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With election day now less than two weeks away, ballots are being cast nationwide. In the Central Valley, election officials have been preparing for this day. We speak with Fresno County Clerk and Registrar of Voters James Kus about what it is taking this time around to ensure the election process runs smoothly. Plus, the latest news headlines, including a new survey of voters and the elections, and millions in funding for local transit systems.

On this week’s Valley Edition: The World Ag Expo just wrapped up in Tulare, this year with more robots than ever. Listen to this story and more on the podcast above.

On this week’s Valley Edition: A first ever town hall for Fresno’s unhoused community. What city leaders are learning and how they plan to address complaints. Listen to this story and more on Valley Edition.

On this week’s Valley Edition: Over the past five years, a new program at Valley Children’s has helped hundreds of kids with chronic diseases transition into adult medical care. What’s changed since the program started? Plus, why the conflict between rooftop solar companies and energy utilities could have a lasting impact on the electric grid. And the San Pablo festival in the Kern County town of Taft. Listen to these stories and more.

The Bakersfield Museum of Art is bringing a national exhibition to the Valley that explores race and identity through the lens of African-American visual artists. Listen to this story and more in the podcast above.

On this week’s Valley Edition, a bonus episode – a collaboration from the California Newsroom entitled Climate Costs: A public radio special exploring the high price of climate change for California communities. Hosted by KVPR’s Kerry Klein, with contributions from eight public radio newsrooms in California, we bring you stories of the challenges brought on by climate change. We’ll visit the Northern hemisphere’s largest geothermal field, a Native American reservation in the Eastern Sierra, a Central Coast city grappling with the loss of its coastline, and a region where acres and acres of orange groves are being replaced with warehouses.

A transgender advocate talks about how his drive to serve the community is inspired by his role as a father. Listen to this conversation and more on the podcast.

On this week’s Valley Edition: A garden in Chowchilla brings hope to inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility. Listen to these stories and more in the podcast above.

On this week’s Valley Edition: In Tulare County, we take you on a tour of Woodlake’s cannabis industry, where we smell-test some very unusual products. Listen to this story and more in the podcast above.

We introduce a new podcast from KVPR, the Other California. Listen to this conversation and more in the podcast above.