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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...

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

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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

/ 2 days ago

What To Know About California Reparations: Is State’s Apology the Beginning or the End?

Some five years after the police murder of George Floyd, shifting political winds at both the state and national level raise the question of...

Analysis

/ 3 days ago

Intellectually Disabled Teen Shot by Idaho Police Dies After Being Removed From Life Support

BOISE, Idaho — An autistic, nonverbal teenage boy who was shot repeatedly by Idaho police from the other side of a chain-link fence while he...

National

/ 1 week ago

CA’s Homeless Shelters Aren’t for Everyone. That Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Work

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Re: “7 takeaways from our investigation into Ca...

Opinion

/ 2 weeks ago

Will Fresno Unified Rent Apartments for Homeless Students?

Fresno Unified trustees will consider approving a contract to provide housing in central Fresno for as many as 10 FUSD families. The agenda ...

Local Education

/ 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s New CA Homelessness Plan Leaves Out Some Important Details

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Let’s assume that there’s a theoretical p...

Opinion

/ 1 month ago

Fresno EOC Board OKs Audit of Agency’s Troubled Finances

The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission board voted Monday to hire a Minneapolis firm to do a forensic audit to determine how a multimi...

Poverty/Justice

/ 1 month ago

Will Fresno EOC Board Order Forensic Audit of Troubled Finances?

The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission board of directors is scheduled to vote Monday evening on awarding a contract for a forensic au...

Poverty/Justice

/ 1 month ago

Fresno EOC Tightens Belt Through Layoffs. Former Acting CEO Is Among Them.

The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, the longtime anti-poverty organization that’s struggling to close a multimillion-dollar ...

Poverty/Justice

/ 2 months ago

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Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Report US Strikes in the Capital and a Coastal City

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Progressive Icon and Ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee Wins Race for Mayor of Oakland

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Humanoid Robots Run a Chinese Half-Marathon Alongside Human Competitors

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Bakersfield Push to Restore Kern River Seeks to Revitalize City

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Anti-Trump Protesters Turn Out to Rallies Across Country

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Universal Studios Fan Fest 2025 to Feature Immersive D&D Attraction and More

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Thousands Gather in London for Trans Rights Following UK Ruling Over Definition of Woman

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250 Years After America Went to War for Independence, a Divided Nation Battles Over Its Legacy

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Fresno ‘Powers Up’ the Nation’s Largest Combined Solar and Battery Storage Project

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Wired Wednesday: Exposing Dark Money Group That Attacked Vang

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What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

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Zakaria Warns of ‘Crony Capitalism’ in Trump’s Tariff Reversal

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Video Shows Search for Missing Gaza Paramedics Before Israelis Shoot Rescuers

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Supreme Court Blocks, for Now, New Deportations Under 18th Century Wartime Law

Senator Slams ‘Margaritagate’ Stunt During Deportee Visit

Trump Admin Asserts COVID-19 Originated in Chinese Lab, Targets Fauci

49ers Look to Strengthen Depleted Defense in NFL Draft

Rams’ Draft Headquarters to Be at LAFD Air Base to Honor First Responders to Wildfires

How to Catch the Shooting Stars of Spring’s First Meteor Shower, the Lyrids

Trump Extends Hiring Freeze Into July as a Culling of the Workforce Continues

Deadliest US Strike in Yemen Kills 74, Houthis Say

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

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

/ 1 day ago

White House Eyes Overhaul of Federal Housing Aid to the Poor

/ 2 days ago

What To Know About California Reparations: Is State’s Apology the Beginning or the End?

/ 3 days ago

Intellectually Disabled Teen Shot by Idaho Police Dies After Being Removed From Life Support

/ 1 week ago

CA’s Homeless Shelters Aren’t for Everyone. That Doesn’t Mean They Don’t Work

/ 2 weeks ago

Will Fresno Unified Rent Apartments for Homeless Students?

/ 4 weeks ago

Newsom’s New CA Homelessness Plan Leaves Out Some Important Details

/ 1 month ago

Fresno EOC Board OKs Audit of Agency’s Troubled Finances

/ 1 month ago

Will Fresno EOC Board Order Forensic Audit of Troubled Finances?

/ 1 month ago

Fresno EOC Tightens Belt Through Layoffs. Former Acting CEO Is Among Them.

/ 2 months ago

Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Report US Strikes in the Capital and a Coastal City

Progressive Icon and Ex-US Rep. Barbara Lee Wins Race for Mayor of Oakland

Humanoid Robots Run a Chinese Half-Marathon Alongside Human Competitors

Bakersfield Push to Restore Kern River Seeks to Revitalize City

Anti-Trump Protesters Turn Out to Rallies Across Country

Universal Studios Fan Fest 2025 to Feature Immersive D&D Attraction and More

Thousands Gather in London for Trans Rights Following UK Ruling Over Definition of Woman

250 Years After America Went to War for Independence, a Divided Nation Battles Over Its Legacy

Fresno ‘Powers Up’ the Nation’s Largest Combined Solar and Battery Storage Project

Wired Wednesday: Exposing Dark Money Group That Attacked Vang

What Are Fresno Real Estate Experts Predicting for 2025 and Beyond?

Zakaria Warns of ‘Crony Capitalism’ in Trump’s Tariff Reversal

Video Shows Search for Missing Gaza Paramedics Before Israelis Shoot Rescuers

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