Reid Stone
651 posts
Reid Stone is a contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Email him at news@sjvsun.com.
Feinstein returns to Senate after months away
The long-serving Senator is back from a health scare as she looks to wrap up her final term in office.
May 10, 2023
Newsom rejects call for $1.2mil slavery reparation checks
California's reparations task force took three years to turn in a report calling for cash payments. It took Newsom three days to knock it down.
May 9, 2023
McCarthy gains leverage in debt talks as Biden’s poll numbers sink
Speaker Kevin McCarthy is hitting the right notes at the most important time in his early Speakership, putting President Biden on his heels.
May 9, 2023
Calif. Dems M.I.A. amid vote to fast-track anti-fentanyl bills
Democratic lawmakers roundly shut down expedited consideration on bills that would stiffen penalties for dealing deadly fentanyl.
May 8, 2023
H. Spees, Fresno community advocate and former Mayoral contender, dies at 70
The pastor and community advocate sought to lead through empathy while seeking to make Fresno a better place to live.
May 7, 2023
Calif.’s population continues shrinking, with one exception: the Valley.
While the Golden State continues to weather an exodus of its people, the Central Valley is the lone refuge of population growth, new data shows.
May 3, 2023
McCarthy, Biden to huddle as debt limit approaches
As the nation inches closer to reaching its borrowing limit, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden will seek to hash out a path forward.
May 2, 2023
Ex-Raider Ruggs to plead guilty in fatal DUI collision
The Raider receiver faced up to 50 years in prison if convicted on all counts stemming from the fatal 2021 crash.
May 2, 2023
Nikki Haley calls for Feinstein to resign
The former Governor and UN Ambassador has made age and mental competency in national leaders a key plank in her bid for President.
May 1, 2023
Calif. OKs 2036 ban on diesel truck sales
California wants to put diesel-powered trucks in the rear view. Can its grid hold up?
April 30, 2023