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.
10 shot, 4 dead: What we know about the Fresno shooting
The latest updates on the shooting in the backyard of a home near Fresno-Yosemite International Airport that left four Hmong men dead.
November 18, 2019
Democrats make their pick to face off against Nunes. It might surprise you.
Last weekend in Long Beach, California Democratic Party delegates made their endorsement in the 2020 March Primary to face Rep. Devin Nunes.
November 18, 2019
Caltrans backtracks on cuts to Highway 99 funding, yet wait for expansion continues
Caltrans officials announced the agency was restoring $23 million of $32 million in proposed cuts to Highways 99 and Highway 46 expansion projects.
November 17, 2019
Merced DA will not file charges against Bakersfield priest Harrison
This is the second of three law enforcement investigations into alleged sexual assault by Catholic Monsignor Craig Harrison of Bakersfield.
November 16, 2019
Advocates appeal Measure P ruling confirming 2018 defeat
An advocacy group backing Fresno's failed 30-year parks tax appealed a court ruling holding the tax was defeated by failing to reach two-thirds support.
November 14, 2019
Fresno City Council approves new marijuana regulations
The fight shifted from who would grant dispensary licenses to whether the proposed social equity policy was too prescriptive.
November 14, 2019
Gar Tootelian, Bennett Water Systems ink merger
2019 continues to be the year of ag mergers, as the trend spreads to two Valley farm services companies.
November 14, 2019
Housing development flatlined in Fresno. Now it’s rethinking the future.
"This is a problem we can literally build ourselves out of," Fresno City Councilman Luis Chavez said of Fresno's stifled housing growth.
November 13, 2019
Stephens, former Sheriff’s deputy, jumps in race for Kern Supervisor
Daures Stephens, a former Kern County Sheriff's deputy, jumped into the race to replace Kern County Supervisor Mick Gleason on Monday.
November 12, 2019
Milk giant Dean Foods files for bankruptcy protection
America's single largest milk processor filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, following a trend set by Valley dairies amid changing habits and low milk prices.
November 12, 2019