Morning! It’s Monday, April 27. Omar here!
🌞Getting warmer: We’ve got a high of 69 degrees today with a spattering of clouds. Temperatures are only going to rise from there the rest of the week. NOAA
🕯️Armenian genocide commemorations: On Sunday morning, community members came together in Fowler to commemorate the Armenian Genocide. ABC30
👋Marjaree Mason Center names CEO: Leticia Campos will take the reins at the nonprofit after Nicole Linder stepped down as CEO in February. The Business Journal
🎓🎓High school graduate with two degrees: 18-year-old Ryan Salazar graduated Clovis West High School with an Associates Degree, on top of his high school diploma. KMPH
📚New Oakhurst bookstore: For the first time in seven years, Oakhurst is getting a new independent bookstore. ABC30
1. Paid parking in Tower?
Two parking lots in the Tower District are now requiring payment, The Fresno Bee reports.
One lot is charging $8 to $20 for three hours of parking. Another is charging up to $1.50 an hour.
Community members had no say in the change to parking, and have shared concern over the new changes on social media. The Fresno Bee confirmed these are not city-run parking lots.
2. Popular content creators visit Reedley
More than 900 people showed up to Reedley College for a talk by the two guys behind “Foos in Medicine,” a pair of medical students who have tried to inspire Latine representation in the medical field through their content on social media.
At the free event, Irvin Garcia and Alexis Alemán spoke to their own experiences at UCLA Medical School, ABC30 reports. The two explained their journey and the need for diversity in the medical field.
Alexis Alemán: “We’ve had students now come up to us and say they’re applying to medical school, they’re applying to nursing school, they’re applying to law school because of us, and that just makes my heart fill like nothing else does.”
3. Sumner Peck Ranch renamed
Sumner Peck Ranch has a new name after the San Joaquin River Parkway got a cease-and-desist letter from the Peck family, KVPR reports.
The Peck family originally owned and operated the ranch before selling it to the San Joaquin River Parkway in 2020. The ranch’s name was not a part of the sale, according to attorney Charles Manock, who represents the Peck family.
Manock argued in a letter that the name of the park has caused reputational damage to the Sumner Peck name, especially in the wake of controversy over human composting.
River Parkway Trust Executive Director Sharon Weaver announced the property is now known as Running River Ranch.
Today’s newsletter was edited by Rob Parsons.
