For the third time in four years, California lawmakers are hoping to experiment with a 4 a.m. closing time for bars in select California cities.
Lemoore Naval pilot dies in Mojave jet crash
The Navy Department revealed the identity of the pilot who dies in a jet crash during a training exercise near Trona on Sunday.
Appellate judge who gave Newsom massive COVID powers sacked for delaying cases
Vance Raye was forced from the bench over deliberate delays in 200 cases over a decade costing litigants money and criminal defendants their freedom.
The last straw? Calif. law forces Starbucks customers to ask for straws, utensils
Want a straw with your latte? Be prepared to ask for it.
FDA: Hepatitis A outbreak tied to strawberries from packer with Valley ties
A fruit packing and distribution company whose United States sales office is in Fresno is being investigated by the FDA …
A rural-based Speaker of Calif. State Assembly? Here’s a look at shake-ups in Sacramento.
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s (D–Paramount) days leading the lower chamber in California’s Capitol might be numbered, and rural interests may get a new champion.
Facing must-pass deadline, GOPers, Moderate Dems to try one last shot at suspending gas tax
Supporters of a gas tax holiday said they have more Democratic support for the measure and may try again to force a floor vote before a Friday deadline.
Fresno lawmakers pitch ballot measure for veterans facilities, services
A trio of Fresno City Council members announced plans to introduce an initiative to support Central Valley veterans in the mold of Clovis’ Veterans Memorial District.
Leaky Bakersfield oil wells spew explosive level of methane, state inspectors find.
State and regional inspectors found concentrations of methane in the air around some of the east Bakersfield wells at levels considered potentially explosive.
Newsom signs off on 25-year deal for Valley tribe to run local casino
The bill, now law, required some bending of CEQA – the state’s strict environmental review law – to ensure tribal casinos could remain operational.
