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Lawsuit Alleges Community Health Diverted $1B from the Needy to ‘Whiter’ Clovis Hospital

A lawsuit from two nonprofit groups alleges that Community Health took funding intended for its downtown Fresno hospital, which serves many of the region's poorest residents, and diverted those resources to the system's hospital in suburban Clovis. The lawsuit from Cultiva La Salud and Fresno Building Healthy Communities claims that...

EPA Bans Dangerous Herbicide Used on Fresno and Kern County Crops

A dangerous herbicide banned immediately by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been sprayed on crops in many California counties and has contaminated groundwater in low concentrations in the Salinas Valley and Santa Barbara County. The weed-killing chemical, known as DCPA or Dacthal, can harm the developing brains of babies...

Fresno Supervisors Give Controversial Housing Project Time to Secure $32 Million

Fresno County supervisors are giving an affordable housing developer until early 2025 to secure $32 million for a controversial project. Otherwise, the county will withdraw from an application for $11.9 million in state funding. Supervisor Steve Brandau said on Tuesday that the $56 million Libre Commons proposed by developers UPHoldings...

State Center Trustees Put $698M Bond Measure on November Ballot

Update, 5:38 p.m.: The State Center Community College District Board of Directors voted 7-0 to put a $698 million bond measure on the November ballot. There was little discussion by the board before the vote, but the trustees heard from a number of audience members in person and online expressing...

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