Karbassi calls for slow rollback of shelter-in-place beginning May 7
The Fresno Councilman called on Mayor Lee Brand and his Reopening Committee to begin a gradual rollback of shelter-in-place to reopen small businesses.
Amid pandemic, Valley hospitals not immune from coronavirus layoffs
As California's shelter-in-place order enters its fifth week, it appears that not even Valley hospitals are coronavirus recession-proof.
Clinica Sierra Vista chief abruptly resigns
Brian O. Harris, the chief executive of Clinica Sierra Vista, resigned from the Bakersfield-based, Valleywide nonprofit chain of healthcare clinics.
Kings Co. officials faceoff over coronavirus budget, salary cuts
Local governments are resetting budget expectations for their next fiscal year. Perhaps no reset has been as jarring as Kings County.
As pandemic panic wears down, we’re voting with our tire tread
It's important to recognize that the panic that kept people indoors in the middle of March has decidedly worn off. Now, we're taking to our cars again.
In new filing, Becerra seeks to halt Trump’s Valley water boost
A motion filed Tuesday by the State of California aims to suspend the new Federal water regulations and revert back to those in place for the last decade.
Fresno Co. lays out path for new railroad underpass in central Fresno
At long last, one of the most infuriating railroad crossings in the city of Fresno may finally end its lengthy tenure as a nuisance to local drivers.
USDA preps $16bil in direct payments to farmers over coronavirus impact
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will roll out to curb coronavirus-driven losses from price fallouts and supply chain disruptions.
At Granite Park: meet the new boss, same as the old boss
Fresno's City Council will vote to replace the nonprofit running Granite Park with a new nonprofit that looks eerily similar, while giving it a pay raise.
Woman sentenced in Madera Co. voter fraud scheme over falsified voter registrations
The Monterey Co. woman pleaded guilty after attempting to re-register Madera County voters to the Democratic Party without their knowledge.
