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DA drops extortion charge leveled at Fresno Council President
The lengthy controversy surrounding Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza has come to a close.,
December 5, 2022
Hurtado takes slim lead in SD 16 race
The lead Central Valley State Senate race has, once again, changed hands after the latest update of votes from Kern County.
December 2, 2022
Duarte captures open north Valley House seat, Gray concedes defeat in multi-million dollar battle
A Modesto Republican will represent a Latino majority, Democratic heavy seat drawn during redistricting in 2021.
December 2, 2022
Fresno City Council unanimously approves contract hiring Janz as City Attorney
By an unanimous vote, Fresno County prosecutor and former political candidate Andrew Janz has been selected as the next Fresno City Attorney.
December 1, 2022
‘My Job Depends on Oil’ launches as Sacramento tightens chokehold on energy production
A new local movement designed to fight for California’s oil and gas industry has sprung up to raise awareness against competing interests in the state.
December 1, 2022
Duarte nearing pick-up victory as eyes turn to Fresno Co. vote update
Modesto nursery owner John Duarte is continuing to inch closer to a victory in the open, north Valley-centric 13th Congressional District.
November 30, 2022
Feds nab Fresno ‘inventor’ for scamming investors in $4.2mil Ponzi scheme, COVID benefit fraud
A Federal indictment charged a Fresno man with running Ponzi, COVID-19 benefits, and other fraud schemes through his company.
November 29, 2022
Former top Bakersfield police official files whistleblower suit, claims retaliation over probe into chief’s son
A former assistant chief of the Bakersfield Police Department said he was forced out of law enforcement because he cooperated with the Attorney General’s Office investigation of a deadly shooting by the son of the then-Bakersfield police chief.
November 29, 2022
As Fresno lawmakers prepare to hire Janz, ex-House contender tackles his biggest hurdle: a multi-million-dollar PAC.
Andrew Janz, Fresno's likely incoming City Attorney, has had to confront questions about his continued involvement with a liberal PAC he founded after a loss to Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) in 2018.
November 28, 2022
New survey names iconic Valley eatery as one of America’s top restaurants of 2022. Here’s how they stacked up.
A force in the San Joaquin Valley's culinary industry is among America's hardest-charging and highest-grossing restaurants, according to a national survey of independent non-chain restaurants.
November 28, 2022