October 27, 2020

27Oct

POLICY & POLITICS

 

North SJ Valley:

 

UC Merced professors studying COVID-19 impact on rural, Latino health

Merced Sun-Star

The coronavirus has impacted everyone in different ways and three public health professors are examining specifically how rural, Latinx communities in Calif have been affected in a new study funded by the University of Calif Office of the President.

 

Stanislaus County is in danger of falling back to most restrictive coronavirus tier

Modesto Bee

Stanislaus County officials are not confident of meeting the criteria of the state’s stringent program for limiting coronavirus outbreaks, and the county could slide back to the most restrictive tier.

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Central Valley has a doctor shortage. Kaiser to train ER physicians in Modesto

Modesto Bee

Kaiser Permanente Central Valley is starting a new residency program to train emergency medicine doctors based in Modesto. The health care giant considers the program a “win-win-win” for the hospital, the trainees and the community.

 

Stockton Mayor Micheal Tubbs Faces Political Newcomer Kevin Lincoln In Runoff

Capital Public Radio

Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs faced seven candidates in the primary election and garnered 40% of the vote. Now comes the runoff between Tubbs and political newcomer Kevin Lincoln on Election Day.

 

Central SJ Valley:

 

As new coronavirus cases arise, what could it mean for Fresno County restaurants, churches?

Fresno Bee

Almost 400 new confirmed COVID-19 infections were reported in Fresno County, keeping the county on an upward trend that may forecast a future increase in hospitalizations and deaths – and jeopardize progress in reopening more sectors of commerce and community life.

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Survivor group slams Fresno Catholic churches for withholding names of accused priests

Fresno Bee

It remains unknown when the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno may release its list of credibly accused priests of sexual misconduct two years after it began to ponder what to release to the public.

 

Fresno to get millions from Calif to convert another motel into homeless housing

CalMatters

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that Fresno County and local developers will receive $15.3 million to purchase and rehabilitate a motel complex on Blackstone Avenue to house people experiencing homelessness.

 

Warszawski: Fresno’s most unlikable local politician pushes himself deeper into a corner

Fresno Bee

Congratulations to Garry Bredefeld. After years of trying, Fresno’s most unlikable local politician finally succeeded in alienating all six of his fellow city council members.

 

EDITORIAL: Election 2020: The Fresno Bee Editorial Board’s local and state recommendations

Fresno Bee

The Fresno Bee Editorial Board recommends the following candidates and choices for local measures and Calif state propositions. This list will be updated as editorials are published.

 

South SJ Valley:

 

Kern Public Health reports 47 new coronavirus cases Monday

Bakersfield Califn

Kern County Public Health Services reported 47 new coronavirus cases Monday, but no new deaths.

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Mangone's success in fundraising still a drop in the bucket in race against McCarthy

Bakersfield Califn

Kim Mangone, the Democratic challenger taking on Kevin McCarthy in the 23rd Congressional District race, has made more headway against her seven-term opponent than anyone before her.

 

State:

 

Calif to receive 11.9 million rapid COVID-19 tests from federal government

abc30

Calif will soon receive nearly 12 million rapid coronavirus testing kits from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use for its teachers, students, first responders, and other essential employees within the state.

 

Newsom, Calif district attorneys seek tighter standards for application of death penalty

SF Chronicle

Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has already declared a moratorium on executions in Calif, went a step further Monday with an unprecedented court filing that asserted the state’s death penalty law is applied in a racist manner against African Americans.

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What If Calif Stops Growing?

Calif Planning & Development Report

The population is going down for the first time ever. But Calif planning -- and its entire local government structure -- is based on the assumption of growth.

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Federal:

 

GOP senators power Amy Coney Barrett toward high court confirmation

LA Times

Overpowering Democratic opposition, Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, approving President Trump’s nominee a week before election day and securing likely conservative court dominance for years to come.

