9 ways San Joaquin Valley cities, counties can build up housing opportunities and reinvest in communities
The San Joaquin Valley is often labelled as having “more affordable” housing compared to the rest of California. But for Valley residents, rents are not so affordable.
City response needed after South Fresno neighborhood smothered by recycling center fire
Residents are directly feeling the effects of climate change locally, and a lack of policies or emergency planning to mitigate these effects will continue to hurt communities.
Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability chosen as a 2021 Nonprofit of the Year
Nonprofit honored by CA Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula
CA Environmental Groups: State Should Not Subsidize Dairy Biogas Production
Investing in Dairy Biogas Perpetuates and Exacerbates air and water pollution from dairies
in California’s Central Valley.
Crucial and Critical: Invest now in Community Resilience, Public Health, and Emergency Response
California and its constituent communities will require innovative community driven partnerships and physical infrastructure to support response and recovery efforts from compounding disasters.
Community of Fairmead in Madera County Secures Investments as High Speed Rail Seeks to Pass Through
For more than a decade, Fairmead Community and Friends (FCF) have had a consistent message: if High Speed Rail (HSR) passes through Fairmead, the HSR Authority must listen to residents, invest in Fairmead’s future, and commit to improving the community.
Fresno Budget Priorities and Guiding Principles for a Just and Equitable Economic Recovery
Fresno Budget Priorities and Guiding Principles for a Just and Equitable Economic Recovery
Breakdown: The Good, Bad and TBD of Newsom’s May Revise
Leadership Counsel analyzed Gov. Gavin Newsom's May Revise and found good, not so good, and much that’s still to be determined.
As Drought Sets In, Communities Hope SGMA can Change the Future of Water
About 26,800 residents in the San Joaquin Valley rely on domestic wells or very small water systems for drinking water. But these shallow groundwater wells are threatened by overpumping and drought.