The state’s Strategic Growth Council just approved $128 million to preserve 40,000 acres, including nearly 10,000 acres of grazing land in Madera County that developers had their eye on. On this week’s Wired Wednesday, GV Wire’s Edward Smith joins Fox 26 KMPH to explain why these conservation easements matter - from fighting urban sprawl to protecting greenhouse gas goals - and how the funding helps keep California agriculture alive for generations to come. https://gvwire.com/2025/10/22/wired-we

🚍 Two Farmworkers Save Entire Bus of Children from Flames — Madera County 💛🔥 On the morning of September 4, 2025, a quiet road in Madera County, California, turned into the scene of incredible bravery. Farmworkers Carlos Perea Romero and Angel Zarco were on their way to work when they spotted smoke rising from a school bus filled with children. Without thinking twice, they ran toward the fire — helping the driver pull more than 20 students to safety just moments before flames consumed the bus

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