Valley unemployment rates in July were up across all counties, California’s employment department announced in updated figures on Friday.
PG&E rate hike proposal gets icy reception in Fresno
California regulators are hearing from the public before weighing in to either approve or deny the rate increase, including a stop in Fresno on Wednesday.
37,000 Kaiser employees in California vote to strike
While a national strike by Kaiser workers would be the largest U.S. strike since 1997, it would also affect more than 1,200 employees in Fresno.
Kern County strikes $4mil settlement with PACE program lender
Renovate America, the largest PACE lender, was accused of failing to disclose its loans took priority over homeowners’ mortgages.
Kern County agrees to $218mil pact for Tejon Hard Rock Casino
Kern County Supervisors inked a deal with the Tejon Indian Tribe to cover public safety services for the tribe’s prospective Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
Downtown Visalia business district renewed for 10 more years
The business district responsible for improvements in Visalia’s downtown will continue operating for another decade following a vote of business owners.
Cutting out lawyers, Setton Farms offers to settle with employees directly to end wage lawsuit
Citing plaintiff lawyers’ cut of settlements, Setton Farms is offering cash settlements directly to employees to end the three-minute-per-day wage dispute.
Fresno economic plan kickoff goes heavy on race issues, light on business
The Fresno DRIVE initiative is tasked with drafting a 10-year investment plan for the California Economic Summit by November.
CHA-CHING: Adam Gray leading charge to legalize Calif. sports gambling
Thanks to a key Supreme Court ruling, the Merced Assemblyman is seeking to take a bite out of Nevada’s long-standing monopoly on sports gambling.
No. 1 again: Gas tax bumps Calif. prices to highest in U.S.
California’s gas prices are set to increase yet again due to a follow-up increase as part of the state’s 2017 gas tax hike.
