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California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for ...

California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Forty years ago, I wrote a series of 14 articles for ...

Opinion

/ 6 days ago

Fresno EOC Spending Depleted $8 Million Reserve. Agency Needed $5 Million Loan to Survive

It took only five years for the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, one of the nation’s oldest anti-poverty organizations, to impoveri...

Poverty/Justice

/ 1 week ago

Trump Cuts Could Leave 5,500 Fresno County Families Homeless

Saying President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to housing programs could leave 5,500 Fresno County households homeless, Tyrone Roderick...

Housing

/ 2 weeks ago

$300 Billion in Republican SNAP Funding Cuts Alarm Fresno Leaders

Republican plans to cut $300 billion in food assistance are ringing alarm bells in Fresno. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program pro...

Poverty/Justice

/ 2 weeks ago

California Released 15,000 Prisoners Early During COVID. New Data Reveals What Happened to Many of Them

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly one-third of California prisoners released early du...

Poverty/Justice

/ 2 weeks ago

Millions on the Street Virtually Overnight: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect CA

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On Friday President Trump released a budget blueprint for ...

Housing

/ 4 weeks ago

Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

East Orosi residents were told that work on their failing sewer system could begin as early as next month. But it’s not soon enough. Lisa ...

Poverty/Justice

/ 1 month ago

Magic Happens When Kids and Adults Learn to Swim. Tragedy Can Strike if They Don’t.

At a swim meet just outside St. Louis, heads turned when a team of young swimmers walked through the rec center with their parents in tow. ...

Healthcare

/ 1 month ago

What Happens After a Homeless Person Is Arrested for Camping? Often, Not Much

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Wickey Two Hands sat at the defense table on a recent Thur...

Housing

/ 1 month ago

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

WASHINGTON — The White House is considering deep cuts to federal housing programs, including a sweeping overhaul of aid to low-income famili...

Housing

/ 1 month ago

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3 days ago

FBI Announces New Probes Into Dobbs Supreme Court Leak, White House Cocaine Incident

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Trump Administration Moves to Cut All Remaining Federal Contracts With Harvard

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Ecstasy and Bribery Accusations in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Bolster Racketeering Charge

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Germany Threatens Steps Against Israel as Tone Shifts Over Gaza

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US Supreme Court Rejects Case About Student’s ‘There Are Only Two Genders’ T-Shirt

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US Consumer Confidence Improves in May, Tariffs Anxiety Lingers

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Fresno’s Crime Beat Didn’t Prepare Me for What I Saw on a Ride Along

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NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order to Cut Funding

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Clovis Memorial Run Brings the Community Together, Supports Senior Programs

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California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

California’s High Living Costs and Rampant Poverty Sharpen Its Economic Divide

/ 6 days ago

Fresno EOC Spending Depleted $8 Million Reserve. Agency Needed $5 Million Loan to Survive

/ 1 week ago

Trump Cuts Could Leave 5,500 Fresno County Families Homeless

/ 2 weeks ago

$300 Billion in Republican SNAP Funding Cuts Alarm Fresno Leaders

/ 2 weeks ago

California Released 15,000 Prisoners Early During COVID. New Data Reveals What Happened to Many of Them

/ 2 weeks ago

Millions on the Street Virtually Overnight: How Trump’s Budget Proposal Could Affect CA

/ 4 weeks ago

Work on East Orosi’s Decrepit Sewer System Can’t Start Soon Enough, Say Fed Up Residents

/ 1 month ago

Magic Happens When Kids and Adults Learn to Swim. Tragedy Can Strike if They Don’t.

/ 1 month ago

What Happens After a Homeless Person Is Arrested for Camping? Often, Not Much

/ 1 month ago

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

/ 1 month ago

FBI Announces New Probes Into Dobbs Supreme Court Leak, White House Cocaine Incident

Trump Administration Moves to Cut All Remaining Federal Contracts With Harvard

Ecstasy and Bribery Accusations in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial Bolster Racketeering Charge

Germany Threatens Steps Against Israel as Tone Shifts Over Gaza

US Supreme Court Rejects Case About Student’s ‘There Are Only Two Genders’ T-Shirt

US Consumer Confidence Improves in May, Tariffs Anxiety Lingers

Fresno’s Crime Beat Didn’t Prepare Me for What I Saw on a Ride Along

NPR Sues Trump Administration Over Executive Order to Cut Funding

Clovis Memorial Run Brings the Community Together, Supports Senior Programs

Let the Hunt for Fresno County Fruit Trail Delights Begin!

18 Injured in Knife Attack in Hamburg, Report Says

Clovis Church’s ‘Giving Truck’ Offers Free Coffee With a Twist

Trump Re-Escalates Trade Threats, Takes Aim at European Union, Apple

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