David Mas Masumoto

As part of Hidden Brain’s My Unsung Hero series, local author and farmer Mas Masumoto tells the story of how a funeral home worker helped reveal a family secret going back to the 1940s.

The writer Gerald Haslam grew up at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and is credited with coining the phrase "The Other California" to describe…

Before Nikiko Masumoto picks a peach she lightly squeezes it. “We want it to have some give and not be hard like a baseball, but we want it to be firm…

As the generation that pioneered organic farming begins to retire, they’re searching for different ways to continue their agricultural legacy. Some…

Next Thursday Fresno art lovers will celebrate the city’s galleries and art spaces with the monthly first-Thursday event known as Art Hop. But lovers of…

This week on Valley Edition we talk about how bad fire season could be in California, drought-friendly homes, and changing electricity rates. We also talk…

This week on Valley Writers Read we hear a story by local author and farmer David Mas Masumoto titled "Scent Of A Father."

This week on Valley Edition we take a look into our vault to three of what we consider the best segments on the program over the last year or so. We start…

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the publication of John Steinbeck’s tale of the Dust Bowl emigration to California – the Grapes of Wrath. Late…