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    • Fresno
      • Zero-dollar-bail led to Fresno’s viral daytime smash-and-grab. Now, suspects are behind bars.
      • Planned Parenthood preps Fresno stop in Supreme Court pushback tour
      • Fresno City Council President sues Garry Bredefeld alleging defamation over “extortion” claims
      • Mailer claims Fresno City Council candidates hold opposing rent control views. New audio tells a different story.
      • Was Fresno City Attorney’s exit forced by “extortion” attempt? Here’s what he had to say.
    • Clovis
      • Harris commits $1mil to Clovis Community Hospital for wound care
      • “Legislating for the criminals”: Clovis tees off on Calif. law unmasking police arsenal
      • Report: Clovis Unified teachers union effort may have to start over
      • Clovis City Council appoints 25 members to police committee
      • Clovis woman named to NASA’s newest class of astronauts
    • Bakersfield
      • Valley drivers get divine relief from hellish gas prices via unlikely source: a church.
      • Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
      • Crime rate continues to soar, Bakersfield cops warn lawmakers
      • Bakersfield lawmakers urges Calif. to lift oil permit restrictions
      • Kern Co. lawmakers excoriate Salas-led efforts to strip map-making power
    • Modesto
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
      • Modesto lawmaker resigns seven months early
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Save Mart Companies acquired by L.A.-based private equity firm
    • Visalia/Tulare
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
      • Tulare County chafes over revealing Sheriff’s military equipment
      • Visalia to once again explore OKing cannabis retailers
      • Kaweah Health eyes its ticket to better doctor recruitment: housing
      • Kaweah eyes asking voters for OK on $500mil new hospital wing
    • Hanford
      • Hanford approves outside lawyers for Brieno, Ramirez in harassment suit
      • Kings Co. firefighter tax measure attracts opposition ahead of primary election
      • Lemoore launches salvo against effort to swipe to Kings River floodwater
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
      • Fagundes, Hacker trade jabs in Kings Co. DA debate
    • Madera
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Another Valley county bemoans revealing law enforcement equipment
      • Madera Co. vocalizes support for biomass program to ease wildfires
      • Madera Co. to build new 9/11 memorial with a piece of solemn history
      • Third member of 1976 Chowchilla school bus hijacking recommended for parole on 18th attempt
    • Merced
      • Merced’s airport boasts new airline. Here’s where they’re flying.
      • After two-year break, Merced County Fair set for June return
      • Report: Hundreds cycled through jail via zero-dollar bail, crime soared in Merced in 2021
      • Merced Co. approves $34.7 million in American Rescue spending. Here’s where it’s headed.
      • Merced OKs firefighter “brownout” staffing contingencies amid COVID-19 shortages
    • Mariposa
      • Judge rejects environmentalists attempt to halt Sierra wildfire prevention efforts
      • One year after devastating Creek Fire, enviros seek to block efforts to prevent a repeat.
      • Yosemite to reopen Thursday with reservations
      • Mariposa Co. Supervisors bid for pay raise officially halted
      • Study: A coronavirus recession exposes Valley economy’s strengths and weaknesses
    • Modesto
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
      • Modesto lawmaker resigns seven months early
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Save Mart Companies acquired by L.A.-based private equity firm
    • Stockton
      • Stockton OKs new policy for cops’ use of military equipment
      • North Valley city joins opposition to 2022 initiative limiting local tax hikes
      • Stockton changes location requirements for cannabis companies
      • Stockton airport gets a boost from San Joaquin Co. Supes, courtesy of COVID funding
      • Millennials are struggling to buy homes. Here’s which Valley community is short on young buyers.
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • Kings Co. firefighter tax measure attracts opposition ahead of primary election
      • Fresno Co. Sheriff hopeful Zanoni leans Mims backing, internal knowledge to mold department
      • Mailer claims Fresno City Council candidates hold opposing rent control views. New audio tells a different story.
      • Fresno Co. Sheriff hopeful Salazar’s priorities: prevention, intervention, enforcement.
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
    • Agriculture
      • Calif. lawmakers demand probe into hedge funds, Harvard buying up water rights
      • Lemoore launches salvo against effort to swipe to Kings River floodwater
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Newsom pleaded for water cutbacks amid drought. Californians stopped listening.
      • State water officials preach conservation as drought worsens
    • Sports
      • Undrafted, Mosby joins Panthers with chip on his shoulder
      • Mountain West reportedly considering eliminating football divisions
      • Kevin Atkins “ecstatic” to join 49ers as undrafted free agent
      • Four former Bulldogs to get their NFL chance following 2022 Draft
      • Buzzy Cavinder twins bolted from Fresno State. Here’s where they landed.
    • Education
      • CSU exec harassment cases headlined by porn on work computers, demeaning employees
      • SCCCD promotes from within, names new Fresno City College president
      • Patterson, legislators request audit into Fresno State, CSU over sex harassment claims
      • Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
      • Calif. public school enrollment sinks below 6mil kids
    • Business
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
      • Visalia to once again explore OKing cannabis retailers
      • All brakes, no gas? Calif. preps ending gas appliances in new homes
      • Judge OKs sale of troubled Fresno trailer park to planned buyer
    • COVID-19
      • Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
      • Foster Farms, Valley staffing agencies fined $3.8mil over COVID sick leave
      • School vax mandate bill pulled amid mounting opposition, Calif. lawmaker announces.
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Lawmaker pulls Calif. bill to mandate vaccines for all workers
  • Calif. & Beyond
    • California
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
      • Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
      • Newsom seeks minor tax relief as Calif. surplus hits eye-popping $97bil surplus
      • Newsom rolls out $18bil in fresh spending to stop inflation
      • All brakes, no gas? Calif. preps ending gas appliances in new homes
    • U.S.
      • McClintock flips on Ukraine stance following TV blowback
      • Ahead of Super Bowl, U.S. halts import of Mexican avocados over threat against inspector
      • McCarthy forces delay on $1.75tril social spending bill with record-breaking filibuster
      • Biden infrastructure package approved, focus turns to $1.75 reconciliation
      • McCarthy attacks Biden’s botched Afghan exit as embrace of “Weak Man Theory”
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    • Commentary
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
      • Is Diablo Canyon a problem – or the solution?
      • The drug supply chain needs transparency to reduce drug prices
      • Theft of Calif. water is occurring behind mountains of paperwork. Why we need to stop it.
      • Calif. voters backed $7.5bil bond for dams. Here’s where things stand 7 years later.
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Calif.’s drought isn’t as bad as the last one. It’s worse.

