Principal Kacey Gibson has spent the past year overseeing construction of Clovis Unified's newest elementary school, from the selection of a name (Janet L. Young Elementary), to the school mascot (the Jets), to the school colors (sky blue, crimson, silver, and white). She's watched walls rise for classrooms, the library,...
California’s 2nd-Largest County to Seek Faster Reopening
SAN DIEGO — California’s second-largest county wants to run through the door opened by Gov. Gavin Newsom to allow faster reopening of the state's economy and might offer itself as a test of whether to go even farther. San Diego County supervisors were scheduled to vote Tuesday on a detailed...
Rethinking Work and Life in Lessons Learned From COVID-19: Caballero
I must admit to a strong bias. I am old fashioned. I believe in going into the office, and appreciate the routine of rising early in the morning, drinking coffee, joining the flow of people commuting to work and retreating to my home sanctuary after a hard day’s work. Now,...
Bouncing Back: Restaurant Debuts ‘Bumper Tables’ Amid Virus
OCEAN CITY, Md. — Diners in a Maryland beach town are bouncing back into eating out amid the coronavirus pandemic with a little help from inflatable inner tubes on wheels. About a dozen of the so-called “bumper tables” were rolled out at Fish Tales, a restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland, on Saturday,...
Fox’s Cavuto Urges Viewers Not to Take Drug Like Trump
NEW YORK — Fox News Channel anchor Neil Cavuto strongly urged viewers on Monday not to follow the example of President Donald Trump, who revealed that he is taking a malaria drug to protect against the coronavirus. Trump said he has been taking the drug hydroxychloroquine for about a week...
How a Fresno Nurse Became the Point Woman for Feeding Fresno Co.’s Health Care Workers
[aggregation-styles] The Sun Fresno nurse Tali Whelan found herself in a situation that is all-too familiar to millions of people across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic: temporarily out of a job. With the extra time on her hands, she turned her attention to helping medical professionals. In March,...
What Is The Future Of Cities?
[aggregation-styles] NPR Over the last couple weeks, some major companies have signaled that remote work is here to stay. The heads of New York City’s three largest commercial tenants — JP Morgan, Barclays, and Morgan Stanley — have each said it’s highly unlikely that all their employees will return to...
Big Screen Movies are Back in the Valley. Here’s Where to See Them.
Movies will return to the big screen on Friday in Madera with the reopening of the only remaining local drive-in theater. Madera 2 Drive-In announced on Facebook it will open its gates once again this weekend with new rules in place to ensure social distancing to address COVID-19 concerns. Double...
California Tribal Casinos Start to Reopen, Masks Required
ALPINE — One of California's largest tribal casinos reopened Monday to a large crowd as customers had their temperatures taken at the door and were ordered to wear facial coverings. The Viejas Casino & Resort was the first of three popular casinos in the San Diego area to open this...
Clovis Unified Superintendent Says Schools Should Stay Closed
Clovis Unified School District Superintendent Eimear O'Farrell is recommending that trustees extend school closings through the end of the school year on June 5 because of the continued health threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. O'Farrell's recommendation will be considered by trustees at Wednesday's board meeting. While other area school...