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Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

November 13, 2019

The Muslim Society of Central California will host a free medical and dental clinic on Sunday at Manchester Center in central Fresno, with more than 45 physicians and nurse practitioners volunteering their health care services and 150 other people volunteering...

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

CalMatters

November 7, 2019

Those of us who have watched a friend or family member wrestle with addiction or cope with mental illness recognize that certain acts are a cry for help. For one of my friends, it was getting into a car acci...

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

CalMatters

November 6, 2019

Seven years after California started pumping billions of dollars into schools with the neediest students — an attempt to narrow a chronic academic achievement gap — a new state audit has found that the state’s ...

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

Nancy Price

November 5, 2019

Less than a month remains before the deadline to get a bond measure on the March 3 ballot, but Fresno Unified School District is still waiting for the results of a second community survey to gauge support for bond measures totaling $325 million or $500 million...

Fresno’s Homelessness Crisis Needs Immediate United Action

gvwire

November 5, 2019

The issue of homelessness in Fresno County is not new, having been a part of our community since our foundation more than a century ago. However, an issue once seen as a blight or nuisance limited to specific p...

Photo publicizing the 2019 California Economic Summit

California Economic Summit in Fresno Is Biggest Ever

David Taub

November 4, 2019

For the eighth year — and the first time in Fresno — California Forward is holding an economic summit focused on how to improve the Golden State across many different sectors. And, according to California Fo...

Walters: Will Spending More Fix Our Schools?

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

November 3, 2019

Former state legislator Ted Lempert is personally and professionally committed to improving the wellbeing of California’s children. Lempert, the president of Children Now, has tirelessly advocated to improve children’s futures and last week released a lengt...

Photo of school buses outside of Garfield Elementary School in Oakland

California Just Pushed Back School Start Times. Now What?

CalMatters

November 1, 2019

Of the dozens of education bills that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this year, few will have a more practical impact on everyday lives than the new, later start times for California’s high schools and middl...

County Tops State Average in English, Math — if Fresno Unified Isn’t Counted

Nancy Price

October 29, 2019

Nearly three-fourths of Fresno County students scored above the state average on both English language arts and mathematics standardized tests last year. In fact, the same contingent of Fresno County student...

Down Millions, Fees on Local Construction Could Increase

David Taub

October 28, 2019

Housing and commercial construction prices could increase under a plan from a government agency focused on transportation issues. Voters approved the Regional Transportation Mitigation Fee as part of the Measure C renewal in 2006. While Measure C extended a...

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Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

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Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

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Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

With $700M Wish List, Fresno Unified Mulls $500M Bond Measure

Fresno’s Homelessness Crisis Needs Immediate United Action

California Economic Summit in Fresno Is Biggest Ever

Walters: Will Spending More Fix Our Schools?

California Just Pushed Back School Start Times. Now What?

County Tops State Average in English, Math — if Fresno Unified Isn’t Counted

Down Millions, Fees on Local Construction Could Increase