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House already won? Nancy Pelosi thinks so, and reaches for more

LA Times

Speaker Nancy Pelosi once predicted she’d have the 2020 House Democratic majority secured by November — of 2019. Now, days before the Nov. 3 election, she seems to have done it, and she’s expanding her reach.

 

Senate packs up with coronavirus relief bill on ice until after elections

Roll Call

Senators prepared to leave town Monday night for their October recess with virtually no prospect of passing new COVID-19 aid legislation before the Nov. 3 elections..

 

Coronavirus Trackers:

 

As the coronavirus surges, it is reaching into the nation’s last untouched areas Washington Post

Few places would seem better able to ride out an infectious-disease pandemic than Petroleum County, Mont., whose 500 people spread over 1,656 square miles, much of it public lands and cattle ranches. Then came October.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Calif

Covid19.ca.gov

COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus.

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Elections 2020:

 

 

Applications for electronic voting now available for those who did not receive mail-in ballots

Bakersfield Califn

Tuesday is the last day for voters to request a mail-in ballot be sent to them. For those concerned a mail-in ballot may not reach them by the Nov. 3 election, the Remote Accessible Vote By Mail system is now available to everyone.

 

Before the pandemic, Calif’s polling places were already disappearing

CalMatters

Standing in line at their local polling place, a longtime ritual for many Califns, will be a thing of the past this Election Day for half of the state’s voters.

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When will my ballot be counted? The perks of voting early CalMatters

Here’s why election officials say no need to hand deliver mail ballot CalMatters

A procrastinator’s guide to the 2020 Calif general election Sac Bee

Wealthy Donors Spend Big to Expand Voting Access Pew Trusts

 

Officials Promise Electoral Integrity, Despite Fears Of Voter Intimidation

Capital Public Radio

President Donald Trump has repeatedly been accused of invigorating a base of far-right extremists, particularly with his rhetoric around voting in this year’s election.

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Searching for women’s votes, Trump mixes insults with flattery

LA Times

President Trump added a new complaint about Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for vice president, on Monday — her laugh.

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Will Kamala Harris increase turnout among Black voters? Some Democrats see encouraging signs

Sac Bee

Harris is pushing hard to get out the Black vote, and voters and analysts see evidence that the first woman of color on a major party presidential ticket could make a difference in some of the nations’ most closely-contested swing states.

 

‘Essential worker’ Pence stays on campaign trail after COVID-19 outbreak on his staff

Fresno Bee

Vice President Mike Pence has been declared an “essential worker” and will continue on the campaign trail despite a coronavirus outbreak in his office, the White House says.

 

No, Really -- Don't Pay Attention to Early Voting Data

Real Clear Politics

It’s that most wonderful time of year. After endless speculation, analysis, and hedging, we are tantalizingly close to having actual new election data to work with.

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How Police, National Guard & Military Are Preparing For Election Day Tensions

VPR

Nov. 3 promises to be an Election Day unlike any other, and public safety entities say they're preparing for tensions and the possibility of violence.

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EDITORIAL: Election 2020: The Fresno Bee Editorial Board’s local and state recommendations

Fresno Bee

The Fresno Bee Editorial Board recommends the following candidates and choices for local measures and Calif state propositions. This list will be updated as editorials are published.

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Other:

 

America’s failed response: A Post documentary analyzes how Trump politicized the pandemic and ignored decades of preparation

Washington Post

In a three-part documentary, The Washington Post explores a failed response to the coronavirus pandemic that’s left 225,000 Americans dead, despite decades of preparation in Washington.

