Thank you for being a loyal reader of Fresnoland.
When we launched Fresnoland, we knew there were great issues that warranted deeper reporting in the central San Joaquin Valley: The region’s growing housing affordability crisis; perpetual water quality and supply challenges, and deepening resource gaps between newer and older neighborhoods and between communities of color and predominantly white neighborhoods.
As a lab of four journalists, we remain committed to telling stories at the intersection of water, development, neighborhoods, and inequality, while also responding to the ways in which 2020 has further exacerbated our water, housing and neighborhood inequalities.
To stay focused on policy-focused local journalism, we need your support. We’re setting a goal of at least 100 new monthly contributors to Fresnoland before the end of 2020.
Can you contribute to Fresnoland today and help us meet that goal?
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We write for the residents of the central San Joaquin Valley, rather than about them.
That’s why we do more than just explain these phenomena in our communities and seek deeper understanding of why rents are rising so quickly in the Fresno area during the pandemic and why backyard homes may not be the affordable housing solution state policymakers think they are. We also write stories that help our readers navigate the ever-changing eviction protections and provide information that leads to where they can access housing assistance.
We didn’t just write about how private wells are going dry in Madera County, despite the state’s landmark groundwater management law; we also answered private well owners’ frequently asked questions and wrote a guide about common water contaminants and what you should do to make sure your water is safe.
We created an interactive map of drinking water systems, providing our readers a tool to learn where their water comes from and if it is safe to drink. Our interactive map is the first to actually include contact information, so our readers can connect directly to their local water leaders for solutions.
Thanks to our partnership with The Fresno Bee, we’re able to maximize our impact by sharing our stories with a wide audience and collaborating with editors, reporters, and photojournalists.
But we’re a small, scrappy nonprofit. We aren’t funded by subscriptions or advertising revenue. Our stories are free for all, not behind a paywall.
To remain independent, locally owned, and policy-driven, we need your support. We’re setting a goal of at least 100 new monthly contributors to Fresnoland before the end of 2020.
Can you contribute to Fresnoland today and help us meet that goal?
We believe many of you out there are committed to making sure local journalism stays local — and is accessible to all. Help us realize that vision today.