efficiency, engineering and technology. -
Israel Cardona Hernandez/KVPRA couple in the Bay Area was unable to realize their dream of starting their own Mexican food business until they arrived in Fresno.
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A new study looks at an unexpected force that played a critical role in shaping the lives of ancient humans.
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The first non-native settlers in the Bakersfield area were from Mexico, in the area known as Rio Bravo, or Old Panama. -
Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, the 4th Earl of Gosford, was a member of the British House of Lords and played an important role in the coronation of Edward the VII in 1901. He also owned a large farm near Bakersfield. -
Yamato Colony near Livingston was founded by and for Japanese American farmers.
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