Reedley College’s new president hits the ground running
Reedley College president Jerry Buckley is kicking off his first year by making improvements – from the first day of school experience to building upgrades.
Fresno
Highlight, Politics
Democrats launch $180k early ad blitz promoting Cox
House Majority Forward, a dark money group associated with Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s super PAC House Majority PAC, bought $180,000 worth of ads in Fresno.
Clovis
Facing water crunch, Clovis gets to work on drought resiliency
Fresno’s neighbor to the northeast is busy making sure it, too, is drought resilient during what figures to be a 21st century full of impressive growth.
Education, Fresno
David Huerta, Fresno State police chief, passes following health battle
Fresno State police chief David Huerta passed Friday at UCSF Medical Center at the age of 68 following a double lung transplant.
Bakersfield
Fourth of July quakes leave $5.2bil in damage to China Lake base
The two earthquakes that struck Ridgecrest on July 4 and 5 caused more than $5.2 billion in damage to NAWS China Lake, the Pentagon said.
Fresno
Brand signs on to Mayors’ letter for stricter gun background checks
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand announced Thursday he signed on to a letter from hundreds of U.S. Mayors pushing for consideration of two pieces of gun legislation.
Fresno, Highlight
Three years in, developers seek more cash from Fresno to build downtown project
Four years after striking a deal to build a live-work-play space south of Chukchansi Park, developers are looking for additional cash from taxpayers.
Business, Fresno
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.
Fresno, Highlight, Politics
Karbassi cruises to Fresno City Council victory
Small businessman Mike Karbassi commanded an early lead and never let it go as returns from Tuesday’s special election rolled in.
Fresno, Politics
Elliott Balch ends campaign for Mayor of Fresno
Balch, the COO of the Central Valley Community Foundation and a top lieutenant to former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, ended his Mayoral bid on Tuesday.
