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Search results for "Central Valley" ...
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"Fresno Cops Involved in Repeat Shootings Still on Duty"
This investigative report by Ali Winston found that "27 Fresno police officers were involved in repeat shootings of civilians" from 2003 to 2009. Winston compared the data to the Oakland Police Department, a city that has a higher crime rate, during the same period of time and found that "only five officers were involved in repeat shootings." The Fresno Police Department's chief of internal affairs was "unaware of the number of officers involved in repeat shootings until contacted by Winston."
Tags: Fresno Police Department; Oakland Police Department; Internal Affairs; California; Anaheim Police; LAPD; Robert Nevarez; Central Valley
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Central Asia: Trouble in Fergana Valley
Gannon examines the influence of religion on the Central Asian region known as the Fergana Valley. The stories also examined how repressive tactics that Uzbekistan used contributed to the sense of desperation in the poverty stricken area. Gannon also profiled the Akramis and their community connections.
Tags: Fergana Valley; religion; Uzvwkistan; Akramis; Andijan
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Thirty Mile Fire
Seattle Times investigates the death of four firefighters who "were trapped by wildfire in a pinched valley in north-central Washington State" on July 10, 2001. The series reveals that "despite obvious evidence of danger, front-line bosses misjudged the explosive conditions present that day ... [and] pushed firefighters to battle a blaze even though the fire threatened no homes or businesses." Numerous safety rules were ignored, and officials knew that firefighter fatalities follow a pattern, the Times reports. The main finding is that "a fire-fighting culture in which extinguishing fires - not safety - remains the top priority."
Tags: FOIA requests; Forest Service; wildlife; Endangered Species Act; protected natural areas; Okanogan National Forest Plan; decision-making under pressure; organizational behavior; meteorology
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Death Behind Bars
Each of the stories focused on the conditions of incarceration for women in California prisons. Women are the fastest growing population of prisoners in the United States, and females make up 10,000 of those currently incarcerated in California. The stories looked at the inadequate health care in state prisons -- particularly the Central California Women's Facility and Valley State Prison for Women, both in Chowchilla, California -- that exacerbated inmates' problems with chronic and terminal illnesses and lead, in several cases to unnecessary deaths.
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Village Voice (New York) looks at the demographic changes taking place in California's Central Valley and the increased disparity between the rich and poor; the population increase is expected to drive the state's political structure further to the right, with migrant farm workers becoming servants of the wealthy, June 2, 1992.
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