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    • Fresno
      • Showdown over Federal relief spending, hazard pay exposes Fresno’s coronavirus battle lines
      • Bob Smittcamp, Fresno business titan, passes at 79
      • Jerry Dyer pinned hopes to Biden’s COVID relief. Here’s where he wants to spend the money.
      • Fresno halts negotiations to sell Selland Arena for soccer stadium
      • SCCCD board taps Northern Calif. administrator as interim Chancellor
    • Bakersfield
      • Valley prosecutors resist push to prosecute COVID-defiant restaurants
      • Amazon expands Valley footprint, opens distribution center in Shafter
      • Resigning from priesthood, Harrison claims Fresno Catholic Bishop sacrificed “the Gospel for politics and money”
      • Actor Amato first Democrat to launch 2022 challenge to McCarthy
      • Two Valley businesses have pandemic wish granted, courtesy of Barstool Sports
    • Modesto
      • Scott Peterson faces retrial of sentencing phase in 2002 murder case
      • Calif. Supreme Court orders judge to re-examine Scott Peterson’s convictions
      • Tom Berryhill, Valley legislator, passes at 67
      • Calif. Supreme Court vacates death penalty for Scott Peterson
      • Newsom’s strike force tallies up Valley rule-breakers
    • Visalia
      • Construction committee named to finish ‘Tower of Shame’ construction
      • Facing litany of charges, Ex-Tulare hospital exec seeks defenders of Weinstein, Casey Anthony
      • Valley counties begins doling out COVID-19 vaccine doses
      • Tulare Co. shutters jury trials for 2020
      • Facing 40 felony charges, Ex-Tulare hospital CEO surrenders to FBI
    • Hanford
      • Confusion reigns as Brieno rescinds resignation from Hanford City Council
      • Ex-Hanford councilman Brieno threatens suit over exit
      • Hanford investigation paints broader picture of hostile work environment by councilman
      • “Atmosphere” of harassment by ex-Councilman exposes Hanford to $1.25mil claim
      • Faraday Future preps to go public, fund Hanford-based car manufacturing
    • Merced
      • Jerry O’Banion, longtime Merced Supervisor, passes
      • Auditor: Calif. unfairly targeted Valley cities by withholding coronavirus cash
      • Professor’s Anti-Semitic tweets spark UC Merced investigation
      • Merced City Council nixes proposed Black Lives Matter mural
      • Newsom’s strike force tallies up Valley rule-breakers
    • Mariposa
      • Heavy winds topple a dozen giant sequoias in Yosemite
      • Yosemite to reopen Thursday with reservations
      • Mariposa Co. Supervisors bid for pay raise officially halted
      • Study: A coronavirus recession exposes Valley economy’s strengths and weaknesses
      • National Parks around the Valley close temporarily
    • Modesto
      • Scott Peterson faces retrial of sentencing phase in 2002 murder case
      • Calif. Supreme Court orders judge to re-examine Scott Peterson’s convictions
      • Tom Berryhill, Valley legislator, passes at 67
      • Calif. Supreme Court vacates death penalty for Scott Peterson
      • Newsom’s strike force tallies up Valley rule-breakers
    • Stockton
      • Internal polling puts Miller over Villapudua in Stockton Assembly seat
      • Internal Poll: Villapudua holds double-digit lead in Stockton-area Assembly race
      • Catholic Church among Valley’s largest PPP loan recipients
      • Study: A coronavirus recession exposes Valley economy’s strengths and weaknesses
      • Villapudua nabs endorsement from Merced’s Gray
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • Valley Congressmen show surprising unity on key issue
      • GOP group steps up to back Valadao following impeachment vote
      • Trump launches broadside at Valadao, GOP “grandstanders” at CPAC
      • Clovis Councilman: No prizes-for-votes at Saturday rally
      • How recalling Gavin Newsom became my business
    • Agriculture
      • California set to ban all ag burning by 2025
      • Feds start 2021 with light water supply for Valley farmers
      • California’s climate change future is being written – in its waterways
      • The agenda on a collision course with American farming
      • Rural Valley cities secure permanent water supply in deal with Feds
    • Sports
      • Fresno halts negotiations to sell Selland Arena for soccer stadium
      • Transition complete, Grizzlies celebrate partnership with Colorado Rockies
      • Finally! Sanger native, Raiders legend Tom Flores punches ticket to Pro Football Hall of Fame
      • Coors, Fresno, legislators come up big in push to make Tom Flores a Hall of Famer
      • Fresno State wrestler jailed on felony rape accusation
    • Education
      • Skepticism reigns as Calif. lawmakers approve $6.6bil school reopening plan
      • SCCCD board taps Northern Calif. administrator as interim Chancellor
      • Fresno Unified, teachers union bank on COVID decline for April 6 reopening
      • Newsom announces $2bil in grants to unlock Calif. school doors
      • Pressure mounts for Fresno schools to reopen quicker – from unexpected sources
    • Business
      • Bob Smittcamp, Fresno business titan, passes at 79
      • Received a PPP loan? Buckle up for surprise Calif. tax bill.
      • Valley prosecutors resist push to prosecute COVID-defiant restaurants
      • Judge hits the brakes on Tower Theatre sale – or at least part of it.
      • Amazon expands Valley footprint, opens distribution center in Shafter
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      • How recalling Gavin Newsom became my business
      • California’s climate change future is being written – in its waterways
      • Lawmakers should learn from California: protect workers’ flexibility
      • The agenda on a collision course with American farming
      • Lockdowns lifted, let businesses do what they do best: innovate
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In new filing, Becerra seeks to halt Trump’s Valley water boost

