FRESNO – Assemblyman Jim Patterson announced Friday that he has been appointed as a member of the newly created Assembly Select Committee on Fentanyl, Opioid Addiction, and Overdose Prevention. Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon announced the creation of the committee in…
Human trafficking survivors were joined by Assemblyman Jim Patterson on Thursday to demand Fresno nonprofit Made For Them be held accountable for numerous allegations against the organization. Made For Them effectively closed last week after all its staff positions were…
FRESNO – The latest fraud scheme to hit the California Employment Development Department (EDD) is impacting thousands of state disability insurance claims. READ MORE
LOS ANGELES — Fraudsters are once again targeting EDD but this time, they’re going after disability claims. The department is now being accused of moving too slowly while it weeds out the bad claims so it can pay those who…
CalMatters | September 17, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — When Arien Garcia first escaped from life as a victim of human sex trafficking, she struggled to find a job anywhere in Fresno. Her nonviolent criminal record always pushed her job applications…