FRESNO (KMJ) – A fire truck with a Lee Brand campaign sign on top is upsetting firefighters in Fresno. “That is a deceptive tactic to confuse voters into believing that public safety is supporting Lee Brand for Mayor – when we are not.” – James Scoggins, VP Fresno City Firefighters Association. The Firefighters Union is backing…… MORE
Renters rights are the subject of a meeting, Saturday, May 14th in Fresno. Esther Delahey is the Executive Director of the Lowell Community Development Corporation, and says they have received a grant from Fresno State’s Humanics Department to put curriculum together for future workshops on what renting is all about such as rights, responsibilities and resources.…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno residents will have access to more open green spaces thanks to an agreement approved by the Fresno Unified Board of Education on May 11th that forges a new partnership with the city of Fresno to open select school sites for weekend recreational activities. “Fresno Unified is proud to partner and…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – 2.5 million is how much the District will spend….as Fresno Unified redesigns its master plan for English Learners. Over the last six months, district leaders, teachers, parents, principals and community members crafted the plan. It will outline how the district will improve its existing efforts and allocate funds for students who are…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) -California exceeds Governor Brown’s initial goals placing more zero-emission vehicles on roads. Nearly 12% of new light-duty vehicle purchases made by state agencies are now zero-emission, which exceeds Governor Brown’s goal of 10% set forth in his 2012 executive order which envisions 1.5 million zero-emission vehicles on California roads by 2025. The next…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Rippers, grab your boards – an old skate park in Central Fresno is revealing its new look. Fresno Building Healthy Communities is to thank for the new skate park at Romain Park, and was celebrating the grand opening with a community celebration and ceremonial ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 5th. “From our standpoint, from…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – More than 1,300 students participated in Young Authors’ Faire, hosted by the Fresno County Office of Education, at the Fresno Fairgrounds Commerce Building on Wednesday. The original writing of elementary and middle school students was represented, including stories, essays and poetry from 39 schools. This year’s event honored the following young authors:…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – 700… That’s how many cats are at the Cathouse on the Kings rescue and sanctuary, and volunteers are raising money to care for them at their Spring fundraiser in Parlier. “We are having our Spring Open House, and that is going to be Saturday, May 7th from 10-2pm, we open all of…… MORE
FRESNO (KMJ) – Fresno State’s first Latino president honored Tuesday, May 3, 2016 by the country of Mexico. The Government of Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has named him this year’s Otlhi Award Winner. “Its a tremendous honor – my grandfather was born in Mexico so to be honored for my work here in the Central Valley…… MORE
Students in the Valley will be learning “strategically important” languages this summer, through the “Star Talk” program – that starts in June. “Ni hao wo jiao Austin” First students learn their name in Chinese in the immersion language program called StarTalk started by the federal government as part of Homeland Security’s initiative to teach important…… MORE
