The proposed installation is part of an aggressive effort to expand immigration detention nationally, and specifically to use property owned by the U.S. Department of Defense in service of President Donald Trump’s stated goal of deporting 1 million people in his first year in office.
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A string of industrial properties along Elm Avenue were rezoned to mixed-use in 2017 after a community planning process identified an over-concentration of polluting uses in residential areas. The developers and property owners say the new zoning has limited their financing options, a claim several finance experts dispute.
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Two South Asian women now lead Merced County’s largest public school districts in making policy decisions and keeping schools accountable.
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Fresno Unified, the state’s third-largest school district, named interim superintendent Misty Her to the permanent role Wednesday, ending more than a year-long, contentious process to select a leader for a school system that many say needs to improve student outcomes and rebuild trust in the community.
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The head of the California High-Speed Rail Authority told an auditorium of Fresnans something they’re not used to hearing.
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Detroit is the pilot city for the Giant Sequoia Filter Forest. The nonprofit Archangel Ancient Tree Archive has donated sequoia saplings that were planted Tuesday by Arboretum Detroit to mark Earth Day.
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Stanislaus State issued layoff notices to 18 employees in March. Budget deficits loom at Fresno State and CSU Bakersfield as well.
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East Orosi residents were told that work on their failing sewer system could begin as early as next month. But it’s not soon enough.
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Cesar Hernandez, who escaped from custody months ago while serving a first degree murder sentence at Kern Valley State Prison, faces charges for another murder in Mexico.
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Expenses for lawsuits, investigations, labor negotiations and contract reviews at the State Center Community College District rose from $300,000 in 2016 to more than $1.2 million in 2024.
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Colonel Thomas Baker helped found both Visalia and Bakersfield.
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