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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, May 7. This is Rob, wishing you a happy national Roast Leg of Lamb Day, to those who celebrate! Fresno’s warming trend continues today, with daytime highs reaching the upper 80s. It’s only going to get hotter over the next few days, with the warm weather peaking around Saturday in the upper 90s before backing off again slightly.
🚧In a new column this morning, The Fresno Bee’s Marek Warszawski unpacks the recent Fresno City Council workshop that saw Mayor Jerry Dyer back away from a full commitment to SEDA, a once-massive housing development proposal that had been the centerpiece of City Hall’s effort to address the relentless housing crisis. Fresnoland first reported the major policy shift last week. “Dyer’s pullback on SEDA is a blow to developers,” Warszawski writes, “and a construction industry anxious to open new home-building frontiers in Fresno and particularly within highly desirable Clovis Unified.” The Fresno Bee
🏦“With the second bankruptcy filing in two years from Rite Aid on Monday, the Pennsylvania-based retail pharmacy chain is looking to offload nearly 1,200 of its retail leases — including nearly two dozen in the Central Valley.” The Business Journal
🙅🏽♀️“The Trump Administration announced last week that it will cut funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which is a private nonprofit that funds NPR and PBS.” The news organizations plan to fight back. KSEE
📢“Families in Kerman are feeling frustrated, heartbroken, and uncertain after learning that Golden Sunset Memorial Park — the city’s only cemetery — is set to close on June 1.” KMPH
👷🏽“The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians announced this week a new $725 million financing partner for construction of a casino and resort in Madera.” The Business Journal
👩🏽🍳The Fresno-Area Hispanic Foundation invites food vendors to an informational workshop providing guidance and tips on permits and compliance requirements. The event runs from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 13 at 1444 Fulton St., in downtown Fresno. Hispanic Foundation
⚖️The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is expected to release its annual report on ICE access to county jail inmates over the last year. After the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office provides the statistical report, the Board of Supervisors will receive public comment. The presentation is set for May 20 during the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors.
🏗️And, new this morning: State Center leaders OK’d a new student housing project on the Fresno City College campus, simultaneously rejecting a bid to build the 360-unit proposal in downtown Fresno. Check out the full story below from Fresnoland’s Pablo Orihuela.
Community college board approves new Fresno City College student housing, rejects bid for a downtown project
The State Center Community College District Board Of Trustees unanimously approved a deal on Tuesday for an ambitious new development that district leaders hope will end their years-long journey to build a 360-unit student housing project on the Fresno City College campus. Texas-based developer Servitas was chosen out of a […]
President Trump slashed the Department of Education. What does it mean for the Valley’s multilingual learners?
President Donald Trump recently took aim at the federal Department of Education, casting doubt over the future of various forms of financial support to local districts across the country and San Joaquin Valley. In a “skinny budget” proposal released May 2, the president recommends slashing the federal department by more than 20% – […]
Senior population growth in the San Joaquin Valley outpaces available specialists, care resources
Senior citizens make up the fastest growing age demographic in the San Joaquin Valley. And they need more doctors. Members of the Baby Boomer generation – people born in the post-World War II era from 1946 to 1964 – are rapidly joining the ranks of senior citizens. The oldest members […]
