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Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

April 22, 2021

There's talk of gift cards, free passes to attractions, or other incentives to get people out to Fresno County's COVID vaccination sites. Officials with the health department have seen such a drop in vaccination activity, they're shutting down a large-scale...

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Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Jim Jakobs

April 21, 2021

The American Lung Association's “State of the Air” 2021 report finds that despite some nationwide progress on cleaning up air pollution, more than 40% of Americans—more than 135 million people— are living in pl...

Fresno in Orange Tier. Restaurants, Movie Theaters Rise to 50% Indoor Capacity

Jim Jakobs

April 20, 2021

State officials announced that Fresno County can move into the Orange tier on Wednesday — great news for businesses such as restaurants and entertainment venues under COVID-19 restrictions. Under the orange ...

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Fresno County Joins Coalition Calling for Statewide Drought Declaration

Jim Jakobs

April 19, 2021

Fresno County has joined a coalition of Central Valley counties requesting a statewide emergency drought declaration in a letter to be presented to Governor Gavin Newsom. The letter by Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Andreas Borgeas has also attracted...

Fresno County Ships Out 70% of COVID-19 Vaccines Due to Lack of Interest

Jim Jakobs

April 15, 2021

The lull Fresno County Health officials spoke of about a week ago has now turned into a scramble to find ways to entice people into getting a COVID-19 vaccine. The Fresno County Department of Public Health r...

In ‘Huge Win’ for Restaurants, Fresno County Gives Fee Credits Due to COVID-19

Jim Jakobs

April 14, 2021

Fresno County is giving restaurant owners a break on Environmental Health Permit fees to help off-set financial hardships due to the pandemic. The Fresno County Board of Supervisors recently approved permit...

Fresno Supervisors Repeal COVID-19 State of Emergency

Jim Jakobs

April 13, 2021

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 Tuesday morning (Supervisor Sal Quintero voted no) to repeal the proclamation of a local emergency due to COVID-19. Additionally, the board is asking all county departments that interact with the public to re...

Fresno County Weighs Repeal of COVID-19 Emergency Order

Jim Jakobs

April 9, 2021

On March 17, 2020, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors passed a COVID-19 local emergency order. Now, more than a year later, the board will consider ending the order at Tuesday's meeting. A late add to...

‘Thousands’ of Local Vaccination Slots Open as Eligibility Expands to 16

Jim Jakobs

April 8, 2021

Anyone 16 years and older can get Pfizer vaccines, and those 18 years and older can get either the Moderna or the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Fresno County officials announced Thursday. Occupational and a...

While Fresno County COVID Rates Slide Backward, State Aims To Fully Reopen in June

Jim Jakobs

April 6, 2021

Fresno County's COVID-19 numbers went the wrong direction this week, though officials continue to eye a move into the state's orange tier by April 21 — the soonest possible date for a move into the less restrictive designation. "We are not anticipat...

Judge Refuses Request to Acquit Chauvin in Floyd's Death

Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

California Senate OKs Supervised Sites for Drug Users

Fresno Area Schools Hold Steady Amid California’s ‘Sharp Decline’ in Enrollment

Here’s Why Your Electricity Prices are High and Soaring

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

Ted Nugent, Who Once Dismissed COVID-19, Sickened by Virus

Redemption Is Here for Autry’s Film ‘Victory By Submission’

Saddle Up and Get Vaccinated for Return of the Clovis Rodeo

How MrBeast Burgers Came to Fresno and Who Makes Them

Walters : California Reverses, Now Shutting Prisons

Will Amtrak Joe Save California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

Walters : California’s ‘Tort Wars’ Flaring Up Again

Nursing Scholarship Donation Is an Investment and a Thank-you

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Fresno in Orange Tier. Restaurants, Movie Theaters Rise to 50% Indoor Capacity

Fresno County Joins Coalition Calling for Statewide Drought Declaration

Fresno County Ships Out 70% of COVID-19 Vaccines Due to Lack of Interest

In ‘Huge Win’ for Restaurants, Fresno County Gives Fee Credits Due to COVID-19

Fresno Supervisors Repeal COVID-19 State of Emergency

Fresno County Weighs Repeal of COVID-19 Emergency Order

‘Thousands’ of Local Vaccination Slots Open as Eligibility Expands to 16

While Fresno County COVID Rates Slide Backward, State Aims To Fully Reopen in June

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