Browsing Category
Local
3720 posts
The Sun’s home of all news across the San Joaquin Valley.
Fresno nixes pot shop near poor Clovis Unified school – and three more
“It’s Red Ribbon Week and I stand before you as I’m teaching our kids to say no to drugs, I’m having to fight a dispensary going into my community close to where my children are,” Pinedale Principal Debra Bolls argued.
October 27, 2021
Perez rules out 2024 reelection as Supervisor, hinting toward Assembly bid
The announcement fuels speculation that the lone Democrat on the Kern County Board of Supervisors will run to replace Asm. Rudy Salas.
October 27, 2021
Could an ousted Visalia Unified Superintendent wind up on its Board?
Todd Oto, a former Visalia Unified Superintendent, is among the candidates vying to replace the recently-departed John Crabtree.
October 27, 2021
As high-speed rail stalls, push to widen Valley’s highways gains momentum
As state lawmakers debate whether to keep funding the bullet train, Valley leaders are pressing efforts to channel infrastructure investments in higher-need places.
October 26, 2021
Kings Co. pushes back on Calif. limiting water supplies for Kettleman City
Kings County lawmakers doubled down on their push for emergency water resources for Kettleman City, while also tackling redistricting, PG&E's rate increase, and the STEP Act.
October 27, 2021
Kern Co. to pull Sheriff’s deputies out of local schools
“It’s not about money," Kern County Donny Youngblood said. "It’s about bodies.”
October 25, 2021
Newsom backs Costa, Gray’s push for medical school at UC Merced
A 60-year push to open a medical school in the San Joaquin Valley received a major boost from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
October 25, 2021
Fresno girds up for battle over 5 pot shops under appeal
Following months of applications and interviews away from the prying eyes of the public, the people of Fresno are about to get their first taste of battle over recreational marijuana dispensaries.
November 16, 2021
State rebuffs Kettleman City’s pleas for minimum water supplies in 2022
State water regulators have a harsh message for Kings County's tourist stop-over town of Kettleman City: pray for rain.
October 24, 2021
Fresno Sheriff orders evacuations over ‘atmospheric river’ rainfall
With an atmospheric river set to douse the San Joaquin Valley with rain and the Sierra Nevadas with…
October 24, 2021