Les Hubbard
401 posts
Les Hubbard is a contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun.
Wonderful Co. awards dozen college scholarships to Valley natives
The farming giant, led by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, continued growing its education-focused philanthropy.
June 30, 2022
Hanford officials warn residents, businesses to cut back water use
Gov. Gavin Newsom's drought orders have fallen on deaf ears. Now, local municipalities are stepping up their involvement to rein in water use.
June 24, 2022
Kern Co. weighs levying 1-cent sales tax on unincorporated communities
A 1-cent sales tax hike may soon be hitting the residents of unincorporated Kern County.
June 23, 2022
Buying your first house? Meet a possible new co-owner: the State of California.
A program at the center of state budget negotiations would see California taxpayers provide up to 17% of the down payment on a house in exchange for a stake in the home.
June 22, 2022
Biden hints at Federal gas tax holiday
The average price of a gallon of gas cracked $5 per gallon. Now President Joe Biden is considering an idea sworn off by California Democrats.
June 21, 2022
Democrat-backed gas tax holidays? It’s happening, but not in Calif.
Opposition to issuing gas tax holidays isn't universal across U.S. states, including those dominated by Democrats.
June 2, 2022
California Screaming: Report hypes out-of-state “opposition” to Newsom flip to save Diablo Canyon
Despite a renaissance of support from voters and state lawmakers, reports of bubbling opposition to saving California's lone nuke plant have an odd wrinkle.
May 22, 2022
As Fresno Zoo seeks more taxpayer cash, will elephant treatment issues wreak havoc?
Is the highly-popular zoo find in convincing taxpayers to stay the course due to a recent string of bad headlines regarding its elephants?
May 5, 2022
Is the Gilroy Garlic Festival back? Depends on who you ask.
An announcement that an outside group was rescuing Gilroy's Garlic Festival is being disputed. Fresno, meanwhile, has one coming up this month.
May 2, 2022
Good, bad, or ugly? Calif. bullet trains revels renderings of first station.
Is the rendering of the bullet train railway station futuristic or an eyesore on the Valley floor? Sound off!
April 28, 2022