The Merced FOCUS File Photo Credit: Merced County Multi-Jurisdictional Housing Element
San Joaquin Valley cities and counties are scrambling to revise state-mandated housing plans after California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced earlier this week his plans to sue over a dozen Valley jurisdictions that are out of compliance with state housing law.
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While health experts say transitional kindergarten is beneficial for students with a disability, some rural school districts say they have to stretch already existing resources to make ends meet. -
The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether California and Maine violate female inmates’ rights by housing them with transgender women. Officials say in a Thursday press release the Civil Rights Division is examining two women’s prisons in California and the Maine Correctional Center. -
As Fresno Unified makes cuts to address a projected $55 million deficit next year, this week's board meeting revealed which jobs are on the line — but the school board didn’t have much to say about it. -
Over a dozen farmworkers and UC Merced students protested the idea that machines could replace human workers. -
The shattered legacy of Latino labor rights icon César Chavez has been particularly devastating among advocates who have long fought to raise awareness about sexual harassment and abuse against women farmworkers, which remains both widespread and underreported.
How transitional kindergarten is shaping young children in the San Joaquin Valley
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Sara Nevis / California Department of Water ResourcesA record-baking heat wave is scalding California, with major consequences for the state’s most important reservoir: its snowpack. Providing about a third of the state’s water supply, the Sierra Nevada snowpack is a vital source of spring and summer runoff that refills reservoirs when the state needs the water most. -
Photo used under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC 4.0California expects to save more than $300 million per year by restricting Medi-Cal dental benefits for undocumented, low-income residents. But advocates say it will come at the expense of broader health concerns and reduced access to care. -
Paul Sakuma/APWhile Cesar E. Chavez and Dolores Huerta's names were once inseparable, elected leaders and community members are initiating efforts to rename some buildings, schools and streets after Huerta alone. -
Godofredo A. Vásquez/APBudget analysts say the high-speed rail project faces billions of dollars in funding gaps and no clear path to reach Los Angeles or San Francisco. The fate of its first Central Valley segment is also in jeopardy.
Von Balanon
How Merced College handled multiple complaints against one of its longest-serving deans – and the fallout it caused for students, faculty and staff.
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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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