In the two months since Fresno County social workers revealed that foster youth were being housed in harsh, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions, it appears there are continuing problems. Children once staying at the Child Welfare Services Office in downtown Fresno — the main hub for Fresno County’s Child Protective Services...
Special Report: Madera County Shows How to Responsibly Care for Children in CPS Custody
A state law passed in 2017, while well-intentioned, has left Fresno and other counties struggling to find proper housing and care for troubled teens under CPS custody. However, officials in Kings and Madera counties say that children are always kept in clean and safe surroundings with fully stocked refrigerators. The...
Social Workers Expose Horrible Conditions for Youth Held by Fresno County
In whistleblower fashion, Fresno County social workers stepped forward Thursday to reveal the nightmarish scenes taking place for youth held in downtown Fresno. At a news conference, they documented that minors under the custody of Fresno County Child Protective Services face harsh, unsafe, and unsanitary living conditions. The social workers...
Arambula: Defense Motion Describes Incident With Daughter, Accuses PD of Bad Faith
Attorneys for Joaquin Arambula, the Fresno assemblyman accused of child cruelty, say Fresno police illegally obtained evidence and want the case thrown out. In a motion filed on the first day of pre-trial hearings Tuesday, Arambula’s legal team says that Fresno police illegally acquired a report from the Child Protective...
County Intervenes at RV Park. Owner Fails to Follow State's Orders.
Several Fresno County agencies are intervening at an RV park that residents say is run down and uninhabitable. The situation at Jack’s Bayou Resort outside Mendota is already the subject of state investigations and a lawsuit. The safety of the park is the main issue, especially the sewer system. Park...