A Land of Change and Promise

Exploring the San Joaquin Valley: A Land of Change and Promise

December 4-6, 2013

FUNDERS LEARNING TOUR

A small sampling of the many resources available about the Valley

General information about the Valley:

Land of risk, land of opportunity – UC Davis report [PDF] http://regionalchange.ucdavis.edu/ourwork/projects/ceva-sjv

Our Valley, Our Choice: Building a Livable Future for the San Joaquin Valley [Book, no online link available] - The Great Valley Center (2007)

The State of the Central Valley of California, 2006-2011 – assesses the region’s environment, economy, community well being, public health and access to care, and education and youth preparedness [PDF] http://www.greatvalley.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/environmental-indicators-2011.pdf

List of community groups in Fresno area http://www.fresnoalliance.com/home/community.htm

Additional information about some of our themes and sites we’ll explore: HEALTH San Joaquin Valley Cumulative Health Impacts Project http://www.epa.gov/ncer/events/calendar/2010/mar17/presentations/sharpe.pdf

Healthy People 2010: A 2010 Profile of Health Status in the San Joaquin Valley http://www.fresnostate.edu/chhs/cvhpi/documents/healthy-people-2010-review-12-12-2011.pdf

Hunger in the Valley of Plenty – Multimedia investigative series produced by KQED News in collaboration with the Center for Investigative Reporting [includes videos, articles, photographs, and more] http://www.kqed.org/news/specialcoverage/hungerinthevalleyofplenty/

Kids face ‘cooking pot for asthma’ in California’s Central Valley (The Center for Investigative Reporting, October 2013) http://cironline.org/reports/kids-face-%E2%80%98cooking-pot-asthma%E2%80%99-california%E2%80%99s- central-valley-5463 Global Community Monitor

Insider (2012 1st Quarter Report, featuring Arvin/Central Valley projects) http://gcmonitor.org/downloads/GCM%20%20Insider%201Q2012.pdf

10th Anniversary Report - http://gcmonitor.org/downloads/GCM10thAnnivReport_1.pdf

GASSED Report (air sampling from CO & NM fracking sites) http://gcmonitor.org/downloads/gassedreport.pdf

Health Hazard: West Fresno the riskiest place to live in California [The Fresno Bee, March 2013] http://www.fresnobee.com/2013/03/16/3217239/west-fresno-the-riskiest-place.html

IMMIGRATION / FARMWORKERS

Indigenous Farmworker Study – Provides a wealth of information about indigenous peoples from Mexico who work in California’s agriculture; website includes videos of six speakers of indigenous languages http://www.indigenousfarmworkers.org/ Illegal Farm Workers Get Health Care in Shadows [New York Times, May 2008] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/10/us/10migrant.html?scp=1&sq=curandera%20central%20valley %20california&st=cse&_r=0

The Central Valley at a Crossroads: Migration and Its Implications (PPIC publication, Nov. 2004) [PDF and summary] http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=461

Taking the Oath: An Analysis of Naturalization in California and the United States (PPIC publication, Sept. 1999) [PDF and summary] http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=121

Out-of-School Immigrant Youth (PPIC publication, April 2007) [PDF and summary] http://www.ppic.org/main/publication.asp?i=684

This report examines a little noticed group of Californians: young immigrants not in school and who receive few if any educational services. The authors also observe the federal Migrant Education Program (MEP), charged with helping this group. Using MEP and census data, the authors find that many out-of-school youth work, left school while quite young, and have very poor spoken English skills. Some are as young as 13, yet work and live without their parents. Many say they want to continue their education. If policymakers are to help this group, the authors say, strategies in addition to traditional education models may be necessary.

SMART GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Urban development in the San Joaquin Valley (PPIC publication, 2005) [PDF] http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/report/R_205MTR.pdf

Access to healthy food and why it matters (PolicyLink and Food Trust publication) [PDF]

Executive summary - http://www.policylink.org/atf/cf/%7B97c6d565-bb43-406d-a6d5- eca3bbf35af0%7D/GROCERYGAP_SUMMARY_FINAL_NOVEMBER2013.PDF

Californians and the Environment (PPIC publication, July 2007) – highlights Central Valley residents’ perceptions of environmental issues and policies, including global warming and energy, air pollution and air quality, environmental protection, and environmental policy preferences [PDF] http://www.ppic.org/content/pubs/survey/S_707MBS.pdf AGRICULTURE

California agriculture’s role in the economy and water use characteristics – California State University, Fresno report [PDF] http://www.fresnostate.edu/jcast/cab/documents/pdf/Appendix-1-Economics-12-7-2.pdf

Community Supported Agriculture in the SJV – UC Davis report [PDF download] http://asi.ucdavis.edu/resources/publications/Galt_CSAs%20in%20Central%20Valley%20_%20California %20agriculture.pdf/view

Case study of potential agricultural responses to climate change in the Central Valley/Yolo County http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10584-011-0306-3

Dairies and the Central Valley – 3 short videos:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaBx3aVKZag  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ac070KQcwk  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8q_EAbotAw

MISCELLANEOUS

Central Valley articles by journalist Gosia Wozniacka:

List of links: http://www.gosiawozniacka.com/tag/central-valley

Latino farmworkers in the SJV: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/09/latino-farmers- poverty_n_3411247.html