This is the second year of the Fresno County Summer Art Academy’s Mariachi Performance and Composition course. The class was created for students in ensembles at their schools to continue developing their skills over the summer.
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The House approved a Trump administration plan to rescind $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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House members in the San Joaquin Valley who voted for the bill defended their decisions, despite projections that some of their constituents will lose coverage.
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“There needs to be a voice. There needs to be a light that shines on what’s been going on with all of us.”
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Dr. Jasmeet Bains, a Bakersfield assemblymember, hopes to harness voter outrage at Valadao’s decision to support President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill, which experts say could strip health insurance from millions of low-income Californians.

KVPR's Marv Allen passed away on May 22nd. He hosted programs for 19 years on KVPR, including Morning Edition, All Things Considered and Clearly Classical.
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Two Republican lawmakers in California have launched a campaign to require voter ID and proof of citizenship at the polls. It would mandate proof of citizenship for voter registration and ID verification at polling places.
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For the first time in more than 100 years, the Kern River is headed back to the California Supreme Court where justices may overturn or uphold an order mandating flows be kept in the riverbed through Bakersfield.
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Two former prison facilities in Kern County could soon augment the federal government’s immigrant detention capacity as the Trump Administration looks to ramp up its mass deportation campaign.
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In the early days of the pandemic, Delano school officials quickly provided the tools needed for remote learning and made sure students stayed engaged.
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While Merced’s farming fields and packing plants appear to be operating as usual, advocates and workers say the more fragile, migrant cash-based economy of the region’s swap meets, colloquially known as “remates,” is showing signs of strain.
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The last grizzly bear in California was seen in the 1920s in Sequoia National Park.
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