Pelosi presses Newsom to sign UFW-backed election bill
A bill sitting on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk seeking to drastically alter union elections for California's farmworkers won a new backer: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco).
After 355-mile march, UFW staring down another defeat at Newsom’s hands
The woebegone farmworker union has sought to fundamentally alter union elections. The bill appears headed for veto by Gov. Gavin Newsom for the second straight year.
Paper backed TJ Cox in 2018. Now it claims he “never passed the smell test” amid arrest
Local newspaper editors are claiming they foresaw Cox's bad business dealings coming. They still endorsed him in 2018.
GOP pushes TJ Cox indictment – by selling t-shirts of him behind bars
Republicans in Washington are wasting little time celebrating the litany of criminal charges rolled out by Federal prosecutors against ex-Rep. TJ Cox.
Fresno State stadium tax backers submit signatures. Will voters get a chance to weigh-in?
Backers hoping to upgrade Fresno State's aging football stadium are one step closer to getting a verdict from voters.
Calif. labor group gets two additions: AB5 author as boss, UFW as member
California's largest labor lobby is hoping to give the battered United Farmworkers a leg-up, despite less-than-friendly relations with Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Fresno’s Catholic Diocese settled defamation suit with Bakersfield ex-priest. What did they pay out?
The three-year-long public relations and legal battle between Fresno's Roman Catholic Diocese and former Monsignor Craig Harrison is firmly settled.
Bakersfield priest’s defamation suits should be dismissed, appeals court says.
Less than a week after settling a defamation suit against the Fresno Roman Catholic Diocese, ex-priest Craig Harrison suffered two defeats at a Fresno-based appeals court.
Fresno closes deal, takes ownership of Tower Theatre
After a nearly two-year-long legal and political battle, Fresno's historic Tower Theatre finally has a new owner: the taxpayer.
Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
Anthem Blue Cross and Adventist Health face a Monday deadline to strike a new contract for services or potentially leave thousands of patients in the cold.
