Bruce Clayton
41 posts
Bruce Clayton is a breaking news contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Email him at news@sjvsun.com.
Barbara Lee feuds with Newsom over his Senate appointment plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom's comments about a potential appointment to succeed Sen. Dianne Feinstein aren't sitting well with the Oakland congresswoman.
September 12, 2023
McConnell vows to finish Senate term, retain leadership post
The Kentucky Senator isn't standing aside after two public health lapses raised intrigue over his ability to do the job.
September 7, 2023
SoCal braces for storms, flooding as Tropical Storm Hilary moves north
Flooding has already struck communities in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties as the eye of the storm strikes in Baja California.
August 20, 2023
Kern Co. hired a drone to catch illegal fireworks. They didn’t issue a single fine from it.
Kern County’s tough-on-fireworks initiative appears to be all bark, no bite.
August 20, 2023
Daughter: Trustees of Feinstein husband’s estate committing elder abuse against Senator
The California Senator's daughter and trustees of her late husband's trust are tussling over disbursement of funds.
August 16, 2023
Farm marketing fee programs are hurting small farmers. Congress is eyeing a plan to reign them in.
Funding for timeless marketing campaigns aiding crop and meat sales have largely been paid by small farmers and benefited corporate giants, Congressional advocates on the left and right argue.
August 16, 2023
Report: San Francisco has become too dangerous for Federal employees to go to work in-person
The emergence of open air drug markets outside of San Francisco's Federal building prompted the move by a top Federal agency.
August 15, 2023
Developer’s unpaid taxes lead North Valley water district to seize property for 2,300 new homes
Two developers controlling a hefty portion of Diablo Grande, a master-planned community in Stanislaus County, failed to pay taxes to their water district. Now, the district owns their property.
August 15, 2023
Calif. regulators keep power plants open as doubts over green energy reign
The move comes on the heels of California saving Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant from the scrapheap.
August 13, 2023
McCarthy, Costa call for probe into Federal cash given to Reedley COVID Lab-linked firm
The two Valley lawmakers demanded a probe into how Chinese-owned Universal Meditech won $150,000 in forgivable paycheck protection loans.
August 10, 2023