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Central San Joaquin Valley Resources and Links

A growing list of recommended reading by Valley Notebook. Would you like to flag a mistake or make a suggestion for this site? Send an e-mail to valley.notes@gmail.com.

Air Pollution Links

Asthma briefing by the Great Valley Center

Arts

List of arts organizations maintained by Creative Fresno

Brain Drain

"How Fresno Drained my Brain" by Dara Purvis, Yale Law Journal's editor-in-chief and Edison High graduate. Column published in The Raw Story.
How is Migration Changing the Valley? - Research brief from the Public Policy Institute of California: includes information on migration due to brain drain, economics and other reasons

Dining

A fabulous list of downtown restaurants by neighborhood or cuisine category, maintained by Downtown Association

Ethnic Groups

Hmong Life in the United States by Jeff Lindsay of Appleton, Wisconsin

Famous People

Famous people with Valley ties compiled by Discover, a special publication of the Fresno Bee.
Barbara Morgan--NASA astronaut and teacher is one of them.

Geography and Industry

A Geographer Looks at the San Joaquin Valley- A lecture delivered in 1987 by U.C. Berkeley geographer James Parsons. A fair and sympathetic assessment of the Valley, amazingly relevant more than 20 years after its delivery.

Growth

Public Policy Institute's Mark Baldassare writes a commentary on Valley growth and quality of life.

Health Care

Illegal Farmworkers Get Healthcare in Shadows by Kevin Sacks, New York Times, May 10, 2008

History

San Joaquin Valley History developed by Librarian Connie Fly at the College of the Sequoias

Humor

Fresno Barbie- Anonymous (seeking original post), fake Barbie models based on Fresno stereotypes. Might be offensive to those sensitive to neighborhood (Pinedale, Clovis, Tarpey Village, River Park, etc.) stereotypes

Poverty

Forum: Poverty in Fresno - KQED's (Bay Area's NPR affiliate) public affairs show-- focuses hour-long program on the 2005 Brookings report that Fresno has the highest concentration of poverty in the country.
"In Fresno, Tackling Poverty Moves To the Top of the Agenda" by Evelyn Nieves, Nov. 21, 2005, Washington Post.

Travel and Tourism

36 Hours in Fresno - New York Times travel article featuring Underground Gardens, Full Circle Brewing, and other sites. May 5, 2006.
Multimedia John Muir Trail - Follow Fresno Bee reporters and photographers hike more than 200 miles along the John Muir Trail. *Hehe* some fare better than others.