A motion filed Tuesday by the State of California aims to suspend the new Federal water regulations and revert back to those in place for the last decade.

Alex TavlianApril 21, 2020, 9:18 pmApril 22, 2020 Comments Off on In new filing, Becerra seeks to halt Trump’s Valley water boost 3904
Agriculture, Uncategorized

USDA preps $16bil in direct payments to farmers over coronavirus impact

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will roll out to curb coronavirus-driven losses from price fallouts and supply chain disruptions.

Alex TavlianApril 20, 2020, 9:57 pmApril 20, 2020 Comments Off on USDA preps $16bil in direct payments to farmers over coronavirus impact 1450
Agriculture, View

California water policies inhibit food production by Valley farmers

What happens when the ability of farmers to feed the nation is suppressed by policies that inhibit the certainty of domestic food production?

William BourdeauApril 16, 2020, 4:06 pmApril 16, 2020 Comments Off on California water policies inhibit food production by Valley farmers 2098
Agriculture, Highlight

Newsom announces additional coronavirus paid sick leave for Ag industry

Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to roll out new mandates for the state’s agriculture industry – one of the few deeemed in essential in the Valley.

Alex TavlianApril 16, 2020, 8:50 amApril 16, 2020 Comments Off on Newsom announces additional coronavirus paid sick leave for Ag industry 1572
Agriculture, View

For California’s water, a tale of two letters

Letters from Calif. Democrats in Washington to Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and Gov. Gavin Newsom seek the same thing, but say it quite differently.

Wayne Western, Jr.April 15, 2020, 6:32 pmApril 15, 2020 Comments Off on For California’s water, a tale of two letters 3143
Agriculture

From the pumps to courtrooms, Trump’s water boost is making waves

Thanks to recent rain, Federal water managers used the new biological opinions to pump additional water to the Valley. A court battle ensued. The Feds won.

Wayne Western, Jr.April 8, 2020, 7:12 pmApril 8, 2020 Comments Off on From the pumps to courtrooms, Trump’s water boost is making waves 2660
Agriculture

Newsom accomplishes rare feat: a water plan no one likes

In the history of California’s oft-combative water wars, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new plan achieved something unprecedented: it incited universal scorn.

Alex TavlianApril 7, 2020, 7:31 pmApril 21, 2020 Comments Off on Newsom accomplishes rare feat: a water plan no one likes 3944
Agriculture

Countering Feds, California rolls out sweeping changes to water deliveries

The Newsom administration announced plans competing with Trump administration environmental rules, reorienting its share of managing the Delta.

Alex TavlianMarch 31, 2020, 9:41 pmApril 21, 2020 Comments Off on Countering Feds, California rolls out sweeping changes to water deliveries 6672
Agriculture, Hanford

Facing ag demand, South Valley demands Newsom boost water supplies

Facing growing demands for food nationwide, south Valley water users and Kings County officials are pushing Gov. Gavin Newsom to …

Alex TavlianMarch 30, 2020, 12:56 pmMarch 31, 2020 Comments Off on Facing ag demand, South Valley demands Newsom boost water supplies 2069
Agriculture

Welcome to Water Chaos, California

Meet the bureaucratic wrench being placed into the gears of the complicated legal machinery that guides California’s water to your tap.

Wayne Western, Jr.March 29, 2020, 10:28 pmMarch 29, 2020 Comments Off on Welcome to Water Chaos, California 5258

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