By Matt Levin and Jackie Botts, CalMatters California’s most vexing issue is also its most shameful: the large and rising number of residents who lack a...
This week, the board that oversees the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission is scheduled to select a new CEO. Earlier this year, Fresno EOC’s CEO Brian Angus announced...
Those of us who have watched a friend or family member wrestle with addiction or cope with mental illness recognize that certain acts are a cry...
The issue of homelessness in Fresno County is not new, having been a part of our community since our foundation more than a century ago. However,...
Maximina Molina Sanchez is worried about going hungry this winter. She depends on a food bank in Huron to feed her husband and two kids. But...
When 22 people were killed in El Paso, Texas, and nine more were killed in Dayton, Ohio, roughly 12 hours later, responses to the tragedy included...
After a recent string of shootings in Stockton, the search for answers seems to have turned almost entirely to law enforcement. Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones...
This summer, Tom Gray will lose his home. A slim man with hunched shoulders and a halting voice, Gray, 72, has schizophrenia. Before he landed in...
It’s hard to believe how fast crime by youths has plunged. In 2007, 237,000 Californians under age 18 were arrested for criminal offenses. In 2017, just 56,000, a...
Activists, law enforcement, and politicians cheered two events last April targeting human traffickers. First, the federal government seized Backpage.com, which carried online sex ads. Then, President...
