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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Organizers: Newsom recall hits 2mil signatures
The group organizing the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom announced it had collected more than 2 million signatures en route to forcing a special election.
March 11, 2021
Is $75 worth no spring break travel? UC Davis thinks so.
The university, along with the City of Davis, is offering students $75 "grants" to encourage them to skip spring break travel this year.
March 10, 2021
WATCH: Man hitches ride down Highway 99 on back of semi-truck
The man was filmed hanging onto the back of a semi-truck trailer in Bakersfield driving northbound on Highway 99.
March 7, 2021
Jack Thomson, Kern water pioneer, passes at 98
Thomson was a founding member of the Kern County Water Agency, former Kern County Farm Bureau president, and member of California's Water Commission.
March 7, 2021
Under pressure from restaurants for COVID shutdowns, Calif. waives liquor license fees
Nearly 59,000 businesses throughout the state are currently eligible to have their liquor license renewal fees waived.
March 7, 2021
Fresno Unified draws fresh heat over limited reopening
Fresno City Council member Garry Bredefeld criticized the district's phased reopening as a “fake reopening plan.”
March 7, 2021
New CDC guidelines to OK maskless, indoor gatherings of vaccinated Americans
The CDC will announce new guidelines as soon as this Thursday on what fully vaccinated Americans can do, including allowing for…
March 3, 2021
Pressure mounts for Fresno schools to reopen quicker – from unexpected sources
Fresno City Council member Miguel Arias, a former Fresno Unified administrator, joined the growing chorus of discontented parents who are seeking faster reopeing of schools.
February 28, 2021
Amid indoor dining ban, Newsom films TikTok indoors at Fresno restaurant
It comes after Newsom earned scorn for dining indoors at the posh French Laundry restaurant in Napa.
February 28, 2021
Bourbon Street School: Fresno teacher catches heat for teaching from New Orleans on Mardi Gras
Reports of a teacher instructing from New Orleans during Mardi Gras ratchets pressure on a resistant Fresno Unified to reopen classrooms.
February 24, 2021