The San Joaquin Valley Sun
750 posts
Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Sanger Mayor Ontiveros booked into jail for domestic violence
Sanger Mayor Eli Ontiveros was arrested and booked into jail for a domestic violence charge, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office.
December 22, 2021
Mathis targets Tulare-Kings Assembly district for reelection bid
Tuesday’s announcement comes after many of his supporters have called for Mathis to run for Congress in the wake of Devin Nunes’ shock-retirement.
December 21, 2021
High on the slopes? China Peak says no more
China Peak, the Huntington Lake-based ski resort, is cracking down on skiers using weed on the mountain.
December 21, 2021
Dysfunction, disunity in Delano, Kern County Grand Jury finds.
Grand jurors described the northern Kern County city as being "The report described the city as being "at an intersection where politics, special interests and conflicting public sentiments come head to head."
December 15, 2021
Grocers, restaurants press for delay on Calif. law that could deliver bacon shortage
"The bacon law" is likely to wreak havoc on the supply chain for bacon and other pork products. Why? Because California officials released new regulations mere weeks before it becomes active law.
December 13, 2021
Calif. preps for downpour, heavy snow to kick off week
"Yardsticks will be required to measure snow at some locations after this storm," meteorologists are cautioning.
December 12, 2021
Newsom eyes using Texas abortion law tactic to suppress gun rights. Why it’ll come up short.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said on Saturday he plans to use the same tactic from Texas's abortion law to target assault rifle sales after the Supreme Court declined to block enforcement of the law.
December 12, 2021
Hanford-based EV manufacturing hopeful Faraday Future launches probe over fraud allegations
A report from short-seller J Capital brought to light issues about the company's founder reaping benefits from its recent IPO.
December 9, 2021
Scott Peterson receives new sentence in 2002 killing of wife, unborn son
Nearly two decades after being sentenced to die, Scott Peterson was resentenced Wednesday after California's Supreme Court tossed his original sentence.
December 8, 2021
DA: Newsom a “hypocrite,” Calif. AG Bonta “a danger to public safety” amid mob robberies
Gov. Gavin Newsom spent most of the last week shifting responsibility for mob retail robberies onto local law enforcement. They're pushing back.
December 5, 2021