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🥧Good morning! It’s Friday, March 14 — and that means it’s National Pi Day! A day of recognition for the mathematical constant whose three most famous numbers are 3.14 might sound odd to the uninitiated — why celebrate the ratio between a circle’s circumference and its diameter? I’ll tell you why — because it’s an excuse to eat pie for breakfast. There are, apparently, numerous ways to celebrate National Pi Day, but only one of them is worth taking seriously. Eat some pie today. It’s for a good enough cause.
🌧️Oh, also, it’s going to rain again today.
🩺New this morning — Amid efforts by the Trump administration to restrict LGBTQ+ rights, including bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth, a new LGBTQ+ medical center will offer services in Fresno and the central San Joaquin Valley. Check out the full story below from Fresnoland’s Gisselle Medina.
🏛️ The Fresno City Council on Thursday moved forward with amending a city ordinance to begin issuing fines for street vendors in the Tower District. The original ordinance, which the council approved in December, only permitted fines for Tower District street vendors who had violated two prior city policies. But the amendment now opens up fines for any vendor in Tower who doesn’t follow city code or the new ordinance. Check out the full story below from Fresnoland’s Omar S. Rash.
❤️🩹Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula will host the first of four Community Health and Resource Fairs in Fresno County, beginning Saturday, March 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Fresno Center, 4879 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. The fairs offer a “one-stop” approach to providing basic health services, health screenings, and resources information to people in underserved neighborhoods and rural communities, including immigration resources, education, legal services, social services, and more.
‘An act of defiance.’ Fresno’s first LGBTQ+ health clinic opens to provide inclusive medical care
Amid efforts by the Trump administration to restrict LGBTQ+ rights, including bans on gender-affirming care for trans youth, an LGBTQ+ medical center will offer services in Fresno and the Central Valley.
New fines coming for Fresno’s street vendors after changes catch advocates off-guard
The Fresno City Council on Thursday moved forward with amending a city ordinance to begin issuing fines for Tower District street vendors. The original ordinance, which the council approved in December, only permitted fines for Tower District street vendors who had violated two prior city policies. But the amendment now […]
