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😐Good morning! It’s Tuesday, Aug. 13. This is Rob. Regular hot again today in Fresno. The National Weather Service expects temperatures in the mid-90s throughout the week, with highs ranging from 93 all the way to 95 as the weekend approaches.
📚 Time is running out to submit your questions for author Mas Masumoto, whose book, Secret Harvests: A Hidden Story of Separation and Resilience, kicks off the Fresnolandia podcast’s new book club! To join in, read the book and send us your questions for Mas by 8 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14, to tips@fresnoland.org or via phone at 559-202-3656.
🚓New this morning, The Fresno Bee takes a look at Woolf Farming’s recent efforts to enter the agave market, the Fresno Business Journal says Madera County gave RH Community Builders nearly $7 million for homelessness support services, and the Associated Press says California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging public schools to restrict student cellphone use — an issue that has come up before in Fresno. ABC30 reports that Paco Balderrama, the former Fresno police chief who resigned over the summer amid scandal, has launched a new consulting firm, El Matador Consulting LLC.
Here’s what’s on the November 2024 ballot for Fresno County voters
Here’s all the county ballot measures and candidates that qualified for city, county, or school board seats for the November 2024 election.

