The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
PG&E continues halting past due disconnections into 2022
The utility announced Friday it won't disconnect service from customers greatly past due on their bills, despite the expiration of a California pandemic moratorium.
October 4, 2021
Sequoia fires shifts evacuation orders, sends smoke billowing
The pair of firefighting theaters in the Sequoias have driven up air quality warnings along the San Joaquin Valley floor and dry conditions in the foothills prompted fresh evacuation orders.
October 4, 2021
Calif. regulators buckle up for the potential of 0% water allocation for 2022
The prospect of minimal rainfall next winter opens the door for California to force mandatory restrictions for its residents in 2022.
October 3, 2021
Vohra, Fresno health officer, backs off from political push on Costa to back $4.5tril Biden plan
Dr. Rais Vohra caught some flak from Fresno County Supervisors for comments that "were a little bit political."
September 26, 2021
Report: Feds engaging in multi-faceted corruption probe of Fresno City Hall
Fresno city officials may be facing the hot lights of authorities as Federal prosecutors and FBI agents process testimony before a Federal criminal grand jury.
September 19, 2021
Evacuation warnings issued for Tulare Co. residents near Windy Fire
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux issued an evacuation warning for communities near the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest.
September 16, 2021
KNP Complex swells, expanding evacuation orders into Three Rivers
A set of wildfires in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Sequoia National Park and Forest have prompted a wave of evacuation orders from fire and Sheriff's officials.
September 15, 2021
Kern Co. launches suit against Newsom over oil production ban
California's largest oil producing county sued Gov. Gavin Newsom over his de-facto ban on key oil production, including fracking processes.
September 14, 2021
Top Calif. lawmaker slams sluggish high-speed rail build: “Maybe they can turn it into a sculpture…”
"I think the, ‘If you build it, they will come,’ theory is pure fantasy,” Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D–Paramount) said. “They will come where? How will they magically appear in Merced?”
September 13, 2021
McGowan blasts Newsom’s wife bribe attempt to muzzle Weinstein sex assault story, backs Elder
Actress Rose McGowan alleged Jennifer Siebel Newsom called her in an attempt to suppress her bombshell claims of assault by producer Harvey Weinstein.
September 12, 2021