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Fresno pulls support of Advance Peace over staff arrests in gang sweep, threats against lawmakers
Advance Peace, which pays would-be gang shooters to stop gun violence, has been controversial for years. Gang arrests and threats against lawmakers by staffers led the City of Fresno to pull its backing.
June 15, 2022
Initiative to impose term limits on Kern Co. Supes set for November ballot
Kern County voters will have the chance to weigh-in on a union-funded effort to cap Kern County Supervisors at two four-year terms of service.
June 14, 2022
Officially Congresswoman: Conway takes oath, succeeds Nunes in Congress
The longtime Valley lawmaker succeeds a fellow Tulare County native, Rep. Devin Nunes, in Congress.
June 14, 2022
Stanislaus Co. approves new property tax agreement with cities
A long-awaited update to the formula for divvying up Stanislaus County's property tax revenues has finally come to fruition.
June 14, 2022
Newsom signs-off on gaming compact for Kern Co.-based Hard Rock casino
Ten years after the Tejon Tribe received federal recognition, they've secured the deal that will pave the way for a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to open.
June 14, 2022
Donis, Fresno Fire Chief, surprises, announces retirement
Kerri Donis has helmed Fresno's fire department through three Mayors and nine years of good and bad times. Here's when she'll take her exit from the force.
June 13, 2022
Fresno Unified trustee faces defamation claim from Bullard football coach
Bullard football coach Don Arax claims Fresno Unified trustee Keisha Thomas defamed him by alleging he used a racial slur.
June 13, 2022
Feds indict Fresno man for scamming workers comp for escorts, rent
Federal prosecutors allege a Fresno man running a workers compensation firm for farmworkers lined his pockets and paid his rent and escorts with workers' cash.
June 13, 2022
Prayer to “Queering One” raises eyebrows over Fresno Pride flag-raising ceremony
Heated comments over the religious tenor of an invocation at Friday's Pride Flag ceremony in Fresno take aim at one local leader: Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.
June 12, 2022
In a split for oil, enviros, judge orders fixes to Kern Co. oil permit rules
A high-stakes ruling that could have brought permitting of oil wells to a grinding halt was more of a dud for environmental advocates.
June 12, 2022