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    • Fresno
      • Fresno lawmakers slice proposed pay raise, approve $1.9bil budget unanimously
      • Central Unified trustees vote to rename Polk Elementary
      • A new sales tax hike to upgrade Bulldog Stadium? It could be coming to a ballot near you.
      • Esparza drops defamation lawsuit against Bredefeld before court hearing
      • Table Mountain’s massive hotel, casino expansion set to open. Here’s when.
    • Clovis
      • Fresno Co. Grand Jury argues Clovis Police coming up short on diversified police force
      • Fresno law enforcement cracks down on violent criminals, “ghost guns”
      • 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
    • Bakersfield
      • Wonderful Co. awards dozen college scholarships to Valley natives
      • Kern Co. unincorporated voters to decide on sales tax hike in November
      • Gill, Bakersfield homeless czar, concedes defeat in Kern Co. Supervisorial battle
      • Kern Co. weighs levying 1-cent sales tax on unincorporated communities
      • Bakersfield councilman to vacate seat after two terms
    • Modesto
      • Stanislaus Co. approves new property tax agreement with cities
      • Modesto approves deal to launch sales tax measure for November ballot
      • Modesto mulling sales tax hike to provide budget boost
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
    • Visalia/Tulare
      • COVID costs send Valley hospital into first-ever, $11.2mil deficit
      • Visalia amps up efforts to combat illegal fireworks use
      • Visalia’s e-commerce boom gets a double dose of Amazon, docs say.
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
      • Tulare County chafes over revealing Sheriff’s military equipment
    • Hanford
      • Hanford officials warn residents, businesses to cut back water use
      • More smoke: Another Valley community to weigh allowing cannabis shops
      • Hacker ousts Fagundes as Kings Co. DA
      • Newsom signs off on 25-year deal for Valley tribe to run local casino
      • After FBI probe ensnares weed boss, Lemoore dispensary changes owner
    • Madera
      • Garbage rate hikes, massive new housing development take center stage for Madera Co. Supervisors
      • Madera Co. preps for Fall showdowns to fill Supervisor vacancies
      • Did Madera Co. candidate’s attack ad defame local residents? Victims speak out.
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Another Valley county bemoans revealing law enforcement equipment
    • Merced
      • Merced advances permanent renewal of transportation and public safety tax
      • Former Merced cop sentenced for union embezzlement scheme
      • 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
    • 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
      • Stanislaus Co. approves new property tax agreement with cities
      • Modesto approves deal to launch sales tax measure for November ballot
      • Modesto mulling sales tax hike to provide budget boost
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
    • Stockton
      • Scanning issues bring ballot counting to a crawl in San Joaquin County
      • On eve of Calif. primary, San Joaquin Co. tackles ballot issues amid unexpected passing of elections chief
      • 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
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • In sports betting spat, tribes tout big backer against online giants: Dolores Huerta
      • A new sales tax hike to upgrade Bulldog Stadium? It could be coming to a ballot near you.
      • Kern Co. unincorporated voters to decide on sales tax hike in November
      • Gill, Bakersfield homeless czar, concedes defeat in Kern Co. Supervisorial battle
      • Is Calif.’s “jungle primary” facing extinction? One lawmaker hopes so.
    • Agriculture
      • Wonderful Co. awards dozen college scholarships to Valley natives
      • Don Devine, organic farming leader and Westlands board member, passes at 79
      • Calif. officials order hefty water cuts for San Joaquin River users
      • The great California pay-off? Lawmakers mull buying out farms to reduce water use
      • Even amid worsening drought, enviros sharpen knives for Calif.’s lone dam prospect
    • Sports
      • A new sales tax hike to upgrade Bulldog Stadium? It could be coming to a ballot near you.
      • Former ABC30 sportscaster makes it to Cooperstown – to detail new book
      • 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
    • Education
      • Wonderful Co. awards dozen college scholarships to Valley natives
      • Central Unified trustees vote to rename Polk Elementary
      • Legislature OKs sweeping audit into CSU system following sex harassment complaints
      • Report: Fresno Unified expels student who took racist photograph
      • Fresno Unified trustee faces defamation claim from Bullard football coach
    • Business
      • Major Valley auto dealer sells portfolio to San Jose group
      • Calif. drivers are big loser in leaked tax relief compromise proposal
      • More smoke: Another Valley community to weigh allowing cannabis shops
      • Buying your first house? Meet a possible new co-owner: the State of California.
      • Convenient timing? Calif. gas rebates set to “certainly” arrive before Nov. absentee ballots
    • COVID-19
      • CDC recommends Valley return to masking up. The data? Not so much.
      • Researchers find a new way to track COVID-19 waves: wastewater
      • 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.
  • Calif. & Beyond
    • California
      • Newsom, legislators agree to $4.2bil deal to finish Valley portion of bullet train
      • Gas tax hike, later school start times among new Calif. mandates taking effect in July
      • Calif.’s data breach exposes more information on CCW permit holders
      • Data breach with Calif. DOJ exposed personal information of all CCW permit holders
      • Legislature OKs sweeping audit into CSU system following sex harassment complaints
    • U.S.
      • Biden hints at Federal gas tax holiday
      • 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
  • View
    • Commentary
      • Meet the new pandemic crushing Calif.’s small businesses: PAGA abuse.
      • From water to energy, Calif. policies disproportionately harm minority communities
      • Valley consumers have options – even in a tight car buying market
      • Calif.’s ADA abuse has jumped from ramps to cyberspace. Why it’s posing greater danger.
      • Faced with teachable moment at Bullard High, Fresno Unified leaders blew it.
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Agriculture, Bakersfield

