Phil Arballo For The Valley

Wrapped up a great week celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with the

It began with our Amigo Luncheon where we learned more about , and a festive raffle prize give away courtesy of Arballo Consulting Services & .and.yo.spanish

It ended with taking part in the Fiestas Patrias Parade in downtown Fresno with my fellow Central California Hispanic Chamber board members.

Power to the Worker! 💪🏼✊🏽 Hot Labor Day BBQ

This past weekend I spent some time with my favorite pistachio farmers out in Firebaugh, CA.

While they are always ones to greet you with a smile (and a bag of pistachios), what they are not happy about these days are the Not-So-Wonderful pricing drops of pistachio crops which’re driving small farms like theirs out of business.

Next time you go shopping for your pistachios look for that label on the front. Let’s help small farmers and business by shopping locally.

For the second year in a row I had the privilege of attending The City of Madera’s annual Juneteenth celebration presented by Black Saints United and Madera NAACP - Branch 1084

Thank you Councilmember Anita D. Evans for the invite and congratulations to Mrs. Barbara Faye Nelson for being recognized for her contributions to her community

“Let Freedom Ring!”