California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently approved new fracking permits to Valley oil and natural gas producer Aera Energy.
Confrontation over Chinatown clean-up leads to rhetorical blows
An otherwise hum-drum contract to clean up Fresno’s Chinatown district turned into an acrimonious fallout among Fresno City Council members.
As Feds step up to crack down on Fresno crime, Smittcamp tells Newsom: “Blood is on your hands”
“We are in some of the most violent times we have ever seen,” said District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp in a Wednesday press conference.
DA: Second degree murder convict charged with arson of Nunes signs
Prosecutors filed charges alleging a murder convict is responsible for torching Trump and Nunes signs affixed to a Dinuba haystack.
Fresno Co., state settle legal fight with Immanuel Schools
The Reedley private Christian school district reached a settlement with Fresno County and the State of California amid school reopenings.
Following push from Calif. Republicans, Trump reverses FEMA rejection of wildfire aid
President Donald Trump is reversing course on Federal aid for clean-up efforts of California’s wildfires, sources say.
FEMA rejects major disaster declaration for Calif. wildfires
Federal officials argued that California and local agencies could sufficiently handle the response without additional resources.
Pointing to OC Dem effort, Calif. GOP doubles down on ballot boxes
Two days after California Secretary of State Alex Padilla sent a cease-and-desist letter to the California Republican Party for its …
Fresno Co. DA launches probe into GOP ballot drop box controversy
The Fresno County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that it is investigating the creation of unofficial ballot drop boxes.
Harvesting or not? Calif. officials square off with Fresno GOP over ballot drop boxes
Fresno County’s Republican Party is under fire for offering unauthorized ballot boxes, drawing eyes from California’s Secretary of State.