Fresno Looks To Shed Poverty Label | KQED

"Fresno has long struggled with deep-rooted poverty. In 2005, a report by the nonprofit think-tank Brookings Institution broke this out in the open, revealing that Fresno had the highest concentration of poverty of any U.S. city. The study showed that a significant number of Fresno's census tracts had at least 40 percent of residents living at or below the poverty line."

"The non-profit Central Valley Community Foundation aims to create jobs and economic opportunities in the Fresno region. The organization has been the leading group helping to develop projects in recent years to boost the regional economy. It has sought to respond to evolving technological changes that could impact the workforce. It oversees initiatives around the food and farming industry, and seeks to build a private donor base to sustain future economic projects."

"It oversees initiatives around the food and farming industry, and seeks to build a private donor base to sustain future economic projects. A recent report by the community foundation showed that some of that work - along with other potential factors in the wider economy - could be making a difference. The organization found that the rate of concentrated poverty in Fresno has dropped by 68% since 2014."

"Reiner, 32, was expected to be arraigned Wednesday morning in Los Angeles County Superior Court in connection with the deaths of his parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, last month. Instead, Nick Reiner's lawyer, Alan Jackson, revealed to Judge Theresa McGonigle that he was withdrawing from the case. "Circumstances beyond our control, but more importantly, circumstances beyond Nick's control have dictated that sadly it's made it impossible for"

Paulos' economic situation is unfolding amid signs of improvement in Fresno's economy after decades of instability. Fresno experienced deep-rooted poverty, and a 2005 Brookings Institution report identified the city as having the highest concentration of poverty in the United States, with many census tracts showing at least 40 percent of residents at or below the poverty line. The Central Valley Community Foundation focuses on job creation, economic projects, workforce responses to technological change, and initiatives tied to food and farming while building private donor support. A foundation report found concentrated poverty in Fresno declined by 68% since 2014. Separately, a defense attorney withdrew from Nick Reiner's case and his arraignment was postponed.

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