FRESNO MADERA HOMELESS COUNT RISES 3.2% AS CALIF SEES OVERALL DECLINE

The homeless population in Fresno and Madera counties saw a modest increase in the latest Point-in-Time count, even as overall numbers declined across California and the nation. The 2025 Point-in-Time homelessness count showed a 9.2% increase compared with 2023. A total of 4,905 people were reported homeless on the night of the count. 

FRESNO MADERA HOMELESS COUNT RISES 3.2% AS CALIF SEES OVERALL DECLINE
The homeless population in Fresno and Madera counties saw a modest increase in the latest Point-in-Time count, even as overall numbers declined across California and the nation. The 2025 Point-in-Time homelessness count showed a 9.2% increase compared with 2023. A total of 4,905 people were reported homeless on the night of the count.&nbsp;

Philip Teresi - Live, Local, and Original: Weekdays from 2:00 to 6:00PM on Central California's News/Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ - Always Online at kmjnow.com 

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Ray Appleton began his radio career in Fresno in 1969. That career has taken him from Fresno to London and back. He has been a part of the KMJ team since 1987 and continues to share his thoughts and viewpoints with his very large and loyal audience weekdays from 11am-2pm on Central California's News Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ!

Ray Appleton began his radio career in Fresno in 1969. That career has taken him from Fresno to London and back. He has been a part of the KMJ team since 1987 and continues to share his thoughts and viewpoints with his very large and loyal audience weekdays from 11am-2pm on Central California's News Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ!

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Philip Teresi - Live, Local, and Original: Weekdays from 2:00 to 6:00PM on Central California's News/Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ. Politically independent, socially awkward, and fashionably late.

Philip Teresi - Live, Local, and Original: Weekdays from 2:00 to 6:00PM on Central California's News/Talk 580 and 105.9 KMJ. Politically independent, socially awkward, and fashionably late.

FRESNO MADERA HOMELESS COUNT RISES 3.2% AS CALIF SEES OVERALL DECLINE

Defamation Lawsuit: Arax has been involved in an ongoing defamation lawsuit against Fresno Unified School District trustee Keshia Thomas. The suit stems from a 2022 broadcast interview where Thomas accused Arax of using a racial slur toward one of her sons, an allegation Arax strongly denied

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Is California’s Election ‘Rigged’? There’s no evidence of fraud so far, but the state’s lax voting rules create openings for it. California’s system is slow, opaque, and difficult for the average voter to comprehend. It departs from norms that exist in every other state and most other first-world countries. It engenders confusion and mistrust. It is, in short, a national disgrace.

The U.S. Marine Corps this week celebrated the retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II, the fighter jet that can take off and land vertically and without a runway.

In a “sundown” ceremony on Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., more than 5,000 people gathered to watch the last U.S. unit fly the aircraft.

Is California&rsquo;s Election &lsquo;Rigged&rsquo;? There&rsquo;s no evidence of fraud so far, but the state&rsquo;s lax voting rules create openings for it. California&rsquo;s system is slow, opaque, and difficult for the average voter to comprehend. It departs from norms that exist in every other state and most other first-world countries. It engenders confusion and mistrust. It is, in short, a national disgrace.
The U.S. Marine Corps this week celebrated the retirement of the AV-8B Harrier II, the fighter jet that can take off and land vertically and without a runway.
In a &ldquo;sundown&rdquo; ceremony on Wednesday at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C., more than 5,000 people gathered to watch the last U.S. unit fly the aircraft.

IS CA  ELECTION RIGGED , CA VOTE DYSFUNCTION AND THE HARRIER RETIRES FROM USMC SERVICE.

One does not need to believe that authorities in the Golden State are engaged in fraud — and, for the record, we have seen no evidence of that — to observe that the manner in which they are running California’s plebiscites is unacceptable. California’s system is slow, opaque, and difficult for the average voter to comprehend. It departs from norms that exist in every other state and most other first-world countries.

One does not need to believe that authorities in the Golden State are engaged in fraud &mdash; and, for the record, we have seen no evidence of that &mdash; to observe that the manner in which they are running California&rsquo;s plebiscites is unacceptable. California&rsquo;s system is slow, opaque, and difficult for the average voter to comprehend. It departs from norms that exist in every other state and most other first-world countries.

FRESNO MADERA HOMELESS COUNT RISES 3.2% AS CALIF SEES OVERALL DECLINE

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