About Us

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Shining a light on what really matters.

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Driven with a mission for our Valley’s pulse

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]The San Joaquin Valley Sun is focused on delivering critical news on the issues and events facing the San Joaquin Valley – from Modesto to Bakersfield.

Our mission is to shine a light on what really matters in the San Joaquin Valley – from the region’s burgeoning agricultural economy to the people and events that make it so vibrant.

It is our goal to make news accessible and reader-friendly. That’s why we send out Sunrise AM, the most popular email digest of Valley news, every weekday morning at 6:30 a.m.

The Sun is a nonprofit news entity funded by you, our neighbors. We are an initiative of the Valley Future Foundation, Inc., a California nonprofit corporation.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”40px”][vc_btn title=”Follow The Sun on Twitter” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fsjvsun|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

Staff and Contributors

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Staff

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Alex E. Tavlian, Executive Editor

Alex Tavlian is the Executive Editor of The San Joaquin Valley Sun and Executive Director of Valley Future Foundation. Email him at alex.tavlian@sjvsun.com[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_btn title=”Follow Alex on Twitter” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Ftavlian|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Daniel Gligich, Reporter

Daniel Gligich is a reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun, with a focus on the southern San Joaquin Valley. Email him at daniel.gligich@sjvsun.com[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_btn title=”Follow Daniel on Twitter” color=”primary” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fdanielgligich|||”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_column_text]

Contributors

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George Hostetter

George Hostetter is The Sun’s Fresno Civic contributor – covering the City of Fresno, County of Fresno, and Fresno Council of Governments.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#7a7a7a”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Wayne Western, Jr.

Wayne Western, Jr. the The Sun’s Agriculture Pulse contributor, writing on the San Joaquin Valley’s agricultural community and water issues.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”custom” accent_color=”#7a7a7a”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Don Wright

Don Wright is a water contributor to The Sun. He extensively covers the San Joaquin Valley’s countless water and irrigation districts at WaterWrights.com. You can reach him at don@waterwrights.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]