 

Public Trust In Government Is Waning As The Pandemic Wears On, Survey Show

Capital Public Radio

Sacramento-area residents have less faith in their local, state and federal governments than they did at the start of the pandemic, according to a community survey from CapRadio and nonprofit Valley Vision

 

MADDY INSTITUTE PUBLIC POLICY PROGRAMMING

 

Sunday, November 1, at 10 a.m. on ABC30 – Maddy Report: "The November 2020 Propositions" - Guest: Ben Christopher, CalMatters. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

Sunday, November 1, at 10 a.m. on Newstalk 580AM/105.9FM (KMJ) – Maddy Report - Valley Views Edition: “Nov Props: Valley Implications - Guests: Jessica Trounstine, UC Merced; Greg Soydemir, Stanislaus State; Lisa Bryant, Fresno State; Ivy Cargile, CSU Bakersfield; Mary Roaf, Stanislaus State; Sebastian Sclofsky, Stanislaus State. Host: Maddy Institute Executive Director, Mark Keppler.

 

AGRICULTURE/FOOD

 

Many Calif farmworkers fear a winter of hunger and homelessness amid the pandemic

LA Times

In a year without pandemic, fire and extreme heat, Jose Luis Hernandez by now would have saved enough money picking summer fruit from Calif fields to make it through the slow winter months ahead.

 

Grocery stores prepare for shoppers to stockpile ahead of another coronavirus wave

Fresno Bee

Many of us won’t soon forget what we saw in grocery stores at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic — aisles and aisles of bare shelves, check-out lines stretching through stores and shopping carts filled to the brim.

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE/FIRE/PUBLIC SAFETY

 

Crime:

 

Fresno first responders seeing surge in call as violence continues

abc30

As city leaders find ways to combat crime in Fresno, first responders are seeing the surge in calls to service. The impact goes beyond police resources.

 

Juvenile justice overhaul: How the Governor’s plan shifts care of serious offenders to counties

CalMatters

The state’s Division of Juvenile Justice will no longer accept newly convicted young people after July 2021 in a shutdown quickly signed off on by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

 

Carjackings, Delivery Vehicle Thefts Spike During Pandemic

Pew Trusts

“Criminals aren’t dumb,” said Officer Rick Goodale, a spokesperson for the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland. “These are crimes of opportunity. They see a delivery driver’s car unattended and say, ‘OK, this is easy. We’ll just snatch it.’”

 

EDITORIAL: Prop. 20 is a retrograde and racist prison spending scam. Californians should vote no

Fresno Bee

Should Calif abandon its historic criminal justice reforms and return to the bad old days of overcrowded prisons full of Black and brown people?

 

Public Safety:

 

Calif prison staff showed ‘indifference’ to masks even after COVID-19 deaths, report says

Fresno Bee

Calif prisons have done little to enforce mask requirements amid a COVID-19 outbreak that has killed 10 prison employees and 76 inmates, according to a watchdog report published Monday.

 

Calif gun sales up 500% amid COVID-19 pandemic fears, study finds

abc30

It appears a lot more people are buying guns during the coronavirus pandemic. A new report by the researchers at the UC Davis School of Medicine says gun sales have surged up to 500% during the crisis.

 

Replacing cash bail: Fairer justice or robopocalypse?

CalMatters

Calif is either about to right decades of inequality between rich and poor defendants by eliminating cash bail, or it’s about to turn over its justice system to robots.

 

Prop. 20: Should Calif’s DNA bank expand to shoplifters, opioid offenders?

CalMatters

Tens of thousands of people convicted of misdemeanors would have their DNA stored. District attorneys disagree about whether it would help solve violent crimes.

 

Opinion: How should Calif support prisoners released amid COVID-19?

CalMatters

Calif lacks a comprehensive strategy to assist prisoners released during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving them and their communities vulnerable.

 

Fire:

 

70,000 in Southern Calif to evacuate after blaze grows

Fresno Bee

A fast-moving wildfire forced evacuation orders for 70,000 people, seriously injuring two firefighters in Southern Calif as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.

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Creek Fire update: Strong winds keep red flag warning, power outages in effect

Fresno Bee

Due to strong wind conditions, a red flag warning has been issued in the central and southern Sierra Nevada foothills until Tuesday, says the National Weather Service.

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PG&E issues ‘all clear’ in parts of Calif as fire risk eases. When will power return?

