☀️ Good morning! It’s Wednesday, June 19. Temperatures should top out today around 91 and 94 on Thursday, heating up as the weekend approaches, according to the National Weather Service. Fresno should crack the century mark again by Friday, with the heat reaching around 107 on Saturday and Sunday.
🔍 Celebrate Juneteenth in Fresno from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the Archive on Kern, 2120 Kern St. Support local Black-owned businesses, celebrate the liberation of Black Americans, and “dive into a lively conversation about Black Fresno today!” Artist Kambrya Bailey will be a featured speaker, and there will be a panel discussion. Find out more
🏛️🚓The investigation into Fresno police Chief Paco Balderrama is expected to wrap up soon, possibly before week’s end, KVPR reported. Balderrama has been the center of a scandal, allegedly involving a lengthy affair with the wife of a police officer under the chief’s command. While the chief’s future in Fresno remains uncertain, Balderrama might already have been looking for green pastures. The Fresno Bee reported on Wednesday that Balderrama was listed as a candidate for a police chief’s job in Texas.
Fresno authors, booksellers share their summer reading picks. Where to buy them locally
Summer is upon us, and Fresno authors and booksellers have an array of summer reading recommendations for fellow book lovers in the area.
Lawsuit accuses Valley Children’s Hospital of paying below minimum wage during on-call shifts
After facing criticism over executive compensation and direct community investments on its tax filings, Valley Children’s Hospital now faces a potential class action lawsuit over allegedly paying some of its workers less than minimum wage for on-call shifts.
Fresno County eyes nearly $5 billion budget. Hearings expected in September
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the recommended $4.9 billion budget during a meeting at the Hall of Records on Tuesday. “Maintaining a conservative approach to budgeted sales and property tax revenues continues to be the goal for the upcoming recommended fiscal year,” said Paige Benavides, the budget […]