Thanks to the latest round of restrictions, the home of the fifth-largest economy in the world now resembles a third-world, landlocked country.

Wayne Western, Jr.June 7, 2021, 6:46 pmJune 7, 2021 Comments Off on Calif.’s drought isn’t as bad as the last one. It’s worse. 3806
Agriculture

Calif. Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals

The bill is a top priority for legislators on both side of the aisle in the San Joaquin Valley along with local water officials at improving access.

Alex TavlianMay 28, 2021, 4:12 pmMay 31, 2021 Comments Off on Calif. Senate advances bill to spend $785mil to repair Valley canals 1332
Agriculture

Valley communities face sharp 35% cut in water supplies from Feds

After suspending water deliveries to farmers across the Central Valley, Federal water managers cemented their allocation at 0%, the Bureau of Reclamation announced.

Alex TavlianMay 26, 2021, 1:33 pmMay 26, 2021 Comments Off on Valley communities face sharp 35% cut in water supplies from Feds 4397
Agriculture

Will declaring the delta smelt extinct solve Calif.’s water woes?

A Valley Congressional candidate is wagering that declaring a bait fish as extinct will open up water flows to farms. Is it really that simple?

Alex TavlianMay 25, 2021, 3:30 amMay 25, 2021 Comments Off on Will declaring the delta smelt extinct solve Calif.’s water woes? 4069
Agriculture

Water in shorter supply than ever, Calif. reps takes aim at state’s poor policies on Capitol Hill

The message from the House Natural Resources Committee hearing was clear: California’s current drought is a product of poor policies over the last several decades.

Daniel GligichMay 19, 2021, 7:26 pmMay 19, 2021 Comments Off on Water in shorter supply than ever, Calif. reps takes aim at state’s poor policies on Capitol Hill 3133
Agriculture, View

Careful what you wish for with Calif. drought emergency

“Well, we finally have that much sought-after statewide drought emergency from Gov. Gavin Newsom. Now it’s time to realize what this really means.”

Wayne Western, Jr.May 11, 2021, 12:05 pmMay 11, 2021 Comments Off on Careful what you wish for with Calif. drought emergency 2797
Agriculture, California, Highlight

After much prodding, Newsom declares statewide drought emergency, $5.1bil in spending

After weeks of cajoling, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation of a state of emergency on California’s ever-worsening drought.

The San Joaquin Valley SunMay 10, 2021, 1:02 pmMay 10, 2021 Comments Off on After much prodding, Newsom declares statewide drought emergency, $5.1bil in spending 2428
Agriculture

Reclamation halts water deliveries to northern Calif. farmers

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation delivered equally bad news to farmers north of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta after suspending deliveries in the San Joaquin Valley.

Alex TavlianMay 5, 2021, 10:07 amMay 5, 2021 Comments Off on Reclamation halts water deliveries to northern Calif. farmers 2835
Agriculture, Business, California, Highlight

Inside the trucking industry’s multi-front battle to keep shelves stocked

America’s growing reliance on logistics – specifically short and long-haul trucking – is coming to a head, particularly on the West Coast.

Alex TavlianMay 3, 2021, 8:55 pmMay 3, 2021 Comments Off on Inside the trucking industry’s multi-front battle to keep shelves stocked 3435
Agriculture, View

As Calif. enters historic drought, Washington focuses on… coral reefs.

“The Golden State’s lack of water spells catastrophe in wildfire season and could leave poor communities without water. Don’t worry, Washington Democrats say. We’re focusing on coral reefs.”

Wayne Western, Jr.May 3, 2021, 2:44 pmMay 4, 2021 Comments Off on As Calif. enters historic drought, Washington focuses on… coral reefs. 2897

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