Reid Stone
651 posts
Reid Stone is a contributing reporter for The San Joaquin Valley Sun. Email him at news@sjvsun.com.
Taped-up signs may put Salas in hot water with Federal campaign watchdogs
Masking tape on yard signs were an interesting design choice, now they might spark a second-look from Federal election authorities.
October 20, 2021
Weeks after exit, Bakersfield homeless czar Gill launches challenge to McCarthy
Louis Gill, the recently departed 21-year chief of Bakersfield's Homeless Center and Alliance Against Family Violence, has already found his second act.
October 19, 2021
As Salas announces 2022 challenge to Valadao, knives sharpen in South Valley
Asm. Rudy Salas joins a crowded field of Democrats chomping at the bit to oust Rep. David Valadao after the Hanford dairyman retook the seat in 2020.
October 18, 2021
Arvin, Federal officials announce city has reached federal water quality standards
Federal, state, and local officials announced Tuesday that the water service in Arvin completed a 13-year project to improve water quality.
October 14, 2021
Newsom appeals ruling to resist court-ordered vax mandate for prison guards
Despite issuing a wide-ranging set of vaccine mandates for Californians, Newsom avoided ordering prison guards, owners of a powerful union, from getting vaccinated. Now, he's appealing a court-ordered mandate governing them.
October 13, 2021
Should Calif.’s bullet train be high-speed? That’s the $4bil question for Newsom, lawmakers.
The rail system, anchored in the Central Valley, has become a target of derision among Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento. Now, the core promise of high-speed rail is in jeopardy.
October 13, 2021
Clovis teachers execute end-run around Calif. teachers union, file to launch “Clovis Teachers Organization”
A near-unanimous vote of the Clovis Unified Faculty Senate seeking to become the sole labor representative cuts off big union influence. Here's what will change.
October 12, 2021
Hurtado vs. Hurtado? Kingsburg Councilwoman hints at Senate as recall mounts
Facing the prospect of a recall election, Kingsburg City Councilwoman Jewel Hurtado hinted at the possibility that there's life beyond the southern Fresno County city.
October 4, 2021
Warnings continue as Windy Fire surges in Sequoia National Forest
The two major blazes encroaching Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Sequoia National Forest now sit at a combined 132,359 acres consumed, the U.S. Forest Service announced on Monday.
September 27, 2021
Fresno lawmakers fire off appeals of pot shop licenses. Here’s who is on the hot seat.
Fresno's lengthy cannabis drama is continuing on, with lawmakers opting to appeal the preliminary approval of at least five licenses.
September 24, 2021