Eschewing Kingsburg, Fresno drama, Madera proclaims June as Pride Month
The no-drama approach in Madera ran counter to the controversy that reigned in recent meetings of the Kingsburg and Fresno City Councils.
Madera
Clovis, Education
Clovis Unified teachers seeking union levy labor complaint, claim district “undermines” efforts
Pro-union teachers claimed 16 different allegations to state regulators, including a claim that Clovis Unified’s issuance of a $4,000 coronavirus bonus to teachers was illegal.
Fresno
Fresno lawmakers push back on Dyer budget with “Rebuild Fresno” plan
A trio of Fresno City Council members announced a five-year plan to turn the city’s post-pandemic cash infusion into a citywide revitalization effort.
Bakersfield, Politics
Kern Co. Sheriff Youngblood not eyeing retirement, will run in 2022
Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has no plans to retire anytime soon.
COVID-19, Madera
Madera Co. receives pushback for controversial $1.3mil contracts for vaccine outreach
Madera Supervisors approved upwards of $1.3 million in contracts to the United Farmworkers and social justice group Leadership Counsel to convince residents to get vaccinated. The Madera County Farm Bureau says there’s little to show for their efforts.
Hanford
Hanford makes moves to repair, sell Carnegie Museum for reopening
Hanford’s City Council is setting into motion a plan that it hopes will eventually lead to the reopening of the city’s local museum.
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa
Judge rejects environmentalists attempt to halt Sierra wildfire prevention efforts
The effort, led by a trio of environmentalist groups and rebuffed by a Federal judge, sought to stop 31 wildfire prevention operations in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.
COVID-19, Fresno
Fresno spent nearly $100mil during the heat of coronavirus pandemic. Here’s where it went.
During the worst months of the coronavirus pandemic, California’s fifth-largest city spent tens of millions on various services. So where did it go?
Modesto
DA declining to pursue death penalty against Scott Peterson
Prosecutors and Peterson’s legal team are fighting over a request for new trial. If no new trial is granted, Peterson will serve life without the possibility of parole.
Education, Fresno
Fresno Unified to fully reopen in the fall with expanded school day, services
The announcement puts en masse distance learning for California’s third-largest school district in the rear-view mirror
