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Arambula’s Bill to Help the Blind Is Signed by Newsom

A bill by Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom will help Californians with vision loss.

AB  2480 updates the training that blind people receive. And, it requires the state Department of Rehabilitation to award grants to private organizations with demonstrated expertise in serving adults who are blind or have low vision.

Latino arts and culture center in Fresno gets $7 million. How Arte Américas will spend funds

Arte Américas, the only Latino cultural arts center in the central San Joaquin Valley, had to temporarily shut down during the pandemic and was significantly vandalized. While it was closed, the center had its windows broken, its air-conditioning system wrecked, its exterior electrical wiring cut and experienced two trespass situations through their roof.