Omar S. Rashad عمر @omarsrashad

accountability reporter @fresnoland // proud community college grad // once led @eccunion, muckraked at @cpmustangnews omarsrashad.carrd.co fresno Joined June 2018

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Fresnoland @fresnoland

21 hours ago

This morning, Fresno is getting wildfire smoke from the 30,714-acre Garnet Fire. Today, we republished our wildfire smoke guide, explaining how to stay safe with all that's in the air. fresnoland.org/2025/09/04/fre…

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Melissa Montalvo @melissamyrna_

20 hours ago

NEW: Central Valley Sikh truckers report spike in harassment after fatal FL crash. “It’s definitely affecting us,” said Gurjant Singh, whose fleet transports Valley produce to FL-based Publix Supermarkets. Some of his drivers refuse to go to Florida. fresnobee.com/news/local/art…

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Fresnoland @fresnoland

2 days ago

Here’s what you need to know about Fresno suing the Trump administration fresnoland.org/2025/09/03/fed…

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Melissa Montalvo @melissamyrna_

3 days ago

NEW: California’s largest #ICE detention center quietly reopened and is receiving detainees. Here's what we know so far: fresnobee.com/news/californi…

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ryan nguyen ✨ @ryannguy_n

3 days ago

some very exciting news: I'll be joining @educationlab as the team's engagement reporter! ✨ I’ll be covering Seattle education and helping connect students, educators, parents to the newsroom 🎓 send tips, story ideas and thoughts to rnguyen [at] seattletimes [dot] com!

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Andrew Jerell Jones, Luke 1:37 (BlueSky too now) @sluggahjells

a week ago

“She told me I had no class, I have no education & to see what happens when we get outside the U.S.” “I’m looking forward to it. I beat her in Canada outside the U.S. So let’s see what else she has to say.” Taylor Townsend on what Jelena Ostapenko said to her 🎥 @TWDTV1 #usopen

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Fresnoland @fresnoland

2 weeks ago

Fresno art? Inside a vending machine? Meet the man behind it fresnoland.org/2025/08/19/art…

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Danielle Bergstrom @DaniBergstrom

2 weeks ago

I love weird, whimsical things -- even better if inspired by the 80s. ty @omarsrashad for sharing about Marco's pursuit

Fresnoland @fresnoland

2 weeks ago

I love weird, whimsical things -- even better if inspired by the 80s. ty @omarsrashad for sharing about Marco's pursuit

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Liset Cruz @ByLisetCruz

3 weeks ago

Hospitals quietly deport undocumented patients — sometimes while they’re still in critical condition. Families have little choice & many die after transfer. My investigation, with @thenation & @typeinvestigate uncovers a dangerous & largely hidden practice:thenation.com/article/societ…

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CalMatters @CalMatters

3 weeks ago

Since the legislative session began in December, the average lawmaker has spoken for 6.3 hours. But eight lawmakers have talked for around an hour or less – six of them Republicans, according to a Digital Democracy analysis. cal.news/45tlV9x 📝 Ryan Sabalow & @omarsrashad

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Fresnoland @fresnoland

3 weeks ago

What’s in a name? Southeast Fresno community groups criticize park name proposal fresnoland.org/2025/08/12/sou…

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Evan Hill @evanhill

4 weeks ago

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, one of the most dogged chroniclers of Gaza's daily horrors, has been killed alongside four colleagues in an Israeli strike outside Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/10…

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Marina Watanabe @marinashutup

4 weeks ago

Shortly after the Gaza genocide began, I signed an open letter demanding that Israel stop killing journalists. @latimes punished me and 100 of my colleagues and banned us from covering Palestine for 3 months. I will never forgive US media for its complicity in their deaths.

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First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) @FACoalition

4 weeks ago

@CityofFresno “That’s as close to a smoking gun as we’re ever going to get,” FAC Legal Director David Loy told @omarsrashad at @fresnoland. ⬇️ fresnoland.org/2025/08/08/fre…

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First Amendment Coalition (follow us on Bluesky) @FACoalition

4 weeks ago

From our lawsuit against the @CityofFresno for holding budget meetings in secret: The City Clerk, the person charged with Fresno's compliance with the state's open meetings law, questioned the legality of the budget subcommittee in an email that came out in discovery.