Les Hubbard
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Les Hubbard is a contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun.
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
Gilroy’s Garlic Festival calls it quits. Why it’s a boon for Fresno’s burgeoning shindig.
Gilroy, a city that built a brand syonymous with garlic, will not host a Garlic Festival in 2022 – or for the foreseeable future, organizers announced on Friday.
April 24, 2022
Poll: Calif. online sports betting initiative failing to catch fire with voters
The war between California's tribal gaming interests and major online gambling companies is growing hotter.
April 20, 2022
Lack of insurance brings booze sales to halt at Fresno’s Granite Park
Embroiled in controversy, Fresno's Granite Park is officially a dry park, courtesy of an insurance dispute.
April 16, 2022