Good morning! Today is Friday, April 12. Danielle, here. Another storm system is rolling through the area this weekend, bringing rain on the valley floor – mostly on Saturday, and snow levels could drop to 4,000 feet in the Sierras, according to NWS Hanford.
Get your wheeling, dealing, and scheming on – a new version of Fresno Monopoly is coming out and residents are encouraged to submit their ideas for what local iconic landmarks to include. Send them to fresno@toptrumps.com by May 10. What, pray tell, will be our Boardwalk? Hoping for a downtown landmark, here.
Leadership for the Fresno Madera Continuum of Care – the region’s main homelessness agency – remained unchanged, after an election of 40 voters yesterday. Chair Laura Moreno, a staff analyst with Fresno County, and secretary Sara Mirhadi, a director at the Poverello House, will continue their work for another two-year term, according to a dispatch from Fresnoland housing reporter Pablo Orihuela.
Author Lisa Hamilton details the life of a Hmong rice farmer in Fresno County
“The Hungry Season” tells the true story of Ia Moua, a Hmong refugee who lost everything she loved and reclaimed it through the cultivation of a small rice crop on the outskirts of Fresno. Written by Lisa M. Hamilton, an award-winning journalist who has covered agriculture and rural communities around […]
