Perfectly put by @femmfeministe.bsky.social and @mayaschenwar.bsky.social: prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...

Here's my latest from yesterday evening, about a federal judge temporarily blocking the Trump administration from taking federal funding away from local governments, including the City of Fresno and Sacramento County. For @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/08/26/f...

I got my hands on an unredacted copy of the latest political disclosure filing from Fresno Future Forward, a newly formed PAC that spent thousands on disparaging mailers during a March city council special election. My latest for @fresnoland.bsky.social below: fresnoland.org/2025/08/07/f...

‘The very essence of dark money:’ Could Fresno voters be misled again? Experts think so It took a month after an election to find out who was behind disparaging and misleading mailers designed to sway southeast Fresno voters. Leading up to the March 18 special election for southeast Fresno’s…

Many long nights over the last couple months were spent working on this: I looked into misleading mailers, dark money and an Orange County company called FrontPoint Partners, LLC attempting to influence Fresno's elections. My latest for @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/07/21/d...

Two Fresno homeless shelters will close by end of year, sparking uncertainty across the city Jason Throop has been homeless for over a year now. The Fresno native said he waited for about four months to get a spot at the Journey Home homeless shelter on Parkway Drive before finally landing a spot…

twenty-nine (29!!!) nyt stories were cited to support the state in the u.s. v skrmetti decision (h/t @assignedmedia.org for reporting for @objectivejournos.bsky.social) to further limit access to trans healthcare. just horrid horrid stuff objectivejournalism.org/2025/06/new-...

media stories are boring, Ivy League admissions stories are even more boring, so I’ll leave it to others to determine whether Zohran allegedly gaming Columbia’s admissions is a bigger deal than NYT attributing a prolific scientific racist as an “opponent of affirmative action”

Cremieux’s real name is Jordan Lasker. I put his name in the newspaper. He’s a scientific racist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I just want to tell you guys, bc the nyt won't, that kurtas CAN have collars... talk about cultural competency!

Trump is expected to sign the new congressional spending bill tomorrow, part of which cuts Medicaid funding. Here's a deep dive I wrote a few months ago exploring how that could drastically impact California's Central Valley: fresnoland.org/2025/03/11/m...

Anyone else notice that in this photo, the CBP agent on the right appears to be wearing a keffiyeh?? www.latimes.com/california/s...

Most of my childhood was spent in Hawthorne, south of Los Angeles. I used to order pupusas at the restaurant, go to the bank, do groceries near 120th and Hawthorne. Hard to come up with words after learning a couple was separated by ICE right there. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...

Managers need to realize it is NEVER worth it to keep an abuser or a predator. It chases away more talent than you know. There is nobody so valuable that you have to put up with this kind of behavior and anyone who hid it who had power to stop it should be absolutely ashamed of themselves.

The FPPC is investigating dark money PAC Fresno Future Forward for “potential violations of the campaign disclosure provisions of the Political Reform Act.” in @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/05/13/f...

Mayor Jerry Dyer on pursuing a mega-development in southeast Fresno:

The Central Valley has the highest number of Medi-Cal enrollees. In Merced, 52% of county residents receive benefits. Why Fresno County could hurt more from Medicaid cuts than most of the country by @omarsrashad.bsky.social fresnoland.org/2025/03/11/m...

Really enjoyed speaking with Elizabeth Arakelian at @kvprnews.bsky.social about @meganmunce.bsky.social's and my investigation into the algorithms driving widespread underinsurance among California wildfire survivors. Listen here: www.kvpr.org/podcast/cent...

Now that Bluesky is back up: The Fresno City Council moved forward with a policy to crack down on smoke shops. Fresno has over 144 smoke shops. This policy aims to reduce that number to a max of 49. Breaking story below: fresnoland.org/2025/04/24/s...

If four Fresno councilmembers approve a proposal to regulate smoke shops, dozens of them will have to either close down or change the nature of their business by 2026. Here's my preview on what's at stake this Thursday for @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/04/22/s...

In case you missed it, the Fresno City Attorney found out his own office subpoenaed my colleague after reading Fresnoland's own reporting. www.fresnobee.com/news/local/a...

"The California DMV routinely allows dangerous drivers with horrifying histories to continue to operate on our roadways. Too often they go on to kill. Many keep driving even after they kill. Some go on to kill again." calmatters.org/investigatio...

