
KVPR News Podcast
Local news reports and interviews from KVPR, covering issues in Central California.
Latest Episodes
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Edelmira and Juan Ramos were teenagers when they met in the early 1970s. Juan was visiting his grandmother in Mexicali, Mexico, when he noticed Edelmira…
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On the stairs of St. Alphonsus, a century-old, ornate Catholic church in West Fresno, generations of families are lining up. “Hey you guys we’re taking a…
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In most Central Valley communities, there’s only one electric and gas utility. For most of the San Joaquin Valley, it’s Pacific Gas and Electric; if you…
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On Thursday, the Trump administration revoked California’s authority to set its own rules on tailpipe emissions.The reversal of California’s…
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Air quality stole a lot of headlines this week, as the Trump Administration moved to revoke California’s ability to set its own tailpipe emissions…
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Actor Darnell Abraham’s new role as George Washington in the San Francisco run of Hamilton - described as “America then told by America now" - makes it a…
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Fresno will join more than 40 other cities across the country in a legal brief that supports three Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals cases going…
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Bakersfield is well known in the arts for its contributions to country music, notably the Bakersfield Sound. But it’s not as well recognized for its…
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Renters in Fresno County need to make about twice the minimum wage to be able to afford the median monthly rent. Conditions like high rents contribute to…
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Roughly a million Californians lack access to safe drinking water. And while a scarcity of money or local leadership can stand in the way of fixes, so too…