A 1988 California insurance law has inoculated drivers and homeowners from exorbitant rate increases that the rest of the nation regularly faces. But insurers say that same law is destroying the California insurance market. In the first six months of 2023, car insurance rates rose an average of 17% nationally,...
FDA: Don’t Use Pregnancy Tests Made by Failed Fresno Lab
The company linked to an illegal Reedley bio lab received a second recall for one of its products — this time for its lines of test strips. On Friday, the Food & Drug Administration issued a recall on the following tests produced by Fresno-based Universal Meditech Inc.: One Step Pregnancy...
FDA: Don’t Use Pregnancy Tests Made by Failed Fresno Lab
The company linked to an illegal Reedley bio lab received a second recall for one of its products — this time for its lines of test strips. On Friday, the Food & Drug Administration issued a recall on the following tests produced by Fresno-based Universal Meditech Inc.: One Step Pregnancy...
Fresno Unified’s Summer Camps Are the Nation’s ‘Gold Standard’
When Fresno Unified students returned to their classrooms Monday morning, many of them had exciting stories about "what I did on my summer vacation." The district's summer camps program drew 7,708 students to programs such as My Little Piñatas, Water Polo Camp, Digital Creator Studio, and eSports. More than half...
Fresno Unified’s Summer Camps Are the Nation’s ‘Gold Standard’
When Fresno Unified students returned to their classrooms Monday morning, many of them had exciting stories about "what I did on my summer vacation." The district's summer camps program drew 7,708 students to programs such as My Little Piñatas, Water Polo Camp, Digital Creator Studio, and eSports. More than half...
Californians Fear More Pain to Come Despite Improving US Economy
Late last month, the Federal Reserve announced the latest incremental raise in its key interest rate, pushing it to the highest level in 22 years, as it continues to battle what it calls persistent inflation. The increase, a quarter of 1%, renewed the debate among economists and politicians over whether the...
Californians Fear More Pain to Come Despite Improving US Economy
Late last month, the Federal Reserve announced the latest incremental raise in its key interest rate, pushing it to the highest level in 22 years, as it continues to battle what it calls persistent inflation. The increase, a quarter of 1%, renewed the debate among economists and politicians over whether the...
Two-Thirds of CA’s Gun Homicides Occur in Rural Areas: Report
A nonprofit organization collecting gun violence data says that two-thirds of gun homicides in California happen outside urban settings. Recent maps, launched by Hope and Heal Fund in partnership with Romo GIS, show all gun homicide data from 2014-2022 in California. The map allows viewers to survey statistics for the...
Two-Thirds of CA’s Gun Homicides Occur in Rural Areas: Report
A nonprofit organization collecting gun violence data says that two-thirds of gun homicides in California happen outside urban settings. Recent maps, launched by Hope and Heal Fund in partnership with Romo GIS, show all gun homicide data from 2014-2022 in California. The map allows viewers to survey statistics for the...
Exclusive Photos Inside ‘Bizarre’ Fresno Bio Lab: Dead Mice and a Mysterious Bathtub
After a minor fire in August 2020 and complaints from their landlord, management at Universal Meditech Inc. wanted to know what it would cost to bring the south-central Fresno facility to code, according to an architect hired by the company. Nicholas Crawford, principal at Crawford Architecture & Planning gave the...