Alex Tavlian
757 posts
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.
Fresno Co. rolls out $5mil grant program for struggling small businesses
The Fresno County Board of Supervisors announced a new program aimed at helping struggling small businesses who have yet to receive a lifeline.
May 12, 2020
Nunes, Trump talk Calif. water, Flynn case in White House sit down
During a Friday roundtable with House Republicans, President Donald Trump and Rep. Devin Nunes chatted California's latest battle in the water wars.
May 10, 2020
George Hostetter, veteran reporter and Sun contributor, passes at 70
George Kirkham Hostetter, Jr., a career journalist and the modern dean of Fresno's City Hall press corps at three Fresno publications, passed on Thursday.
May 8, 2020
Coronavirus pushes Calif. into $54bil budget deficit, major cuts
Department of Finance projections for the 2020-2021 two-year budget deficit rivals similar deficits during the early years of the Great Recession.
May 7, 2020
Fresno Co. urges City of Fresno to cancel shelter-in-place order
The County of Fresno is looking to make a move of its own to reopen the economy. Step One: pushing the City of Fresno to drop its shelter-in-place order.
May 5, 2020
Kern Co. rescinds health order, previewing moves by Newsom
The move sets the table for action by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who announced that changes to the statewide shelter-in-place order was "days, not weeks" away.
May 2, 2020
Borgeas, Grove lead push on California’s restaurant reopenings
A group of California Republicans in the State Legislature are calling for a more definite timetable to reopen the state's restaurants.
April 29, 2020
Trump nominates Dirk Paloutzian to Fresno’s U.S. District Court
The long-beleaguered and overworked U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California is about to receive some reinforcements.
April 29, 2020
Valley, L.A. water users hit Newsom with three lawsuits over water policy
Water agencies launched a blitz with three suits contesting the validity of new environmental rules restricting water to the Valley and Southern California.
April 29, 2020
Bernhardt: Newsom’s water gambit “potentially unlawful”
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt isn't shying away from reminding Californians who reigns supreme in its water wars.
April 28, 2020