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If you live in other Tulare County communities such as Seville, Monson and so many others, the tragic, current reality is that the water coming out of your taps or showerheads may not be safe.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director Kim Dolbow Vann joined with Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) Monday to celebrate National Homeownership Month and honor 10 families who have completed building each other’s homes.

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Community members, local activists and advocacy organizations met last week to discuss sustainable groundwater markets at a roundtable in Visalia.

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People living in Tulare and Kern counties will have a new car sharing service that will take them where they need to go while reducing air pollution in the Central Valley.
Miocar is an electric vehicle car sharing service which is being rolled out in small cities like Dinuba, Orosi, Wasco and Arvin.

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Sixteen nonprofits whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Tulare County youth received a total of $95,000 from the Tulare County Board of Supervisors last week

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California State Treasurer Fiona Ma kicked-off a 10-city housing regulatory tour today by announcing that $52.5 million in annual federal tax credits and $53.3 million in total state tax credits have been approved for the construction and rehabilitation of affordable housing units in California, including Pomona and Inglewood in Los Angeles County.

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Water is a currency in California, and the low-income farmworkers who pick the Central Valley’s crops know it better than anyone. They labor in the region’s endless orchards, made possible by sophisticated irrigation systems, but at home their faucets spew toxic water tainted by arsenic and fertilizer chemicals.

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Some people don’t realize the shortage of affordable housing here int eh valley is a real issue for many. Tom Collishaw recently told a small crowd gathered on a six-acre empty low in SW Frenso.

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Self-Help Enterprises held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 12 to start construction of Annadale Commons, an infill multifamily senior housing development that will provide permanent housing for low-income people ages 62 and older in southwest Fresno. The development is Self-Help Enterprises first rental project that will be provided exclusively for senior residents.

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Local residents attending the 2019 Rural Communities Water Managers Leadership Institute reflect on their experience. This free 6-month program offered by the Visalia-based non-profit organization Self-Help Enterprises offers workshops and field trips to help local water leaders navigate the state’s byzantine water regulatory system. It’s called in roughly 20 attendees from across the San Joaquin Valley, from Fresno and Bakersfield to Poplar and Three Rivers.

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