At least one urgent medical care facility has closed down because of a shortage of protective medical gear. Other healthcare facilities are also limiting visitors in reaction to the COVID-19 outbreak. Fresno County Public Health has reported two cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel strain of the...
Walters: Winnowing Legislative Grain From Chaff
During the pre-industrial era, crops of wheat were planted, cultivated, harvested and processed by hand. The latter included “winnowing,” typically by using a shallow basket to toss the crushed kernels of wheat into the air, allowing the wind to separate edible grain from the lighter and disposable chaff. The term...
California Eases Mandatory Sentences, Restricts Body Cameras
SACRAMENTO — California will soon end some mandatory sentences, make it easier to expunge old criminal records, bar charging inmates for medical care and ban police from using facial recognition software on body cameras under more than two dozen criminal justice bills that freshman Gov. Gavin Newsom announced signing into...
Mayor Says Clovis Should be No. 1 City for Medical Care
Citing examples such as the dramatic expansion of Clovis Community Medical Center, the city's mayor said he wants to turn his community into the Valley's "medical care destination." At the annual State of Clovis address Thursday morning at the Clovis Memorial District building, Mayor Drew Bessinger also noted the new...