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Water is scarce and dirty for many in Fresno County’s small West Park community. They’re not alone. It’s a common and persistent challenge for residents throughout California who rely on water wells.

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The city of Visalia is in the process of selling the old Lumberyard to a Valley-based housing non-profit, Self-Help Enterprises.

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A new community center built within a low- income apartment complex in Oildale will serve as a “resource point” for residents and community members alike.

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A community center project over 20 years in the making is now open and ready to welcome people looking to learn new skills and get ahead in life.

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Since the end of the Great Recession, new home construction has picked up across the nation, but not as quickly as demand for new homes.

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New housing construction in the central valley isn’t keeping up with the demand, as is evident across the country.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed long-overdue legislation to dedicate up to $130 million a year to provide clean, affordable drinking water to more than 1 million Californians who still lack access to this vital resource. The legislation creates the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund to help cash-strapped, smaller water systems, which primarily serve rural, low-income communities.

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There’s a housing boom of sorts going on right now on the westside of Porterville as two major housing projects are being built.

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Back in 1966, Bill was hired with other Quakers to create Self Help Enterprises to build homes for farmworkers in Tulare County. (Self Help Enterprises continues its mission today. Bill worked there for 23 years.)

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Miocar, the electric vehicle car sharing service, is now available in Kern and Tulare counties. The service will provide residents affordable access to vehicles that can be rented on an hourly or daily basis online or via a smartphone mobile app.
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