The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Pompeo gets raucous welcome during Lincoln Day visit in Bakersfield
The former U.S. Secretary of State stopped into Kern County on Friday to rally the GOP troops as 2024 speculation ramps up.
July 25, 2021
Newsom remains non-committal on reinstating Calif. mask mandate
A Tulare County stop by Gov. Gavin Newsom devolved into a repeated inquisition about the potential for Southern California mask mandates to evolve into a return of a statewide mandate.
July 20, 2021
Southwest rolls out limited-time $29 Fresno-Vegas flights
Southwest Airlines announced a new two-day sale for Valley travelers looking to get out of town.
July 20, 2021
Costco reverses course, will keep senior shopping hours
Early morning shopping at the warehouse chain isn't disappearing, as originally announced.
July 20, 2021
DA charges Kingsburg Councilwoman Jewel Hurtado with DUI
Prosecutors opted to file charges against the 22-year-old Kingsburg lawmaker after a June arrest by CHP officers.
July 19, 2021
PG&E: Dixie Fire may have been started by our power lines
The California utility told regulators it may have started the state's largest wildfire this year in the scar of the infamous 2018 Camp Fire, which it also started.
July 19, 2021
Porn star Mary Carey pulls out of Calif. recall race
"It's going to be a very un-happy ending for California," the former porn star said on Saturday while delivering the news.
July 10, 2021
Wasco Mayor Garcia, Kingsburg Councilwoman Hurtado stare down DUIs
Two young, progressive, LGBT millennial elected officials in the San Joaquin Valley are facing public pressure following arrests for driving under the influence.
July 19, 2021
Report: Newsom walking back Brown’s wildfire prevention plan
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is walking back a wildfire prevention plan initially put in place by former Gov. Jerry Brown, according to a new report.
July 1, 2021
Visalia approves low-barrier homeless shelter over last-minute objections
Visalia City Council unanimously approved $5 million for the city’s first low-barrier homeless shelter on Monday despite objections from a national housing developer.
June 29, 2021