Report: Kern carrot giant Grimmway Farms eyes sale

Grimmway Farms, one of Kern’s largest employers and the world’s biggest producer of carrots, may be up for sale. Mergers …

The San Joaquin Valley SunSeptember 22, 2020, 4:57 pmSeptember 22, 2020 Comments Off on Report: Kern carrot giant Grimmway Farms eyes sale 4427
Agriculture, View

After delivering on Calif. water, Trump gets no respect from water execs

Trump delivered a master stroke on water. So why would the head of State Water Contractors publicly flip him the bird?

Wayne Western, Jr.September 14, 2020, 3:35 pmSeptember 14, 2020 Comments Off on After delivering on Calif. water, Trump gets no respect from water execs 8866
Agriculture, Visalia/Tulare

2021 World Ag Expo cancelled over coronavirus

For the first time in 52-year history, the global farm show in Tulare will not be held, due to COVID-19.

Daniel GligichSeptember 14, 2020, 1:04 pmSeptember 14, 2020 Comments Off on 2021 World Ag Expo cancelled over coronavirus 1111
Agriculture, Highlight

Court slows Resnick push to halt Assemis’ Tulare Co. pistachio plant

The push by the Wonderful Company to expedite the legal process aiming to halt expansion of an Assemi pistachio plant came up short on Tuesday

Alex TavlianSeptember 1, 2020, 10:34 amSeptember 1, 2020 Comments Off on Court slows Resnick push to halt Assemis’ Tulare Co. pistachio plant 5815
Agriculture

Legislature kills last-ditch bill with funding for Friant-Kern Canal

In the waning days of session, legislators attempted to throw Friant water users a bone via a wildfire response funding bill.

Daniel GligichAugust 31, 2020, 5:22 pmAugust 31, 2020 Comments Off on Legislature kills last-ditch bill with funding for Friant-Kern Canal 2819
Agriculture, Highlight, Visalia/Tulare

Tulare Co. rejects Resnick blitz, backs Assemi’s pistachio plant expansion

The Wonderful Company’s fight with the Assemi family over a pistachio processing plant in Tulare County took a hit on Tuesday.

Daniel GligichAugust 25, 2020, 7:06 pmAugust 25, 2020 Comments Off on Tulare Co. rejects Resnick blitz, backs Assemi’s pistachio plant expansion 9821
Agriculture

Water agency approves 7,000-percent cost increase

The failed protest vote to halt a “basin replenishment fee” to meet SGMA requirements puts added pressure on a major business in the high desert.

Daniel GligichAugust 24, 2020, 1:54 pmAugust 24, 2020 Comments Off on Water agency approves 7,000-percent cost increase 3716
Agriculture, Fresno

Fresno Co. to declare emergency due to heatwave-driven cow carcass pile-up

Oddly enough, livestock deaths will take center state at the Fresno County Board of Supervisors’ special meeting Tuesday.

Daniel GligichAugust 24, 2020, 12:26 pmAugust 24, 2020 Comments Off on Fresno Co. to declare emergency due to heatwave-driven cow carcass pile-up 1674
Agriculture

Calif. Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill

A bill that would have provided the necessary funds to fix the sagging Friant-Kern Canal was killed by the state legislature on Thursday.

Daniel GligichAugust 23, 2020, 11:36 amAugust 23, 2020 Comments Off on Calif. Assembly kills Friant-Kern Canal funding bill 2812
Agriculture, Business, Highlight, Visalia/Tulare

Resnick takes Pistachio War to Tulare, eyes halting another Assemi pistachio plant

The feud between two mammoth players in California pistachios – Stewart Resnick and the Assemi family – has turned to a new location with a familiar fight.

Daniel GligichAugust 20, 2020, 9:14 pmAugust 20, 2020 Comments Off on Resnick takes Pistachio War to Tulare, eyes halting another Assemi pistachio plant 7283

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