Fresno Bee

PG&E Corp. issued the “all clear” sign in parts of its service territory Monday, enabling the utility to start restoring power to some of the 355,000 homes and business that got blacked out Sunday night to reduce wildfire dangers during a severe windstorm.

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SQF Complex Fire: 169,688 acres burned, 75% contained, latest evacuation warnings

abc30

Fire crews are continuing to make progress on the SQF Complex Fire, which is now the largest wildfire in Tulare County's modern history. Crews held the line on the blaze which has burned 169,688 acres and is 75% containment as of Monday.

 

Dowd Fire: Fast-growing grass fire erupts in Placer County with ‘rapid rate of spread’

Modesto Bee

Firefighters were battling a fast-growing grass fire Monday as high winds swept through Placer County south of Sheridan.

 

Bulldozers were ready to fight Calif fires. Why did Forest Service turn them away?

Fresno Bee

Holland and other contractors say the Forest Service has been running the program a lot more stringently in the past year, turning what was already a complicated system into a bureaucratic mess.

 

ECONOMY/JOBS

 

Economy:

 

Fed up: Calif restaurants seek booze, health fee refund

Bakersfield Now

Calif's financially battered restaurants filed government claims Monday to recover more than $100 million in fees for liquor and health permits and tourism charges that they say were assessed even though their businesses were shuttered under coronavirus orders.

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You're Not Welcome Here: How Social Distancing Can Destroy The Global Economy

NPR

Stay out. It's what people are being asked to tell each other. Less than 10 days ago, London banned people who live in different households from meeting each other indoors, to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

 

U.S. Stocks Waver After Selloff

WSJ

U.S. stocks wobbled Tuesday, attempting to stabilize after worries about the coronavirus pandemic sent markets tumbling to start the week.

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Jobs:

 

Uber’s rating system violates civil rights, says class action

LA Times

Uber Technologies Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of violating the Civil Rights Act by firing minority drivers based on how they’re rated by customers.

 

EDUCATION

 

K-12:

 

More schools approved for waivers as coronavirus cases increase in Fresno County

Fresno Bee

Schools are slowly reopening, but Fresno County may be inching its way back into the purple-tier. Fresno is currently in tier-2 meaning the district can reopen businesses with increased capacity according to Calif’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

 

Fresno-area teachers say school district is ‘rushing’ to reopen. ‘Do I have a choice? No.’

Fresno Bee

Elementary students in Fresno County’s fourth-largest school district are going back to campus next week — but some teachers and parents say they have been shut out of the conversations leading up to the decision to reopen.

 

Baby steps. Turlock Unified resumes in-person with just TK and kindergarten students

Modesto Bee

Turlock Unified, the largest district in Stanislaus County so far to begin reopening TK-6 in-person instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic under a waiver from the state, welcomed transitional kindergartners and kindergartners to school campuses Monday morning.

 

Why did it take a pandemic for Monterey County to remedy inequities in education?

Visalia Times Delta

Every corner of Nana Concha's apartment is filled with toys and stacked high with books and activities.Snacks clutter cabinets and countertops. The East Salinas babysitter has WiFi — something many of the children don't have at home.

 

Higher Ed:

 

UC Merced professors studying COVID-19 impact on rural, Latino health

Merced Sun-Star

The coronavirus has impacted everyone in different ways and three public health professors are examining specifically how rural, Latinx communities in Calif have been affected in a new study funded by the University of Calif Office of the President.

 

More than half of Calif State University campuses saw enrollment gains this fall, despite pandemic

EdSource

As Calif State University campuses shifted to mostly virtual classes this spring and closed their campuses, many college officials across the state worried that the effects of the coronavirus pandemic would devastate enrollments this fall.

 

Colleges Slash Budgets in the Pandemic, With ‘Nothing Off-Limits’

New York Times

As it resurges across the country, the coronavirus is forcing universities large and small to make deep and possibly lasting cuts to close widening budget shortfalls. By one estimate, the pandemic has cost colleges at least $120 billion.

