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🥜 Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 2. This is Rob, wishing you and happy National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day! Mostly sunny skies today after yesterday’s on-again, off-again rainstorms, with highs near 60.
👩⚕️For decades, the central San Joaquin Valley faced a shortage of doctors, a problem that worsened during the height of the coronavirus pandemic when the region had the worst doctor/patient ratio in the state. But a new federal bill pushed by a coalition that includes Valley lawmakers “would prioritize assistance to minority-serving areas and rural and underserved communities, aiming to establish schools of medicine or osteopathic medicine where there are none.” The Fresno Business Journal
🏛️ “A part-time Fresno State lecturer is facing backlash over social media posts that critics say contain strong words against former President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, along with allegations that she encouraged students to attend a protest.” KMPH
💵Starting this fall, Fresno State students will fork over an additional $495 per year to “fund academic and student support initiatives, as well as student life initiatives including the university’s athletics programs.” The Fresno Bee
⚾“The Fresno Grizzlies are almost back in action!” CBS47
Fresno’s Moonlight Market returns from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, April 26 at Full Circle Brewing Co., 620 F St, “for an evening celebrating community and culture,” that includes local vendors, art performances and prizes. Southeast Collective
And new this morning — “A recent executive order from Trump aims to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding and supporting museums, libraries, and educational institutions, potentially ending the Arte Américas’ fellowship funding altogether.” Checkout the full story below from Fresnoland’s Gisselle Medina.
‘Opportunities disappearing.’ Fresno museum braces for cuts they fear will affect local artists for generations
A recent executive order from Trump aims to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the only federal agency dedicated to funding and supporting museums, libraries, and educational institutions, potentially ending the Arte Américas’ fellowship funding altogether.
Fresno clears the way for affordable housing in Chinatown where most of the streets are already closed
The sound of jackhammers in Fresno’s construction-addled Chinatown halted briefly Monday morning – just long enough for city leaders to reveal plans for more construction down the road. City leaders called for quiet along F Street on Monday morning to announce the demolition of Chinatown’s historic Bow On Tong building. The […]
