Hanford West High School students got a close-up look at cutting edge simulators and other training tools during a recent visit to California Health Sciences University in Clovis. The university's College of Osteopathic Medicine hosted the students as a way to encourage them to consider a career in health care...
Fresno Plans to House 300 More Homeless People Across City
Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer announced that the city is moving to phase two of "Project Off-Ramp," the administration's initiative to address homelessness. Dyer said more motels will be purchased and renovated to house an additional 300 homeless people in the next 100 days. The motels are located throughout the city....
SF Art Gallery Owner Who Hosed Down Homeless Woman Finds it ‘Hard to Apologize’
The owner of an art gallery seen in a viral video spraying water from a hose onto an unhoused woman is defending his actions and not apologizing. The video was recorded by the owner of a nearby café who saw the incident and found it cruel, given the weather conditions...
California Budget: More for Homelessness, Less for Climate
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed a $297 billion budget, prioritizing money to address homelessness and education while cutting some climate spending amid a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget, which would take effect July 1, is about $9 billion less than the current fiscal...
‘Do Better’: Newsom Pauses $1B in Homelessness Spending
California’s plans to reduce the nation’s largest homeless population aren’t good enough, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday, prompting him to halt $1 billion in state spending for local governments as he seeks to reset the state’s strategy ahead of his expected second term in office. California’s homeless population —...
Dyer Applauds Newsom’s $12B Plan to End ‘Family Homelessness’ in Five Years
Gov. Gavin Newsom answered cries for help on homelessness from California's big-city mayors by proposing $12 billion in new funding on Tuesday while appearing in San Diego. California has an estimated 161,000 people experiencing homelessness — more than any other state. The spending is part of the Democratic governor's $100...
Dyer, Big City Mayors Ask State for Billions in Homeless Relief
Mayors from California's largest cities are asking the state Legislature for a $20 billion, five-year commitment to addressing homelessness. Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer appeared with the Big City Mayors group at a Thursday virtual new conference for the big ask. Despite being introduced as "Jerry Dryer" by San Francisco Mayor...
As Mayor, Dyer Wants to Float All Boats With Huge Economic Boom
Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer will never be confused with Joe Biden. But Biden's presidential winning "One America" theme echoed Dyer's "One Fresno" slogan from earlier in the year. And, just like Biden, Dyer promises to represent all of his constituents while tackling a daunting list of challenges complicated by the...
What’s Next for Lee Brand, Who Quietly Made Fresno a Better City?
Lee Brand soon will exit politics and the Fresno mayoral chair as a man of his word, hoping that residents all over the city prosper, and riding the high of bringing Southwest Airlines here. Freed from the grind of leading California's fifth-largest city amid the tumult of the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Hotels, Motels in Mariposa and Tulare Counties Being Turned Into Homeless Housing
Governor Gavin Newsom announced another round of 'Project Homekey' funds Monday afternoon. Mariposa and Tulare Counties were among the counties awarded. The governor also announced he has asked the Joint Legislative Budget Committee to approve his request for an additional $200 million in coronavirus relief funding for Project Homekey. Building...