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🌦️Good morning! It’s Wednesday, Feb. 12. Rain is expected tonight in Fresno, with a daytime high around 57 and nighttime lows in the upper 40s. The National Weather Service expects rain in Fresno on Thursday and Friday.
👩🌾 “Dozens of demonstrators protested outside the World Ag Expo on its opening day Tuesday to urge farmers and employers to take a stand against potential mass deportations of farmworkers in the Central Valley,” The Fresno Bee reports.
🕴️The Foundation for Fresno Unified Students is asking the public to donate some appropriate business attire for their third annual suit drive. The collection event began Monday and continues to Feb. 21. The free shopping event for students is April 8. For more info, click here.
👩⚕️SEIU in-home caregivers once again urged the Fresno County Board of Supervisors to support significant pay raises in a new contract. “We don’t just want this new contract; we need it. Prices are going up everywhere in Fresno. Caregivers need a contract that helps us to address the cost of living issues so many of us keep having,” said Olga Valle, a Fresno County IHSS provider and SEIU 2015 member. Read the full story in Fresnoland’s news roundup below.
Fresno County eyes more than $65 million in state funds for affordable housing
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to apply for over $65 million in state money toward housing developments. The state funding was made available following the passing of a controversial proposition passed by voters last year. The approval means the submission of two joint applications to the […]
