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John Chacon/CA Department of Water ResourcesCalifornia voters will decide in November whether to approve a $10 billion climate bond that supporters say is needed to jump-start water system repairs for residents without safe drinking water. Opponents say those repairs should be prioritized in the state budget, not put on a credit card. -
Rachel Livinal/KVPRAt a debate held last Friday at the Modesto State Theatre, Republican Rep. John Duarte announced he had earlier in the day introduced a new proposal offering comprehensive immigration reform.
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Save Mart’s Yosemite Wholesale Distribution Center in Merced County is set to close in November, a move that will impact around 250 jobs, The Merced FOCUS has learned. -
California spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to help people get high-quality jobs. -
In August, not one — but two — elephants were born at the Fresno Chaffee Zoo from two different mothers. -
'So much raw emotion’: KVPR’s Rachel Livinal on following Merced arts students pursuing their dreamsKVPR reporter Rachel Livinal shares what inspired her to follow Merced high school students as they pursue careers in the arts – and the teacher who’s encouraging them. -
This Saturday, the Fresno State football team will be kicking off their season against the University of Michigan. KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian spoke with Stephen Hicks of ABC30 to get a preview of the game. -
California lawmakers have agreed to a $172 million deal with Google that would help support local journalism across the state. Joe Kieta and Alma Martinez of the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative joined KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian to discuss the pros and cons of the deal. -
The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that at least two others have drowned at the photogenic site known as the Seven Teacups. -
State Water Resources Control Board Chair Joaquin Esquivel sat down with KVPR’s Elizabeth Arakelian to discuss groundwater resources, and why his agency may be placing a region of Kern County under probation. -
Earlier this year, it was discovered that avian influenza had spread to some dairy cows. Farmers in California immediately started protection measures. KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian spoke with Anja Raudabaugh of Western United Dairies to learn more about how local dairy farmers have reacted. -
The Jakara Movement has a team of five community health workers who visit Sikh temples, community events and Punjabi-populated neighborhoods to assist in accessing health care and other services.
