Lamonica, Clovis native and Raiders QB, dead at 80
The NFL great, dubbed "The Mad Bomber," has been synonymous with Clovis after Clovis High School named its football stadium after the Raiders great.
Amid sky-high gas prices, enviros press to shutter 27% of Calif. oil wells
Draft rules to curb oil wells near sensitive uses, including homes and schools, could shutter a wide swath of California's shrinking energy production.
Calif. public school enrollment sinks below 6mil kids
For the first time since the start of the century, California has fewer than 6 million students attending public schools.
Failure to launch: Top Valadao challenger faces tall hill ahead of primary
Washington Democrats have long-hyped a match-up between Rudy Salas and David Valadao. The numbers have been less-than-encouraging.
Feds indict ex-westside water district chief for $25mil water theft
The former water boss exploited a leak in the Delta-Mendota Canal en route to stealing more than $25 million worth of Federal water, court docs say.
‘It’s bad, and it’s getting worse:” Report questions Feinstein’s mental fitness
Concerns over 88-year-old Sen. Dianne Feinstein's mental state are looming large ahead of her re-election in 2024.
School vax mandate bill pulled amid mounting opposition, Calif. lawmaker announces.
Vaccine mandate bills have struggled mightily in the 2022 legislative session.
Report: Carr, Raiders agree to $121.5mil extension
Fresno State standout Derek Carr was already the longest-tenured QB in the AFC. He'll remain in that position through at least 2025.
Plenty of blanks, questions loom over Newsom’s gas relief plan
The tax relief plan, which will require serious wrangling with the Legislature, is catching heat for its structure. Here's why.
PG&E to pay $55mil to avoid criminal prosecution in pair of fires
Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by its aging power lines in Northern California.
