Alex Tavlian
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Alex Tavlian is the Executive Editor of The San Joaquin Valley Sun and Executive Director of Valley Future Foundation. You can reach Alex at alex.tavlian@sjvsun.com.
Calif. cities are breaking the bank to buy water. S.F. gets Yosemite water for $30k. A new bill aims to raise its price.
San Francisco's century-old deal to dam up Yosemite National Park is becoming too-good-to-be true for lawmakers on Capitol Hill. The price for using Hetch Hetchy may soon be on the rise.
November 3, 2022
Comcast makes splash in SW Fresno, improving internet access with new community digital hub
Comcast officials rolled out the red carpet to boost internet connections for families living in one of Fresno's most overlooked neighborhoods.
October 27, 2022
Campaigning for Valadao, Pence argues Hanford rep “never flinched” for Valley
Republicans and Democrats have poured $16 million into Rep. David Valadao's district. He got a boost Monday from former Vice President Mike Pence.
October 17, 2022
Valadao’s record-breaking House re-elect finds its closer: Pence.
Rep. David Valadao's (R–Hanford) bid to fend off Asm. Rudy Salas (D–Bakersfield) is bringing in a late-inning closer.
October 16, 2022
National media kick off ‘Running Out of Water’ season with vignette of Valley community on the brink
California's devastating drought is bringing on a wave of familiar, if entirely unwelcome, misery to communities up and down the Golden State.
October 13, 2022
Newsom caves to Biden, signs UFW-led election bill – with some adjustments
The UFW suffered body blows that left its membership as "statistically zero." Pressure from Washington and Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature on a controversial, UFW-led union election bill may revive the farmworker union's fortunes.
September 28, 2022
Westlands spearheaded Delta restoration project. Now, it faces puzzling ‘greenlash.’
If California's environmental goals get met, does it really matter if a key contributor is a long-time nemesis of special interest groups?
For Westlands Water District, kinda.
September 26, 2022
Salas softens ties with Cox after Fed indictment
Rudy Salas, who hopes to replicate TJ Cox's success against Valadao, is backing away quickly from the now-indicted ex-Congressman.
August 16, 2022
Cox claims Federal fraud charges are politically motivated
An unsealed Federal grand jury indictment alleges Former Rep. TJ Cox (D–Fresno) was the center point of a litany of financial crimes tied to three separate businesses largely prior to his election in 2018.
August 16, 2022
“A sh*tshow”: Calif. GOP leader boosted Dems in race that cost party State Senate seat
One day after California's GOP coughed up a safe Republican Senate Seat, activists fumed over mailers sent by party leaders in the final days of the primary to boost Democratic candidates.
June 9, 2022