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Here are the morning’s top stories on Wednesday, August 6, 2025…
- Federal housing cuts could leave thousands of California families without a place to live. And in Fresno County, where more than half of residents rent, the impact could be devastating.
- The Marine Corps has changed its longstanding agreement with an Oceanside-based credit union, following a KPBS investigation last year.
Thousands of Californians Could Lose Rental Assistance Amid Federal Cuts
Raye Michelle Vang knows what it’s like to start over. The Fresno radio host and single mom of three says she wouldn’t be where she is today without the federal housing voucher she received nearly eight years ago. At the time, she was trying to leave an abusive relationship, raising two daughters, and pregnant with a third. “I just thought, you know, what am I going to do? Am I going to go homeless with three kids?” Vang said.
She applied for a voucher on a whim, expecting to wait years. Instead, she was approved in a year. It changed everything. Vang hosts a 2 hour daily show on Hmong Radio where she speaks “hmonglish.” She covers everything from parenting to voting in local elections.
The voucher, which pays 30% of her rent, allowed her to focus on providing for her daughters’ needs–diapers, new clothes and being present. She started taking communications classes at Clovis City College, where she landed the radio hosting job. “I would have never even thought about trying this [radio show], because I would be working two to three jobs,” she said…