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Nov. 2: The Fresno County Board of Supervisors Is Losing Its All Farmers After The Election

By Kerry Klein,

Published November 2, 2026 at 4:45 AM PST

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Tomorrow is election day, and no matter how it turns out, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors will undergo a major shift: it’ll be the first time in 70 years that none of the board members are farmers. We talk about why – and what it means – with KVPR Senior Correspondent Marek Warszawski.

Today’s episode is hosted by Kerry Klein and produced by Jonathan Linden.

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Kerry Klein

Kerry Klein is an award-winning editor and reporter whose coverage of public health, air pollution, drinking water access and wildfires in the San Joaquin Valley has been featured on NPR, KQED, Science Friday and Kaiser Health News. Her work has earned numerous regional Edward R. Murrow and Golden Mike Awards and has been recognized by the Association of Health Care Journalists and Society of Environmental Journalists. Her podcast Escape From Mammoth Pool was named a podcast “listeners couldn’t get enough of in 2021” by the radio aggregator NPR One.

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Jonathan Linden

Jonathan Linden is a podcast producer at KVPR. Born and raised in Riverside, he's a Southern California native. Jonathan's passion for public radio began at a young age when his brother would play NPR while driving him home from middle school. He earned his B.A. in journalism from Biola University in 2019.

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