Reid Stone
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Reid Stone is a contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Email him at news@sjvsun.com.
McCarthy tees off on Fresno newspaper editor over attacks
After issuing a growing number of 'instant outrage' editorials against him, The Fresno Bee took a hefty jab from Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday.
February 14, 2023
Feinstein declines re-election, will retire from Senate after 31-year run
California’s longtime senior U.S. Senator fired off the official starting gun on one of the hottest Senate races for 2024 and a brewing Democratic civil war.
February 14, 2023
Activist stonewalling prompts exodus from Kern Co. Sheriff’s community council
Four members of the Kern County Sheriff's Community Advisory Council have resigned amid stonewalling and squabbles with activists from the ACLU and Dolores Huerta Foundation.
February 13, 2023
Harder pushes back on Newsom’s embrace of Delta tunnel
The idea first floated by Gov. Jerry Brown and revived by Gov. Gavin Newsom is coming under assault from Northern California Democrats on Capitol Hill.
February 12, 2023
U.S. officials eye new route to ban gas stoves. Opposition is already mounting.
Talk of banning gas stoves, in all but name, is back on the table.
February 6, 2023
Bredefeld’s in, Patterson’s retiring amid fight for Fresno’s best political real estate
A coveted seat representing north Fresno and Clovis on the Fresno County Board of Supervisors was shaken up on Saturday with twin announcements.
February 4, 2023
Pelosi backs Schiff – if Feinstein decides against 2024 re-elect
Facing a crowded field for California's could-be open Senate seat, the former House Intel Committee chairman is trying to separate from the pack of wannabes.
February 4, 2023
F-16 upgrades denied for Turkey if it prevents Sweden and Finland from joining NATO
Senators and the Biden administration continue to flex military aid and armaments to build the NATO coalition.
February 4, 2023
Newsom doubles down on curtailing concealed carry, vows support for upcoming bill
A U.S. Supreme Court decision made it considerably more difficult to curtail concealed carry. California Democrats aren't giving up.
February 2, 2023
Heavy Calif. snowpack hits deepest levels in four decades
A month's worth of storms delivered historically good news for California's water supplies later in the year.
February 2, 2023