 

Five ballot propositions that would affect students

CalMatters

Hundreds of thousands of college and university students are among the Califns expected to cast votes between now and November 3. Here’s a rundown of the ballot propositions most likely to impact higher education, students and other young people.

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ENVIRONMENT/ENERGY

 

Environment:

 

Emissions Exposure May Increase COVID-19 Mortality

Pew Trusts

For years, the effort to reduce transportation emissions has largely centered on fighting climate change. But some advocates say the pandemic underscores the need to focus on human health as well.

 

Opinion: Additional measures, enforcement needed in San Joaquin Valley plan for clean air

CalMatters

I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley, and the air pollution there has had very real impacts on my own health and the health of my family.

 

Belching Cows and Endless Feedlots: Fixing Cattle’s Climate Issues

NY Times

Randy Shields looked out at a sea of cattle at the sprawling Wrangler Feedyard — 46,000 animals milling about in the dry Panhandle air as a feed truck swept by on its way to their pens.

 

Energy:

 

Calif Leading Push For Renewable Power

KPBS

The use of renewable energy is surging in Calif. A new analysis shows there’s been a huge jump in the use of solar, wind and other renewable technologies in the last decade.

 

Commentary: Can we have a power grid that is both renewable and reliable?

CalMatters

Solar, wind and batteries are critical to Calif’s clean energy future, but they are not enough. Here’s how to diversify the state’s renewable energy portfolio.

 

HEALTH/HUMAN SERVICES

 

Health:

 

US should consider national mask mandate for the winter: former FDA commissioner

abc30

As the US reports its second-highest day of new Covid-19 cases amid the continuing fall surge, a former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration says it may be time for a national mask mandate.

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Kern Public Health reports 47 new coronavirus cases Monday

Bakersfield Califn

Kern County Public Health Services reported 47 new coronavirus cases Monday, but no new deaths.

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Study Shows Covid-19 Antibodies Waning Over Time, Suggesting Immunity Might Wear Off

WSJ

A large English study showed the number of people with Covid-19 antibodies declined significantly over the summer, suggesting that getting the virus might not confer long-lasting immunity from future infection.

 

Human Services:

 

Central Valley has a doctor shortage. Kaiser to train ER physicians in Modesto

Modesto Bee

Kaiser Permanente Central Valley is starting a new residency program to train emergency medicine doctors based in Modesto. The health care giant considers the program a “win-win-win” for the hospital, the trainees and the community.

 

Central Valley is not spared from nation-wide blood shortage

Visalia Times Delta

In July, The Red Cross said its national blood supply was at its lowest level in 15 years because of severe storms, heatwaves and a pandemic that caused the cancellation of dozens of blood drives and kept many potential donors at home.

 

Calif is building its COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. When could you get your shots?

Fresno Bee

Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered a disappointing message last week for anyone hoping to get a COVID-19 vaccine in 2020: the majority of Califns will likely have to wait to get vaccinated until the second half of 2021.

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State to allow visitors inside nursing homes in most Calif counties

CalMatters

The pandemic had limited loved ones to window or patio visits – if at all – but new guidance lifts restrictions in those 46 counties with better virus control.

 

How an insurer and health workers are tackling social issues to provide better care

Sac Bee

In an experiment on the front lines of health care, Blue Shield has trained community health advocates to use technology and their own creativity to solve the social issues that often keep patients from good care. Here's how it's working in Galt.

 

Hospitals Balance Covid-19 Care With More-Lucrative Services During Latest Virus Surge

WSJ

Hospitals are holding off as long as possible before halting procedures to make room for fresh waves of Covid-19 patients, a reversal from earlier this year when facilities postponed care, leading to steep financial losses and public-health risks.

 

IMMIGRATION

 

Under Trump, U.S. no longer leads world on refugee protections

LA Times

For decades, America led the world in humanitarian policies by creating a sanctuary for the oppressed, admitting more refugees annually than all other countries combined.

