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☀️ Good morning! It’s Wednesday, March 26. This is Rob, wishing you a happy Manatee Appreciation Day! Warmer again today (82 degrees) with mostly sunny skies but clouds are expected to sneak into town beginning tomorrow ahead of a string of cooler days. Temperatures should slide into the 70s and 60s as the week goes on, with a chance of rain over the weekend.
🎒 The Central Unified School District’s board of trustees appointed Dr. Eimear O’Brien to the role of interim superintendent, ABC30 reports. O’Brien, who spent most of her 40-year career at Clovis Unified, including leading the district before retiring in 2023, starts her new job in Fresno on Wednesday morning. O’Brien’s appointment comes about two weeks after Central Unified cut ties with Superintendent Ketti Davis without explanation.
💵 “A 1% tax increase is on its way to shoppers in Clovis next week, helping to preserve the ‘Clovis way of life.’ Effective April 1, the sales tax rate will rise to 8.975% and apply to all purchases made in the city, meaning a consumer should expect to pay $8.975 in sales tax on a $100 purchase.” The Fresno Bee
🍨“Superior Dairy, one of Hanford’s most popular locations, officially has new owners. Just who the buyers are hasn’t been publicly revealed, but an announcement is anticipated soon.” The Fresno Business Journal
🖼️“The Armenian Museum of Fresno will present ‘Stone Dreams,’ an interactive sound installation by composer and sound artist Joseph Bohigian, Ph.D. This immersive experience will be open to the public throughout March and April, offering a powerful, interactive way for visitors to engage with memory, history, and culture.” KMJ
⚖️And new this morning — “Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula introduced new state legislation last week aimed directly at stopping global mining giant CEMEX from blasting a crater twice as deep as Millerton Lake along the San Joaquin River’s planned parkway near Fresno. Arambula’s bill would toss the county’s playbook for developers in the trash, killing CEMEX’s controversial mining proposal before the county supervisors get a chance to approve it.” Check out the full report below from Fresnoland’s Gregory Weaver.
Fresno lawmaker steps in to block billion-dollar blast mine on San Joaquin River
A billion-dollar blast mine planned along the San Joaquin River’s prime salmon spawning habitat is facing its first major political challenge after months of diplomatic silence from Fresno leaders. Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula introduced new state legislation last week aimed directly at stopping global mining giant CEMEX from blasting a crater […]
