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☀️ Good morning, and happy Friday! It’s Aug. 16. Still regular hot, with a high today around 96. Saturday temperatures should slide to around 93 before sinking again Sunday to around 91.
🏮 Shinzen Friendship Garden, found in Woodward Park, will host the Tōrō Nagashi Ceremony on Saturday. The ceremony, celebrated at the end of the festival of Obon, honors the memory of past loved ones by floating paper lanterns that symbolize loved ones departing for another year
🚗 Fresnoland’s Gregory Weaver reports that efforts to create a new $7 billion Measure C spending plan for the 2026 ballot have stalled. A collaborative attempt between officials and community leaders to develop a more inclusive planning process around road repairs broke down over disagreements about resident involvement in decision-making. (You can find that story below!) And The Fresno Bee reports that nearly two years after its closure amid bankruptcy, the Madera Community Hospital named a new CEO this week as the shuttered hospital works toward reopening.
How is the heat (and rising utility bills) affecting your health, Fresno County?
How are you surviving the heat at home? Do you have an air conditioner? Are utility bills affecting your ability to stay cool? Fresnoland wants to understand how the heat is Fresno County residents’ physical or mental health. We’ll be partnering with nonprofit news organization Climate Central to report out […]
Fresno’s anti-encampment law gets final approval, enforcement begins next month
The Fresno City Council officially adopted its anti-camping ordinance to the outrage of community members who spoke in opposition during public comment. Councilmembers gave final approval Thursday for the ordinance that will punish residents for sleeping and building encampments on public spaces with fines and jail time. The move was […]
The road to ruin: How Fresno County’s transportation future got stranded
Over the last 15 years, Fresno County’s roads have fallen apart spectacularly, at a scale unrivaled in the state of California. On the eve of the Great Recession, Fresno County stood as having the fourth-best roads in the state, according to a statewide report from the California League of Cities. […]
