Community advocates and city leaders who were originally aligned with a government-led effort to renew the sales tax known as Measure C broke away from the renewal efforts to put forward their own citizen-led tax measure.
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The programs have provided essential resources, better engaged students, and addressed the socioeconomic, mental health and physical barriers that affect students’ ability to learn, educators say.
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Residents of Allensworth celebrated a new well that will finally bring clean, abundant water to the town that was beset by water troubles soon after it was founded in 1908 by Col. Allen Allensworth.
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Two years after a wave of public benefit thefts that left low-income Californians scrambling to pay rent and afford food each month, Gov. Gavin Newsom is touting a significant decline in the reported amount stolen.
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California Democratic Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff visited the newest and largest ICE detention center in the state, a former prison in Kern County. CoreCivic operates this site.
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Fresno Unified gave early retirement deals to teachers as a way to save on future costs.
Fresno once had the worst concentration of poverty in the country. Have things changed?
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The city is exploring a stadium project to attract men and women's professional soccer.
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California’s High Speed Rail Authority is proposing a new site for a Merced station in its quest to build a bullet train connecting Southern California with the Bay Area.
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Many California prisoners can get a chance at release through expanded parole opportunities. But gaining release requires someone to demonstrate personal growth and accountability before the state Parole Board.
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Blending green hydrogen with natural gas is seen by some as key to achieving California’s clean energy goals.
From the Bulldog logo to paintings and books, meet the artist behind one of the Central Valley’s most recognizable symbols.
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In December of 1867, a portion of Dennison Mountain slid into the Kaweah River, creating a 400-foot natural dam that eventually gave way, flooding Visalia.
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While cities like Fresno and Bakersfield didn't exist in 1862, the local impact of that year's historic flooding was still massive.
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Today's Kings County used to be a part of Tulare County, until it broke away in 1893.
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