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Fresno lawmaker roughs up Feds amid push to cut back wildfire prevention efforts
"While I respect that the [U.S. Fish and Wildlfe] Service supports land management activities that contribute to healthy forests, history has not been kind to the federal government and its forest management policies," the lawmaker wrote.
November 15, 2021
With 4 Fresno weed licenses left, lawsuits, fraud charges stack up
With four licenses yet to be awarded, what is the future of retail marijuana in Fresno?
November 15, 2021
With districts in flux, Josh Harder jumps on bandwagon of fundraising off of Devin Nunes
A face-off between two-term Rep. Josh Harder (D–Turlock) and Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) may make a good fundraising pitch. But what about the district lines?
November 15, 2021
Commissioner: Valley leads in complaints over draft Calif. congressional map
The Central Valley is far from thrilled with proposed Congressional and legislative lines drawn by California's citizen-led redistricting commission.
November 14, 2021
Tulare hospital board taps Smith, one of its own, to take helm as CEO
The Tulare Local Healthcare District, the public agency that owns the rebounding Adventist Health Tulare, has a new boss starting next month.
November 14, 2021
Fresno County’s Social Services director exits amid foster care fallout
Staff exposing that foster children were living in Fresno County offices delivered a rancorous shake-up in Fresno County's Department of Social Services.
November 13, 2021
Visalia Unified trustee resigns amid row over remarks made to gay teacher
A Visalia Unified School District Trustee has resigned from the board following derogatory remarks he made to a district teacher.
November 10, 2021
Calif. redistricting panel shakes up Valley in draft maps, putting Valley reps on the move
The draft maps, borrowing heavily from weeks of hypothetical visualizations, have largely upended political boundaries familiar to Valley residents. Now comes six weeks of jockeying to improve them.
November 10, 2021
Fresno Co. halts all non-emergency ambulance uses
Fresno County officials are asking residents to stop calling for an ambulance for non-emergency medical woes as worries of another coronavirus surge are growing.
November 10, 2021
After all-day session, Calif. Redistricting Commission submits rough draft of Assembly map
Emphasis on the word "rough," California's citizen redistricting commissioners said.
November 10, 2021