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Good morning, Fresno!
It’s Monday, June 2. This is Rob, wishing you a happy National Rotisserie Chicken Day!
Looking outside this morning, expect more hot and sunny weather this week, with a string of 90-degree days throughout the work week.
Over the weekend, a trans female high school athlete from the Inland Empires made history by sharing two first-place finishes during the 2025 CIF Track and Field Championships that put a national spotlight on the event at Buchanan High School in Clovis. ABC30
Fresno County prosecutors want to charge the two teenagers as adults in connection with the grizzly killing of Clovis teen Caleb Quick as adults. The Fresno Bee
“Saint Agnes Medical Center and Poverello House announced Wednesday that they are joining forces to open Naomi’s House at Holy Cross, a 30-bed transitional housing facility in Downtown Fresno, providing shelter along with pathways to healing, stability and opportunities for underserved women in the Valley.” The Business Journal
The Fresno teachers’ union is calling for an investigation into an AI-generated report that detailed fabricated claims about the union. The Fresno Teachers’ Association has also demanded the public relations employee who generated the document — longtime district spokesperson Nikki Henry — be fired. KVPR
Fresnoland’s Gregory Weaver recently sat down with KVPR’s Central Valley Daily podcast to discuss the latest developments in the city’s now-years-long effort to bring a 45,000-home megadevelopment to southeast Fresno. Check out the full interview here.
Southeast Fresno residents are encouraged to nominate names for a new park on Peach Avenue. City leaders broke ground on the park in February and are asking residents to submit nominations by June 15. “We’re looking for a name that reflects someone or something that has made a meaningful impact in our community,” Councilmember Brandon Vang said in a social media post. More information
The Fresno County Library invites the public to learn the basics of folk dancing. Participants do not need to come with a partner. Newcomers of all ages are welcome! Classes will be led by members of the Fresno Scandinavian & Nordic Folk Dancers and the Fresno International Folk Dancers. Classes are set for 6pm on June 9 & 23 and again July 14 & 28n at the Woodward Park Regional Library, 944 E. Perrin Ave. Fresno County Public Library.
OK for now,
Rob
Fresno’s mobile food vendors will soon need official ID to sell as new sidewalk law looms
Luz Barron and her husband Luis Coria became the first mobile food vendors in Fresno to receive their vendor identification cards that allow them to freely sell on city sidewalks and parks. The IDs are part of ongoing efforts by elected officials to streamline the permit process for mobile food […]
