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We speak with Esther Quintanilla, reporter with the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative. She details how Misty Her made it to the Fresno Unified superintendent position and the criticism from some about her selection.

The city may be named for Colonel Thomas Baker, but he wasn't the first to call the area home.

Photographer Nevada Wier joins the show to discuss her craft and how she captures moments and people around the world. Wier is also presenting a keynote speech at a photography awards ceremony at Fresno City College. Plus, the latest news headlines: California’s high-speed rail leader says he’s committed to the project, and state leaders are trying to stem the impacts of U.S. tariffs.

We speak with reporters Susie Neilson and Megan Fan Munce about their new investigation into a system known as “360 Value.” Their reporting uncovers how major insurance companies rely on the program’s faulty algorithm to insure homes. Plus, the latest news headlines: The City of Bakersfield walks back plans to raise some utility rates, and a Fresno writer is re-chosen by the state to be poet laureate.

Bakersfield City Manager Christian Clegg joins the show to discuss why he made a recent proposal to increase water and sewer rates. He also shares why the city’s current rates aren’t keeping up with infrastructure needs. Plus, the latest news headlines: California High Speed Rail CEO visits Fresno, and sequoia trees go up across the U.S. in honor of Earth Day.

April is Stress Awareness Month – but honestly, this is a topic we could talk about year-round. On today’s show, we speak with Bakersfield Memorial Hospital neurologist Dr. Laura Ragna. She outlines a few stress management techniques that can help us calm down when stress is running high. Plus, the latest news headlines: Valley residents mourn the death of Pope Francis, and why a local community college district has recently quadrupled the money spent on legal fees.

As millions of Catholics around the world mourn the death of Pope Francis, we get a local perspective. We speak with Chandler Marquez, spokesman for the Catholic Diocese of Fresno. The Diocese oversees over a million faithful followers of the church. Plus, the latest news headlines: A Tulare County student is the best speller in the state, and millions of dollars for COVID-19 are lost in Kings County.

Earlier this year, a wave of international students suddenly had their visas and work permits revoked by the Trump Administration. This comes as the federal government cracks down on immigration enforcement more broadly. Students eventually gained their permits and visas back, but it left them feeling uncertain about their future. KVPR’s Rachel Livinal joins us to discuss the effect of these changes at places like UC Merced.

The Trump administration’s efforts to scale down federal agencies have partly led to worker shortages, including at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We speak with Washington Post reporter Scott Dance about how that is having an effect on staffing levels for NOAA’s National Weather Service office in Hanford and other locations. Plus, the latest news headlines: A teen girl is stabbed inside a Porterville classroom, and homelessness goes up in Fresno and Madera counties.

Affordable housing projects in the city of Merced are taking off. But it’s a different story in its neighboring rural towns. Today we speak with reporter Alma Villegas about why increasing the affordable housing stock is so challenging in this county, especially as California continues to face a housing shortage. .