Earlier this year, as President Donald Trump was beginning to reshape the American government, Michael, an emergency room doctor who was born, raised, and trained in the United States, packed up his family and got out. Michael now works in a small-town hospital in Canada. KFF Health News and NPR...
California School Awards Dinner at Disneyland Comes With Hefty Price Tag
California schools that have significantly improved student achievement will be honored in a ceremony hosted by the California Department of Education at Disneyland on Friday, but the $500 per person ticket price has some superintendents fuming. Districts pay between $460 and $500 per person to attend the California School Recognition...
Fresno Unified Communications Boss on Leave After AI-Generated FTA Dossier Debacle
The Fresno Unified communications chief who produced a dossier containing alleged attacks by the teachers union against Superintendent Misty Her is now on leave, according to her automatic email reply. An email request to Chief Communications Officer Nikki Henry on Friday from GV Wire elicited an automatic response stating that...
‘I’m Really Scared’: Elderly and Disabled Californians Could Lose Medi-Cal Over $2,000 Limit
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Cynde Soto, a quadriplegic who requires around-the-clock care, has been on Medi-Cal for most of her life. Recently, she came into a modest inheritance, about $8,000, that has helped cover her daily expenses. But it also means that...
CA Changes Track-and-Field Championships After Trans Athlete’s Success. What to Know
SACRAMENTO — California is opening up its high school track-and-field championships in Clovis on Friday and Saturday to more girls after a transgender athlete drew controversy for qualifying for the meet. The California Interscholastic Federation says it will allow one extra competitor in three events featuring high school junior AB...
The Pacific Coast Highway Is a Mythic Route Always in Need of Repair
The road has inspired rock bands and novelists. It’s sold Oldsmobiles, Chryslers and Mustangs. It has promised freedom, opportunity for introspection, or the perfect selfie. And in a feat of engineering, it clings for hundreds of miles to the edge of the continent. The Pacific Coast Highway is among the...
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept running to the bathroom and felt too ill to finish a basketball game. Days later, he lay in a hospital bed, fighting for his life. He had eaten tainted salad, according to a lawsuit...
Soria Replaces Attorneys In Middle of Defamation Case
With a defamation trial date scheduled later this year, a Fresno Assemblymember has swapped her legal team. Court documents show that Esmeralda Soria replaced her Sacramento-based attorneys with Fresno attorney David Emerzian of McCormick Barstow to defend a defamation suit filed by Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi. Emerzian filed the...
Should Fresno Make It Easier to Convert Office Buildings Into Housing?
After a two-hour evening hearing, the Fresno City Council took no action on a controversial proposal Thursday that would make it easier to convert office buildings into housing. Following the advice of City Attorney Andrew Janz, Thursday's discussion was for introduction. A vote would come at the June 12 meeting....
Memorial Day Weekend Packed With Fresno Area Events. Which Will You Attend?
Memorial Day is a holiday on which Americans honor our military dead. Observed originally by the Confederates following the Civil War, the idea of an annual tribute was soon embraced by the entire country in 1868. The holiday now also marks the unofficial start of summer and offers a multitude...