The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
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
Torrez’s ESPN debut bout ended in a mere 58 seconds. Here’s what happened.
Olympian Richard Torrez Jr. faced off against Roberto Zavala Jr. in the opening fight of a nationally-televised Top Rank exhibition in Temecula.
July 15, 2022
Torrez takes the ring, ESPN on Friday for second-ever pro bout
The Tularean will face face Roberto Zavala Jr. in his second-ever pro outing with a national audience via the Worldwide Leader.
July 14, 2022
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.
July 1, 2022