Rep. Jim Costa's medical knowledge expanded somewhat on a recent visit to the College of Osteopathic Medicine at California Health Science University in Clovis and included learning more about anatomy through holograms. Specially designed software lets medical students get a closer look at bones, muscles, and other body systems without...
Biden Administration Declares California Drought Disaster. What Is Newsom Waiting For?
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack designated 50 California counties as natural disaster areas last month because of the drought. And, over the weekend, Fresno Congressman Jim Costa said on KSEE-24's Sunday Morning Matters program that Gov. Newsom should declare a statewide emergency because of the dangerously dry conditions. Vilsack is...
Costa, Harder Join With Pelosi, Want Trump Impeached
Fresno Congressman Jim Costa, a moderate Democrat, is backing the charge of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to impeach President Donald Trump — even though Trump will leave office on Jan. 20. Costa said in a statement that Wednesday's Capitol riots were "a direct result of an emboldened President who has...
Congress Kicks in $206 Million to Fix Leaky Friant-Kern Canal
Efforts to repair a long stretch of the Friant-Kern Canal got a major boost in the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package passed Monday night. The congressional package includes $206 million for canal repairs that are expected to begin in early 2021. The bill is on President Donald Trump's desk, and...
Tuesday’s Creek Fire Updates: 16% Containment, 555 Structures Destroyed, Huntington ‘Fire Tornado’ 1,400 Degrees
The Creek Fire continues as a threat to some foothill communities, but firefighters increased containment on Monday, Cal Fire officials said. The blaze that began Friday, Sept. 4, grew by about 18,000 acres to 220,025 acres on Tuesday morning as warm, dry conditions contributed to fire activity. During Monday night's...
Hit Hard by COVID-19, Where Do We Go From Here?
Six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, and our nation is seeing the alarming spread of this deadly virus – with more than 155,942 deaths and rising rates of spread. California continues to feel the impacts, with the San Joaquin Valley especially hard hit and fighting to contain the virus. The coronavirus...
Costa Remembers John Lewis: He Tried to Heal ‘Racial Divide’
The death of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis late last week prompted poignant memories from Rep. Jim Costa (D - Fresno). "I served with John Lewis for 16 years in the United States House of Representatives," Costa said, "And I must say that, clearly, he was the conscience...
McConnell: House $1.5T Infrastructure Bill ‘Isn’t Going Anywhere’
Before the offices of Reps. Jim Costa and TJ Cox could issue news releases trumpeting House passage of a $1.5 trillion infrastructure bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell declared the bill dead on arrival Wednesday. “This so-called infrastructure bill would siphon billions in funding from actual infrastructure to funnel into...
Costa Visits Fresno PPE Maker, Talks Trillion Dollar Infrastructure Bill
To see local CARES act funding at work, Congressman Jim Costa toured a Fresno business that switched out operations due to the pandemic. Total Concept Enterprises in southeast Fresno switched from manufacturing fasteners and metal fabrications to developing plastic safety partitions. "Let's support the home team," said Costa, a Fresno...
SW Fresno Pastor Reflects on George Floyd Killing, Says Jerry Dyer Needs to ‘Switch Hats’
Pastor Paul Lawrence Binion II delivers a unique, calming, and reassuring gospel when he speaks. "God has a sense of humor," Binion said during a Tuesday morning interview via Zoom. "He brings me to Fresno and then he puts in my life all these white people who really love me."...