Roughly 200 million people live within the zone where U.S. Border Patrol claims the right to warrantless search. "We're going to go where that threat is and where we can do the most damage to the bad people and bad things that we possibly can." -Bovino @evidentmedia.org youtu.be/m93xbICwsSM?...

a version of this tweet goes viral every five minutes on twitter like god forbid I have taste

NEW: Two funding sources are being used to keep afloat Fresno's program that combats illegal evictions in the city. Here's the latest on Fresno's Eviction Protection Program, for @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/03/13/e...

NEW: Valley Children's Hospital has paused its annual Kids Day fundraiser one year after financial controversies. The fundraiser was questioned after the nonprofit's sky-high executive compensation and billion-dollar investment portfolio became public knowledge. fresnoland.org/2025/03/12/k...

Did you know Fresno County has the third highest Medi-Cal enrollment in all of California? 1 in every 2 residents here is enrolled in Medi-Cal. That's why Fresno and the most of the San Joaquin Valley could hurt more from Medicaid cuts. For @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/03/11/m...

Many thanks to @kvprnews.bsky.social for having me on the Central Valley Daily podcast to talk about how Fresno's $20 million budget deficit has a lot to do with how city officials used temp pandemic relief funds to expand police and fire. More below: www.kvpr.org/podcast/cent...

Federal judge just temporarily blocked removal of Mahmoud from the US www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

@omarsrashad.bsky.social in @fresnoland.bsky.social: Fresno Sheriff wants more cooperation with ICE. Advocates say that would erode trust fresnoland.org/2025/03/04/s...

Fresno's Eviction Protection Program may be up in the air, as the $1.5 million allocated for the program is close to running out, per City Attorney Andrew Janz. He said the program needs $500K to stay afloat until June. Much more below in @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/02/13/e...

A surprise announcement today: Interim police Chief Mindy Casto was appointed to the role permanently, following a four-month search for the Fresno Police Department's next leader. for @fresnoland.bsky.social: fresnoland.org/2025/02/13/n...

Local law enforcement confirmed they haven’t substantiated claims or obtained evidence that unhoused people are being dropped off in Fresno. @omarsrashad.bsky.social @fresnoland.bsky.social fresnoland.org/2025/02/10/m...

On Friday, 11 Weird Al lookalikes assembled in downtown Fresno, and the crowd chose one certain victor: a guy with long curly hair wearing a flowery vacation shirt and his grandma's accordion. Writing this @fresnoland story gave me so much joy!!

This guy looks more like Weird Al Yankovic than anyone else in Fresno 😭 The reporting we all need by @omarsrashad.bsky.social. fresnoland.org/2025/01/27/w...

On Friday, we published a breakdown of how Fresno County and the City of Fresno used about $370 million in ARPA funds. One highlight: elected officials used more than a third of federal relief funds on government costs, including salaries, overtime, facilities and equipment.

no one: adobe: one arm, one leg if you wanna keep the PDF software 😀

The city and county of Fresno got millions in free COVID money. Here’s how they spent it fresnoland.org/2025/01/03/a...

The city and county of Fresno got millions in free COVID money. Here’s how they spent it @omarsrashad.bsky.social @fresnoland.bsky.social fresnoland.org/2025/01/03/a...

Hey, everyone! I run a small, nonprofit newsroom called Fresnoland, and here's why you should support us on Giving Tuesday. First, 73% of our ~$850k budget goes right back into paying and supporting eight journalists, not profits for a hedge fund. fresnoland.org/donate/

not drake filing a second lawsuit, this time alleging defamation 😭 this is so embarrassing www.billboard.com/pro/drake-se...

i love how the "chill guy" tiktoks are just another version of "very mindful, very demure" and honestly the online evolution of these silly little phrases is really so much fun and wholesome!!

Look forward to @niemanlab.org predictions this year. Just remembered I wrote this (depressing, but I think relevant) prediction in 2020. www.niemanlab.org/2020/12/anot...

Fresno's top law enforcement leaders told me they don't enforce federal immigration laws, and that won't change under the incoming Trump presidency. my latest + a quick thread on some key details: fresnoland.org/2024/11/21/i...

After getting shut down in a House vote last week, the controversial bill that would allow the federal government to shut down any nonprofit it deems as supporters of terrorism could come back. The bill is in committee today: rules.house.gov/bill/118/hr-...

i'm just a local journo rapidly refreshing my browser for the seventh batch of local election results

To say contradicting things makes the decision to block the editorial board's endorsement even more incoherent, from @mattdpearce.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/mattdpea...