The Fresno Bee\u2019s top stories of the day covered major developments across the Central Valley and Central Coast \u2014 from a global wine giant\u2019s downsizing plans for a beloved Paso Robles winery, to a road redesign reshaping one of Fresno\u2019s busiest corridors, to a long-awaited Madera County casino announcing 1,500 new job openings.<\/p>\n
Here are top stories from Thursday to catch you upOwner of DAOU Vineyards is downsizing. What does it mean for the SLO County winery?<\/a> Treasury Wine Estates announced on June 4 that it will cut its global holdings from 76 to fewer than 30 within several years, but Paso Robles\u2019 DAOU Vineyards is safe after being designated one of the company\u2019s three \u201cpower brands.\u201d The Australian corporation said DAOU will receive increased investment and support to accelerate growth. Treasury is divesting at least one San Luis Obispo County production facility, including a 48-acre property on Orcutt Road priced at $15 million.Blackstone makeover in Fresno includes wider sidewalks, bike lanes \u2014 fewer car lanes<\/a> Construction began June 8 to reduce three vehicle lanes to two each way on southern Blackstone Avenue from Pine Avenue to State Route 180, funded by $7.3 million in state grant money. The \u201croad diet\u201d is part of the Southern Blackstone Avenue Smart Mobility Strategy approved in 2019 to transform the corridor into a walkable, mixed-use neighborhood with wider sidewalks, bike lanes and bus platforms. Blackstone saw 20 pedestrian fatalities between 2008 and 2022, and Fresno was ranked the seventh most dangerous city in the country for walking and biking. Multiple phases of construction are planned through October.Casino to hire 1,500 in advance of opening in Madera County. What\u2019s available?<\/a> North Fork Mono Casino announced Wednesday it has opened more than 1,500 positions with benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) matching and paid time off. Available jobs range from entry-level roles to specialized positions such as compliance specialist, sommelier and card dealer, with wages from $16.90 hourly to more than $100,000. The $725 million development is set to open this fall despite a state appellate court ruling that the casino is not authorized for operation. The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians says federal approvals from 2012 and 2016 have been upheld in non-appealable court decisions.<\/p>\n Original stories by Libbey Hanson, Liliana Fannin and Joshua Tehee<\/p>\n This report was produced with the assistance of a proprietary tool powered by artificial intelligence based on our own originally reported, written and published content. Before publishing, journalists reviewed this content in compliance with McClatchy Media\u2019s AI policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Fresno Bee\u2019s top stories of the day covered major developments across the Central Valley and Central Coast…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":366684,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[112,114,113],"class_list":["post-366683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fresno","tag-fresno","tag-fresno-headlines","tag-fresno-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=366683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/366683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/366684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=366683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=366683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=366683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}