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.
Valley lawmakers join McCarthy push for earthquake repair funding for China Lake
Rep. Kevin McCarthy's amendment to the NDAA would fast track and fund $100 million in repairs to the Navy's top weapons research facility.
July 11, 2019
Feds seek comment on tweaks to California water operations
The Bureau of Reclamation released a draft environmental report on changes to coordinated operations of the Central Valley Project and State Water Project.
July 11, 2019
VP Pence during Valley swing: “We’re just getting started.”
Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence wasted no moments in a jam-packed Wednesday swing through the San Joaquin Valley.
July 10, 2019
Soria hits Fresno City College to film campaign kickoff video
Fresno City Councilwoman Esmeralda Soria's shadow challenge to Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) intensified on Wednesday with a video shoot.
July 10, 2019
Green for green: How Fresno’s failed parks tax came to be
The battle over Fresno's parks didn't come out of thin air. The Sun gives an inside look at how Measure P made it to – and failed on – the 2018 ballot.
July 9, 2019
Countryman, pastor of one of Modesto’s biggest churches, launches bid for Mayor
The senior pastor of one of Modesto's largest churches is taking the plunge into politics with a run for Mayor in 2020, facing off with Mayor Ted Brandvold.
July 9, 2019
Here’s where Vice President and Second Lady Pence will be in the Valley
See where Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence will be during their one-day stop in the Valley on Wednesday.
July 9, 2019
Zoslocki, Modesto Councilman, jumps in to Stanislaus Supes race
It didn't take long for Modesto City Councilman Bill Zoslocki to jump into the race to replace Stanislaus Supervisor Kristin Olsen in 2020.
July 9, 2019
Kristin Olsen, ex-Assembly GOP leader, to forego Supervisor re-elect
The Stanislaus County Supervisor and former GOP leader said in a Facebook post it was time to "pass the torch" after 15 years in elected office.
July 8, 2019
Brand vetoes controversial gang stipend, Immigrant Affairs funding proposals
The moves come amid five other line-item vetoes to the roughly $1.3 billion 2020 budget approved by the Fresno City Council.
July 8, 2019