FRESNO, Calif. – A new effort in the San Joaquin Valley is bringing together residents, educators, faith groups, and civic leaders to address the region’s most pressing issues.
More than 700 people filled an auditorium at Fresno State on May 3 for a “founding convention” of the newly created organization called United San Joaquin.
“This evening is one important step in a much longer process of building power and taking action together to better future our families across the Central Valley,” Matthew Jendian, director of the Humanics Program at Fresno State and one of the leaders of United San Joaquin, told the hundreds gathered. “We want to create a better future for our children and our children’s children.”…