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.
Major Valley auto dealer sells portfolio to San Jose group
A longtime Fresno auto dealer has changed names and changed hands.
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.
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.
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.
Power outages persist, wildfire evacuation orders lifted after Wed. morning lightning strikes
Thunderstorms early Wednesday morning have forced evacuations in eastern Fresno County.
Convenient timing? Calif. gas rebates set to “certainly” arrive before Nov. absentee ballots
Californians waiting for the Golden State to deliver financial relief for historically-high gas prices might find the timing of their check suspicious.
“Untenable”: Calif. low-income housing projects busting $1 million per unit to build
More than a half-dozen low-income housing developments underway in the Golden State have seen housing unit costs spiral beyond $1 million each.
Bakersfield councilman to vacate seat after two terms
Bakersfield City Councilman Chris Parlier is hitting the exits at the end of 2022. His work has extended a hand, and now a Council seat, to Bakersfield's Sikh community.
Calif. Democratic lawmakers belatedly hit panic button over gas tax increase
Democratic lawmakers in Sacramento are now trying to take new action in response to skyrocketing gas prices – but it's too late.
