In this episode of, It's ONME Local - Central Valley, podcast show host Julia Dudley Najieb reviews Merced County press briefing with Governor Gavin Newsom, who has declared a state of emergency for several counties already experiencing drought conditions. He also announce a $5.1 billion plan to tackle the chronic drought issue by dealing with infrastructure changes for the long term.

Meanwhile, a pilot youth-jobs program beginning in Southwest Fresno plans to expand its footprint across the entire city after an evaluation evaluation of the current project. Students are able to work after school, as they get paid to help beautify their community, starting with painting address numbers on the curb.

Finally, City of Fresno Council Vice-President District 7 Nelson Esparza, District 4 Tyler Maxwell and District 3 Miguel Arias are weary of the pending June 30th eviction moratorium lift which will result in a tsunami of evictions throughout the city. Currently, 80 percent of Fresno County's evictions comes from the city of Fresno, according to councilman Arias.