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Pro: Yokuts Valley was named properly. Opponents need to get over it and start healing
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoOn Jan. 12th, the U.S. Board of Geographical Names gave the 93675 zip code a new name: Yokuts...
Fresno County sues over Yokuts Valley name-change. Critics slam ‘anti-woke’ politics
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs promised, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors has filed a lawsuit against California as part...
Renaming Yokuts Valley removed slur. Fresno County wants more control over future changes
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNearly 10 months after a federal board changed the name of Squaw Valley to Yokuts Valley, Fresno...
Why some say Fresno County’s lawsuit against state of California is ‘bigotry in action’
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSupporters of the Yokuts Valley name change on Tuesday called on Fresno County Board of Supervisors...
How much is Fresno County spending on lawsuit against state over Yokuts Valley fight?
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 1 month agoFresno County has spent thousands of taxpayer dollars on a failed lawsuit over the renaming of a...
Newsom signs law removing ‘squaw’ across California. What it means for Squaw Valley
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoGov. Gavin Newsom signed a state bill on Friday, California Native American Day, that will remove...
Hundreds of places have removed ‘squaw’ from name. Why not the town in Fresno County?
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoThe rural town of Squaw Valley in eastern Fresno County is now facing federal, state and local...
California banned a slur from geographic place names. Fresno County won't let go
LA Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoNative Americans won state backing to ban a term used to denigrate Native women from geographic...
Con: Federal government’s renaming of Squaw Valley was done without local residents’ views
Fresno Bee McClatchy via AOL· 1 year agoIn the 1950s, two Squaw Valley communities (near Lake Tahoe and in Fresno County) fought for the...
Measure B would clarify Fresno county name change duties. Here are pros and cons
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFresno County voters will see Measure B on their March primary election ballot. It will ask voters...