The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
CSU trustees OK controversial name changes at Fresno State
Fresno State's library and football stadium lost their longtime names on Wednesday, for vastly different reasons.
July 13, 2022
Ex-Calif. Rep. Katie Hill files for bankruptcy after failed revenge porn suit
The one-time Democratic star was ousted from Congress after engaging in a sexual relationship with one of her staffers. Now, she's declaring bankruptcy.
July 13, 2022
S.F. mayor taps top campaigner to recall Boudin as next District Attorney
Brooke Jenkins was a former prosecutor working for ousted San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, then she became a major campaigner for his ouster.
July 7, 2022
COVID costs send Valley hospital into first-ever, $11.2mil deficit
The decision to shutter elective surgeries in 2020, coupled with soaring labor costs to staff hospitals, weren't great for the bottom line.
June 30, 2022
Gill, Bakersfield homeless czar, concedes defeat in Kern Co. Supervisorial battle
Gill kicked off the 2022 election cycle trying to defeat House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy. Now, he's the odd man out of a battle for a Supervisorial seat.
June 26, 2022
Major Valley auto dealer sells portfolio to San Jose group
A longtime Fresno auto dealer has changed names and changed hands.
June 26, 2022
Calif. discovers where $15 minimum wage is too high: prisons
A bill that would ban involuntary servitude and require California taxpayers to pay prisoners $15 per hour for prison jobs stalled in the Legislature.
June 26, 2022
Calif. drivers are big loser in leaked tax relief compromise proposal
A compromise being negotiated by legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom over the weekend would tie tax relief to Californians' income levels rather than aimed at drivers.
June 26, 2022
More smoke: Another Valley community to weigh allowing cannabis shops
As Valley communities wrestle with how to raise revenue post-pandemic, one is reverting to an option leaned on heavily before COVID: weed.
June 23, 2022
Power outages persist, wildfire evacuation orders lifted after Wed. morning lightning strikes
Thunderstorms early Wednesday morning have forced evacuations in eastern Fresno County.
June 22, 2022