The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Calif. Supreme Court chief justice won’t run for second 12-year term
Appointed by Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Supreme Court’s chief justice said Wednesday that she will not seek a second 12-year term.
July 27, 2022
Audit: Calif. bureaucrats don’t move fast enough to clean up water for Valley towns
Nearly 1 million Californians receive unsafe drinking water from their taps – most of it in the Central Valley – and state officials aren't acting fast enough.
July 27, 2022
Bakersfield bakery owner heads to trial over faith-based objection to cakes for gay weddings
The Bakersfield bakery faces a suit from state regulators for violating a key civil rights law by denying a wedding cake to a lesbian couple.
July 26, 2022
Beverly Hills won’t enforce imminently-returning LA County mask mandate
Los Angeles County is expected to restore an indoor mask mandate. One high-profile city is already drawing a line in the sand.
July 26, 2022
Kern Co. preps fixes to restart oil production permitting
Hamstrung by a court ruling that has halted quick permitting of oil production sites in the south Valley, Kern officials are winding up a pitch to make things easier and get oil flowing again.
July 25, 2022
Prandini, U.S. women deliver stunning 4×100 relay upset for world track crown
Ousting the sprinting powerhouse – Jamaica – all came down to a fateful leg of the race for America's women.
July 23, 2022
Truckers hate AB5. Now, they’ve shut down a Calif. port to protest it.
The controversial California labor is crushing small, independent trucking companies. Now, truckers are bringing a stop to port operations in northern California.
July 21, 2022
Backlash swells over Valley Children’s $10mil deal to name Bulldog Stadium
The pricey move by the nonprofit children's hospital has prompted a backlash on social media and across the community that some say will make them think twice before donating again.
July 19, 2022
Calif. set aside $115mil for free college textbooks. This top bureaucrat is holding it up.
More than a year after California lawmakers OK'd the nine-figure sum for textbooks, it remains unspent.
July 18, 2022
CSU, UC begin to fast-track supplying abortion pills to campuses
A state law passed in 2019 sought to bring medicated abortions to public colleges. In the wake of the Supreme Court's recent ruling on abortions, implementation is in overdrive.
July 17, 2022