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The two candidates for Merced County Superintendent of Schools, Ana Boyenga and Richard Lopez, debated their competing visions for leadership.
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Prop. 40 opponents say the billionaire tax allows lawmakers to change the measure with a two-thirds vote. They warn it opens the door to future wealth taxes on everyday Californians. -
A funding shortfall by a Catholic financial services firm has left 40,000 people nationwide without answers – including nearly 1,800 former Diocese of Fresno employees. -
California’s high-speed rail authority wanted state lawmakers to cut red tape and raise more revenue to keep the train project on track. Only one of the policies it advocated became law this year. -
An investigation by NPR and Boston University found two San Joaquin Valley counties are potentially underreporting how many people die of heat related causes. -
In the tiny community of Shaver Springs in the Fresno County foothills, residents say the water is so brown it leaves stains in their bathtubs, tiles and clothing.
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Election officials are urging voters to take advantage of ballot drop boxes after USPS changes to mail delivery last year caused a surge in late ballots. -
Rural voters rank the cost of living and cost of healthcare as top issues they want to hear about from midterm candidates as they face a tightening pocketbook pinch. -
One of the most-talked about measures on the California ballot this November is Prop. 40, a one-time tax on billionaires. We speak to the California Budget & Policy Center to break down what’s in the proposal – and the opposing measures. Plus, the latest news headlines: High diesel prices could lead to a truck driver strike; and measles vaccination rates are falling in the Central Valley. Today’s episode is hosted by Soreath Hok and produced by Jonathan Linden. -
Republican mayors in Fresno County say they can’t afford to lose a sales tax to fund transportation projects in their rural cities.
It's harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as changing drinking habits have caused demand to plunge.
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Joe Moore/KVPR“We have both a supply and a demand issue here locally," Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell told KVPR's Central Valley Daily podcast. -
Samantha Rangel/KVPRKings County mosquito technicians are working to curb the spike of cases this year after one person died from the virus. -
Lois Henry / SJV WaterDaniel Maldonado will take the reins of the Bakersfield Water Resources Department as its Director effective immediately, according to a City of Bakersfield press release. -
Joshua Yeager/KVPRThe emerging storms are already breaking records and meteorologists expect it will be the strongest recorded El Niño in history.
These vintage signs in Merced, Fresno and Bakersfield are relics of businesses and community members from a time long past.
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Nestled close the Sierra foothills in Tulare County, Porterville began as a ferry crossing on the Tule River.
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