How Young People Are Leading A New Agricultural Revolution In The Central Valley

In the heart of California’s agricultural region, young farmers are using new technologies that challenge traditional practices — and are saving valuable resources in a drought-stricken area. Read more at The kNOw.

From Japanese Internment To Today’s Detention Facilities

A young reporter speaks to two survivors of Japanese internment in the U.S. during World War II about the discrimination they faced then, and how history is repeating itself. Read more at The kNOw.

The Reality Of Reproductive Rights In The U.S.

One teen breaks down the statistics behind the fight for reproductive rights and highlights the risks women are facing without access to abortion. Read more at The kNOw.

My California Dream

In collaboration with some of our media partners from San Diego to Richmond, we asked young people in California to reflect on their “California dream,” and how it may be different from the aspirations of their family members who came before them. Here’s what they had to say. ALVIN ENGO, LONG BEACH “My father and […]

America

“I grew up here. Everything I know and have learned is here.” A reflection on growing up undocumented in America, and being limited by not having a social security number — the gateway to adulthood, and jobs from The kNOw in Fresno.

One Family, Three Generations: A Conversation On LGBTQ+ Tolerance In America

Hear three generations share the ways they’ve seen LGBTQ+ tolerance grow in the city of Fresno, California over the years, and how they experienced it within their own family. Read more at The kNOw.

Dear Mr. Governor

California Governor Gavin Newsom is in the process of signing or rejecting bills that have passed the state legislature and made it to his desk. They cover a range of issues from the gig economy to school discipline to rent control. In collaboration with some of our media partners from Sacramento to Long Beach, we […]

Norman Fucking Rockwell! A Lana Del Rey Album Review

Ivan Vicente Manriquez of The kNOw reviews Lana Del Rey’s fifth studio album, which made her “loyal cherry emoji Twitter fanbase cry once more.”

Undocuneighbors: A Night To Honor Our Undocumented Neighbors

Undocumented people in the Central Valley are too often marginalized and erased from their own communities. But an art exhibit in Fresno is drawing attention to their struggles and humanizing them in the process. Read more at The kNOw.

Invisible Population: A Look At Homelessness In Fresno (Series II)

An estimated 2,000 people are currently homeless in the city of Fresno. Despite steps to address the problem, many aren’t getting the help they need to get off the streets. The kNOw reports on the reality of what it’s like to live without a regular home in Fresno.