OAKLAND — Calling California's homeless crisis a public health issue, hospital giant Kaiser Permanente on Friday pledged $25 million to a new state fund aimed at getting people off the streets. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order last week creating what he proposes to be a $750 million fund...
Kaiser Donates $80K for Counseling in Hmong Shooting Tragedy
An $80,000 Kaiser Permanente grant will provide mental health counseling and other support to those in Fresno's Hmong community affected by November’s mass shooting that killed four people. Listen to this article: The grant to The Fresno Center’s Mass Shooting Victims Support Program will provide additional hours for mental...
Council Limits Proposed Highway 41 Digital Billboard to 60 Feet
On a 5-1 vote, the Fresno City Council denied a request Thursday for a height variance for a proposed digital billboard along Highway 41. Outfront Media sought to elevate the billboard to 86 feet high on city-owned land in the vicinity of Kaiser Permanente hospital. With the vote, the billboard's...
How High Should Proposed Highway 41 Digital Billboard Be?
A proposed digital billboard overlooking Highway 41 between Herndon and Friant avenues rests in the hands of the Fresno City Council this Thursday. And the council's decision could reap the city an extra $3 million over 25 years. Listen to this article: But, there is a hangup over how high...
Kaiser Permanente Strike Threat Eases With Tentative Deal
Kaiser Permanente and more than 80,000 of its union workers reached a tentative contract settlement early Wednesday. In a statement, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Union said the tentative pact "will revitalize the long-standing worker-management partnership and accomplish a set of goals to make sure Kaiser is the best place...
Escape the Heat This Weekend at Fresno Cooling Centers
Curse the triple-digit heat if you must. But don't forget that high temperatures mean Fresno's cooling centers are open this weekend. The city opens public pools and other sites when Fresno's forecasted high hits 105. This weekend's bake is expected to push up to 109. Here are the cooling center...
High Heat This Weekend Will Open Cooling Centers in Fresno
Here comes the heat. And with it, the opening of cooling centers throughout Fresno. High temperatures on Saturday and Sunday are expected to reach 105 degrees in the Fresno area. The city of Fresno opens its designated locations for escaping the heat when the temperature reaches that level. Here are...
Triple-Digit Heat Triggers Cooling Centers Throughout Fresno
Here comes the heat. And with it, the opening of cooling centers throughout Fresno. Tuesday's high is expected to reach 105 degrees in the Fresno area. The city of Fresno opens its designated locations for escaping the heat when the temperature reaches that height. Here are the cooling center locations....
Kaiser Employees Lift Up Human Trafficking Victims
A bottle of shampoo. A tube of toothpaste. These are simple things that many folks take for granted. But they are much appreciated by human trafficking victims on the road to recovery and a fresh start in life. As part of the hospital's "No More" campaign, employees of Kaiser Permanente...
Kaiser Permanente Accelerates Efforts to End Fresno Homelessness
Kaiser Permanente says it will provide $3 million over three years to an initiative that will use real-time data to help 15 communities nationwide — including the Fresno-Madera area — better understand the dynamics of local homelessness. The nonprofit health-care giant is partnering with New York-based Community Solutions on the Built...