ONME News Local - Central California

Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19 Episode 5: In episode 5, Dr. W. Gene Egerton explains what the COVID-19 vaccine booster shot is and how it can help those already fully vaccinated. Join us is “Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19” web-series, brought to you by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. Go to www.covid19.ca.gov to get the most updated information on the COVID-19 virus as well...

Find out more about the Gubernatorial Recall Election happening right now, or vote in person before or on September 14: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/

Find out more about the Gubernatorial Recall Election happening right now, or vote in person before or on September 14: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/

Find out more about the Gubernatorial Recall Election happening right now, or vote in person before or on September 14: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/

Find out more about the Gubernatorial Recall Election happening right now, or vote in person before or on September 14: www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/

Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19 Episode 4: In episode 4, Dr. W. Gene Egerton explains in detail why the COVID-19 virus has variants; he also explains why one should still take the vaccine even if the variants are infecting the fully vaccinated. Finally, Dr. Egerton explains the FDA approval of of the BioNTech, Pfizer vaccine. Join us is “Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19” web-series, b...

Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19 Episode 3: In episode 3, Dr. Tiffani Jenae Johnson, M.D., M.Sc. at the UC Davis Health Children's Hospital explains why the COVID-19 vaccines have been a difficult experience for those in ethnic communities. She also explains why she keeps it real and honest when patients of color have fear and/or inquiry on the COVID-19 vaccines; she spends more time with th...

Join us is “Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19” web-series, brought to you by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. Go to covid19.ca.gov to get the most updated information on the COVID-19 virus as well as the vaccine.

In this It's ONME Local Fresno Special Report: Maxi Parks Center is clear to reopen Sept. 1; community not convinced it is safe to open, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews excerpts of Tuesday night's (Aug. 10) 90-minute Councilman Miguel Arias District 3's meeting with local Southwest Fresno residents and community advocates concerning the potential health hazards of the facility--all is c...

In this episode of It's ONME Local Central Valley, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews all the polling locations and special elections happening in August and September throughout the Central Valley. Currently in the Central Valley this month, there are two special elections happening, one in Merced County, the other in Stanislaus County. After an informative update of the California Recall...

Join us is “Keeping It Honest and Real on COVID-19” web-series, brought to you by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation. Go to www.covid19.ca.gov to get the most updated information on the COVID-19 virus as well as the vaccine.

In this episode of ONME Local Central Valley, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the Bakersfield Observer story on California State University, Bakersfield is providing a free iPad to all incoming freshmen and new transfer students who register for the initiative, California State University Connectivity Contributing to Equity and Student Success (CSUCCESS); West Fresno receives new green c...

In this two-hour, ONME News Special Report - Fresno, an investigative analysis by Julia Dudley Najieb, reveals possible missteps according to the City of Fresno's own protocols and procedures regarding employee suspension and removals; the June 14, 2021 publicly announced removal of Yvonne Spence by the City of Fresno attorney, Douglas Sloan, without her prior knowledge, could hold legal ramificat...

In this ONME Local South & East Bays episode, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews Santa Clara County's progressive step toward last year by making Juneteenth a holiday before President Joe Biden; former 1968 Olympian and San Jose State alumnus, Lee Evans, honored posthumously for his social justice advocacy; Vallejo's Randy Moore promoted by President Biden ; finally, a "Neighborhood Pol...

In this episode of ONME Local Central Valley, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews the latest upcoming special elections happening in July, August and the fall in Madera, Merced, Tulare and Stanislaus counties. People are reminded that all politics are local.

Lee Evans was honored at 2021 Juneteenth; Anita Evans, Council Member for District 4 representing the city of Madera, CA, opened the Junteenth Day celebration at Courthouse Park in front of the Madera County Courthouse Museum with a moment of silence. As of May 29, 2021, MacKenzie Scott, who is 51 years-old, has a net worth of US$57.0 billion, making her the third-wealthiest woman in the world, an...

In the beginning of this episode of ONME Local: Fresno, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb reviews Merced County news: UC Merced's 13th Recipient of Spendlove Prize; Black Lives Matter Co-Founder Alicia Garza. Also, Playhouse Merced will be back with its 2021-22 “The Story is Us” season of live, on stage productions starting this September. Its previous live season was unfortunately interrupted by...

City of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer explains the 2021-22 budget which includes more funds to the police and fire departments; crimes and local fires are up considerably. Meanwhile, District 3 Councilman Miguel Arias reviews a proposal to change the ordinance for blight property ordinances, changing their incentives if they do not take care of eye sores.

Freedom School New Light for New Life Church of God in West Fresno, is a year-round vegetable farm managed by a core group of 37 children and their adult mentors. It is for West Fresno youth, offering cultural, educational, and job skills programs to at-risk students in grades K-12. The church’s associate pastor, Rev. Floyd D. Harris, Jr., founded Freedom School in 2015 basing it off the Freedom S...

Watch in-depth interview of new principal, Javan Childs, Sr. who will leading middle school, Edison Computech come this fall. Childs was formerly the vice-principal III at McLane High School.

In this episode of, It's ONME Local - Central Valley, podcast show host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews Merced County press briefing with Governor Gavin Newsom, who has declared a state of emergency for several counties already experiencing drought conditions. He also announce a $5.1 billion plan to tackle the chronic drought issue by dealing with infrastructure changes for the long term. Meanwhile, a...

In this episode of, It's ONME Local - Central Valley, podcast show host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews last Thursday's Big City Mayors' media briefing, a coalition of California's largest 13 cities' mayors; The Big City Mayors met with State Leadership, and at their urging, both the Assembly and Senate have included $4 billion a year in funding for housing and homelessness over multiple years in thei...

In this episode of ONME Local Profiles, producer host, Julia Dudley Najieb, interviews City of Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer after his first 100 days in office. Dyer talks about the programs happening throughout the City to "Beautify Fresno," one neighborhood at a time. Mayor Dyer also talks about the journey we will all have to take to become "one Fresno."

The African-American Clergy Caucus of Fresno set up an emergency meeting with Fresno leaders from throughout the county to address the potential negative outcomes of the Chauvin verdict concerning the murder of George Floyd last spring in Minnesota.

In this episode of It's ONME Local - Central Valley, producer host Julia Dudley Najieb features local governments who are implementing green technologies to benefit disadvantage communities, e-bikes and the agriculture industry.