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.
Facing 40 felony charges, Ex-Tulare hospital CEO surrenders to FBI
Dr. Benny Benzeevi was arrested by agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation at Los Angeles International Airport on Thursday night.
December 5, 2020
San Joaquin Valley to enter shelter-in-place Sunday as ICU capacity sinks
Dec. 5, 2020, 11:35 a.m.: The San Joaquin Valley region, encompassing twelve counties in Central California, will fall…
December 5, 2020
Data-driven COVID decisions? Fat chance, Calif. Health Secretary tells Borgeas.
Hoping to see the internal data driving Gov. Gavin Newsom to send California regions into a sheltering-in-place? You're out of luck.
December 3, 2020
Newsom rolls-out second shelter-in-place order by region
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to announce a shelter-in-place on a regional basis during a Thursday press conference, a source briefed on the matter told The Sun.
December 3, 2020
San Diego Mayor Faulconer, Newsom’s top antagonist, tackles the COVID crisis and 2022
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks to The Sun about navigating the coronavirus pandemic and a potential challenge to Gov. Gavin Newsom.
December 2, 2020
More Calif. pols come under fire for COVID rule-breaking dinners
A growing number of California politicians are rolling up to large dinners, flying in the face of local and state coronavirus edicts.
December 1, 2020
Fresno State mens basketball program shutdown for two weeks amid COVID-19 outbreak
Fresno State's mens basketball program is taking a two-week forced sabbatical, following an outbreak of coronavirus, the university confirmed on Sunday.
November 29, 2020
Borgeas to Newsom on restaurant closures: Show us the data.
Tuesday, State Sen. Andreas Borgeas questioned Newsom's approach on shutting down indoor dining amid the Thanksgiving holiday.
November 24, 2020
Chavez pushes for Valley to receive coronavirus vaccine first
Valley leaders are pushing state officials to expedite deployment of the inoculations.
November 24, 2020
A tale of two projects emerges for Downtown Fresno’s revitalization
Two projects offer the same message: "Welcome to Fulton Street, the new battleground in Fresno's land use."
November 24, 2020