Danielle Bergstrom, Fresnoland

At least seven Fresno-area healthcare workers lost their jobs recently, with more challenges expected to emerge in the coming days.

The agreement represents a sea-change in city development policy, shifting financial incentives towards growth in the city’s southeast development area, called SEDA, with nominal changes to incentives to annex areas west of 99, formerly the city’s top growth priority.

In heat-stricken Fresno, trees can be one of the best antidotes to the ‘urban heat island effect,’ the name scientists use to describe the higher temperatures often seen in cities as a result of sunlight reflection on pavement and other impermeable surfaces.

Mariposa Plaza in downtown Fresno is the site of California’s first free speech fight, according to historians.

To help voters best understand the choices on the ballot, Fresnoland, in partnership with KVPR, the League of Women Voters, and CMAC, will host two candidate forums to hear from candidates on issues that matter most to local voters.