President Trump's administration has sued the California Department of Education for allowing transgender girls to compete on girls sports teams. The lawsuit says California’s transgender athlete policies violate Title IX, the federal law that bans discrimination in education based on sex.
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Though the resolution is framed as fiscally-motivated, local LGBTQ+ members argued the resolution was a thinly-veiled attempt to box them out of county support.
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Over half of California farmworkers are undocumented. Recent raids have put the industry on edge.
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With 7 of its most ambitious rules for cars, trucks and trains repealed, California officials now must find new ways to clean up the nation’s worst air pollution. But officials face growing pushback about affordability and costs.
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Harris was behind one of the most prominent business operations in the San Joaquin Valley, which touches on farming, hospitality and horse breeding.

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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In the culturally-diverse central San Joaquin Valley – where roughly one in five students are learning English as a second language – federal dollars account for a large portion of funding in school districts.
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Casa Esperanza aims to meet the needs of women who may not be chronically homeless, but demonstrate an urgent need for housing because they have children and face barriers to education, employment or financial stability.
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Following allegations of abuse by clergy, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno has voluntarily petitioned for bankruptcy protection.
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The former spokeswoman for Fresno Unified School District announced her leave from the district Monday.
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Doulas became a service that is covered under Medi-Cal in 2023. Now, families in rural areas are taking advantage.
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Tankhouses were once a common sight with small farms across the San Joaquin Valley.
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