The San Joaquin Valley Sun
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Staff reports from The San Joaquin Valley Sun staff.
Newsom signs clean drinking water bill in Sanger
The Governor signed a bill that will deliver $130 million annually to clean water efforts in underserved areas across the state, with a focus on the Valley.
July 24, 2019
High-Speed Rail wipes key documents from website
The missing documents include business plans from the multi-billion-dollar project's earliest days and change orders executed during construction.
July 22, 2019
High-speed rail advances $1.65bil contract for Merced-to-Bakersfield track system
The move comes as high-speed rail planners race to finish the 119-mile span by 2022 or risk paying back $2.5 billion in Federal grants.
July 16, 2019
Money machines: Here’s how much money Valley Congressional candidates have raised
July 15 marked the deadline for Congressional candidates to report fundraising totals for the past quarter – running from April 1 through June 30.
July 30, 2019
China Lake earthquake repair funding receives House approval
A push to fund $100 million in repairs to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake received unanimous support in the House of Representatives.
July 14, 2019
Possible measles exposure in Bakersfield during holiday reported
A person diagnosed with measles stayed in a Bakersfield hotel during the Fourth of July holiday, Kern County public health officials announced Tuesday.
July 9, 2019
Lemoore’s Blair pleads not guilty on domestic violence counts
The Lemoore City Councilwoman was arraigned on Tuesday morning in Kings County Superior Court related to a domestic violence arrest.
July 9, 2019
Trump approves emergency declaration for Ridgecrest earthquakes
The move allows Federal agencies to assist in the recovery process after two earthquakes, a 6.5 and 7.1M, struck Ridgecrest last week.
July 8, 2019
Lemoore Councilwoman Blair arrested in domestic violence row
Lemoore City Councilwoman Holly Andrade Blair was arrested Saturday on suspicion of battery of her spouse and felony criminal threats.
July 9, 2019
Red Cross reports 16 sheltered after 6.4M earthquake hits Ridgecrest
Seismologists credit the sparsely-populated location of the earthquake for reducing damage caused, given its high magnitude.
July 5, 2019