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The 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.
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A couple in the Bay Area was unable to realize their dream of starting their own Mexican food business until they arrived in Fresno. -
For decades, stories about underground tunnels have floated around Chowchilla, passed down through families, shared between neighbors and debated online. -
India’s most wanted criminal network has a presence in California’s Central Valley, and it’s shaking down members of the diaspora. -
It’s one of two competing measures that would renew a half-cent sales tax in order to fund transportation projects throughout the county. -
Lawmakers put millions toward a state library program aimed at bringing Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to California children. Now the state library and a California nonprofit are under fire for how they spent some of the money.
How transitional kindergarten is shaping young children in the San Joaquin Valley
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Lisa McEwen / SJV WaterThe state is demanding farmers in Kings and and parts of Tulare counties begin reporting how much groundwater they pump or face fines starting May 1. -
Suliana Caldwell, a former manager at the Fresno Arts Council who was in charge of the nonprofit’s books, siphoned $1.82 million from the organization over the span of at least three years and nine months through more than 300 unauthorized transfers. -
Rachel Livinal/KVPRThe cultural district designation comes just off the heels of major business growth and beautification efforts in the last few years that local leaders say have made the downtown more appealing to residents and visitors. -
Von Balanon / FresnolandFresno Mayor Jerry Dyer sent text messages to members of the Fresno Unified Board of Trustees cautioning them from passing a resolution that would oppose the Southeast Development Area plan.
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Their sensitive facial hair may be the harbor seals superpower for tracking fish, scientists are learning.
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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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