When a story ran last week about an undocumented farmworker who spent 374 days as a patient at Community Regional Medical Center in Fresno, one piece of information was not available: the cost of the care. Hospital officials said it would take time to ... »
Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke of the future with hope. Despite the difficulties and dangers faced by him and others working for human equality, King kept faith—in God, people and the possibility of a better world. Ken Martens Friesen, associate profes... »
The public pension overhaul package proposed by Gov. Brown for California reflects a growing trend among states, in which a combination -- or "hybrid" -- of defined benefit and 401(k)-style investing are put together. From Ed Mendel at CalPensions: "A ... »
Another week, another round of phone calls to Valley voters hitting a local congressman. The Republicans seem to have a special affinity for attacking Rep. Jim Costa -- a Fresno Democrat -- with such "robocalls." That's probably because Costa barely su... »
I apologize for repeating, almost verbatim, the first paragraph of a story I wrote last year about Congress and Medicare pay cuts -- but the news is not much different: "Medicare patients could face longer waits to see doctors beginning next year." Thi... »
Three cities in Fresno County were awarded $1.4 million in federal funding today to address housing issues in their communities. The cities of Firebaugh, Orange Cove, and Parlier were among 25 of the grant recipients announced by the California Departm... »
Asian and Hispanic homeowners in Fresno are almost twice as likely to lose their homes to foreclosure as white homeowners. While most families who have lost their homes to foreclosure nationwide are white, minorities were disproportionately affected, a... »
Prosecutors filed 45 criminal charges against the Clovis teacher accused of molesting one of his second grade students. Neng Yang worked for almost two decades as an educator before he was charged with sex crimes. While investigators are still looking ... »
