Today, Fresno City Council will be voting to decide the fate of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit project. Letisha White wrote to her City Council Member to encourage his support for BRT, others in her district and youth throughout the city.
Hmong parents and community members gathered to weigh in on how FUSD should spend new funding. By the end of the discussion, the message was clear: a lack of translation services for Hmong speakers is the greatest barrier to that community’s engagement the school district.
Over 100 parents, students and community members came out to Edison High School to make their voices heard in the debate over how Fresno Unified School District (FUSD) should allocate new state education dollars to local schools.
In September former secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano took over as president of the University of California. In an interview with New America Media, Napolitano says it was the promise of the California dream, that drew her to the state.
Jane Carretero, recorded an audio diary about access to junk food in West Fresno.