 

LAND USE/HOUSING

 

Land Use:

 

Council approves subdivision despite opposition

Porterville Recorder

On Tuesday night, during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting, the public urged the Council to reject the Citrus Blossom subdivision for various reasons.

 

Renaming state parks can tell a more inclusive history of Calif

CalMatters

A committee is embarking on an ambitious journey to identify discriminatory names and features of state parks and change the names to be more inclusive.

 

Housing:

 

Fresno to get millions from Calif to convert another motel into homeless housing

CalMatters

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that Fresno County and local developers will receive $15.3 million to purchase and rehabilitate a motel complex on Blackstone Avenue to house people experiencing homelessness.

 

Fresno-area renters: How to get a repair done when your landlord is not cooperating

Fresno Bee

The first thing you must do is to understand the laws that protect you as a renter. If you live in the city of Fresno and your landlord does not respond or refuses to fix repairs that threaten your safety and health, dial 311 for the code enforcement office.

 

Commentary: The affordable housing crisis is about to get worse; here’s a policy that will help renters

CalMatters

Though legislators in Sacramento squandered the opportunity to advance sweeping housing reform this year, advocates of affordable housing should still take heart in the passage of Senate Bill 1079. But to truly save our housing, we need to go further.

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PUBLIC FINANCES

 

IRS Tax Extension To Jan. 15 For Calif Wildfire Victims

Forbes

Victims of Calif wildfires that began Sept. 4 have until Jan. 15, 2021, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the IRS announced.

 

Why do we keep voting on this? Exploring Prop. 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’

CalMatters

Four decades ago mad-as-hell voters banded together to pass Proposition 13, capping property taxes, slapping a constitutional muzzle on state government and wringing local budgets like a washcloth. The electorate’s anti-tax fever may have broken in the years since, but the legacy of Prop. 13 is still very much with us.

 

EDITORIAL: Prop 16 would rightly restore affirmative action hiring for state government

Fresno Bee

Calif voters should support the repeal of Prop. 209 by voting yes on Prop. 16. Here’s why: This country has been forced to reckon with the devastating effects of systemic racism in the wake of the senseless killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police.

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Has the Paycheck Protection Program succeeded?

AEI

While our findings are informative, we believe it is too early to issue conclusive judgment on PPP’s success. We offer lessons for the future from the PPP experience thus far.

 

TRANSPORTATION

 

Do you want to improve Fresno streets and transit system? This agency wants your ideas

Fresno Bee

Tired of dangerous intersections, missing sidewalks and potholes? Want faster bus service and safer bike routes? Then share your ideas in this survey by Thursday, Oct. 22. There are also Spanish and Punjabi versions of the form.

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Delta bans 460 people from flying for refusing to wear face masks, airline says

Fresno Bee

The memo from Delta CEO Ed Bastian to employees — posted online by Reuters reporter David Shepardson — said 460 customers had been added to the company’s no-fly list for “refusing to comply with our mask requirement.”

 

WATER

 

Setting Aside Environmental Water for the San Joaquin River

Public Policy Institute of Calif

Protecting the health of Calif’s rivers, estuaries, and wetlands has been the grandest—and perhaps thorniest—of the many challenges facing the state’s water managers.

 

Why Calif's complex water market faces new challenges

Business Insider

Calif has an intricate and multifaceted system of water management. The state's $1.1 billion water market allocates a concentrated supply to the areas that need it most.

 

“Xtra”

 

School holds Halloween drive-thru costume parade

Fresno Bee

West Park Elementary just west of Fresno holds a Halloween Drive Thru Costume Parade with the theme "We Say BOO to Drugs" to kick off Red Ribbon Week. Staff in costumes handed out candy, work packets and meals.

 

Museum hosts only spooky themed event for the season

Porterville Recorder

The Porterville Historical Museum was host to a fascinating event on Saturday evening, where over 30 people sat outside to listen to Dallas Pattee give a lecture on the mourning rituals of the Victorian Era.

 

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