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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Professor’s Anti-Semitic tweets spark UC Merced investigation
The University of California, Merced has launched an inquiry into the conduct of Abbas Ghassemi, a teaching professor…
December 31, 2020
Health officials: Regional shutdown orders for Valley, Southern Calif. to continue
The initial shelter-in-place order, which went into effect on Dec. 6, was set to expire on Monday.
December 29, 2020
Shoe-string effort to recall Newsom gets $500k injection from Orange Co. company
Two six-figure contributions highlight the growing peril facing California's governor amid the coronavirus pandemic.
December 29, 2020
Extension to Valley, Southern Calif. shutdown orders expected
For the regional order to be lifted, a region’s hospital intensive care unit capacity four weeks out must be projected to meet the state’s 15 percent threshold of available beds.
December 28, 2020
Newsom selects Alex Padilla to replace Harris in U.S. Senate
Padilla, a son of Mexican immigrants, will be the first Latino senator for California, where Latinos represent nearly 40 percent of the state’s population.
December 22, 2020
Fresno mulls five-day shutdown order of all businesses
The order would require all retail businesses and offices throughout the city to be shut down and closed “without exception.”
December 21, 2020
Virginia-based pedophilia website operator arrested kidnapping Fresno girl
Pedophilia website operator kidnapped Fresno girl, arrested while flying to Virginia, police say
December 21, 2020
Newsom: “Very likely” that shutdown orders extend into 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order.
December 21, 2020
Congress reaches deal on coronavirus stimulus, includes PPP and direct payments
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Sunday that Congress has reached an agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill.
December 20, 2020
The only certainty in Fresno’s Measure P suit appeal? A ticket to Calif. Supreme Court.
An appellate court panel appeared skeptical Tuesday about whether restrictions on government bodies passing taxes also applies to voters themselves.
December 16, 2020