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Falk tapped as new chief of Kern Community Foundation
The Kern Community Foundation will have a new boss to kick off 2022, the philanthropy's board of directors announced on Wednesday.
December 2, 2021
After long wait, Madera OKs application process for pot shops
Madera’s long-running saga to kickstart the city’s cannabis operations has finally come to fruition.
December 1, 2021
Fresno faces new legal hurdles over pot shop licensing
A retail cannabis dispensary that did not make the cut in Fresno’s the awarding of preliminary licenses is suing the city to halt the process altogether.
December 1, 2021
Energy firms strike back on Newsom’s fracking ban as Californians feel pain at pumps
As President Joe Biden dips into the U.S. strategic energy reserve to bring costs down, California energy producers are striking at a de facto ban on fracking.
November 28, 2021
Report: Valley city’s home ownership rate skyrocketed over the past decade to among top in the nation
Despite the national drop in home ownership rates over the past decade, rates sharply increased as the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the market last year.
November 21, 2021
Madera’s cannabis push stalls out at the one-yard line
Once again, Madera’s future pot shops are kept waiting as lawmakers could not muster up enough support Wednesday evening to pass the city’s cannabis business permits ordinance.
November 17, 2021
Hanford hikes recreational marijuana tax to legal maximum
Shortly after deciding to add a third recreational pot shop, Kings County's largest city is looking to leverage legal pot's financial benefits quickly.
November 16, 2021
With 4 Fresno weed licenses left, lawsuits, fraud charges stack up
With four licenses yet to be awarded, what is the future of retail marijuana in Fresno?
November 15, 2021
With ballot fight in 2022 ahead, Calif. card rooms score win over tribes in card game suit
The court battle comes as California tribes and card rooms are sharpening knives for a 2022 ballot show down over how to regulate sports betting.
November 9, 2021
Fresno faces quandary in weed process as ex-CEO of major retailer charged with fraud
The former CEO of a major cannabis firm could muddy the waters for Fresno's dispensary licensing process due to felony charges filed by Bay Area prosecutors.
November 9, 2021