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Fresno’s cannabis push runs into a new buzzsaw: encroaching on schools
One Fresno-area school district is already throwing down the gauntlet as a leading cannabis operator seeks to open up within 800 feet of its poorest school.
Merced shoots down rental housing inspection program
A proposal to beef up rental property check-ups, fees, and punitive fines was rejected following outcry from Merced residents that the policy was ineffective.
Tax breaks, oil standoff opens rift between Kern lawmakers, Newsom over massive solar projects
Newsom's en masse denial permits for Kern County oil extraction has forced a reckoning for local Supervisors, who responded by delayed consideration on a huge solar project to benefit major California cities.
Weed mogul – owner of Lemoore dispensary, lounge – pleads guilty in Federal bribery probe
Helios Dayspring, owner of Lemoore's Natural Healing Center cannabis dispensary and lounge, pled guilty to bribing SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill. Hill took his life in 2020 as the FBI probe encircled him.
Could Tulare’s hospital – and its “Tower of Shame” – be up for sale? Here’s what we know.
An item on Wednesday's Tulare Health Care District agenda stirred the pot that a potential sale of the once-troubled hospital was on the horizon.
Faraday Future is now publicly-traded. Will its IPO deliver a boom to Hanford?
Faraday Future completed its long-announced IPO on Friday on the Nasdaq Exchange. Its major hub of production is a former Pirelli tire plant in Hanford.
Nunes pushing to save Diablo Canyon amid two decade pursuit for cheap, reliable energy sources
The senior Republican, who has routinely led straight-forward energy initiatives on Capitol Hill, is aiming to resolve California's impending energy crisis by saving its cheapest energy producer: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
Club One Casino’s move, good-paying jobs, tax boost is ace in the hole for Fresno
Club One Casino's move to Granite Park will return 300 jobs lost during the pandemic along with $1.2 million in tax revenues annually to Fresno, Fresno Chamber CEO Scott Miller writes.
Fresno DRIVE lands $300k grant from Bank of America. Here’s where it’s going.
This is the second donation from Bank of America to the DRIVE Initiative. Bank of American donated $50,000 in 2019 to invest in a data dashboard to track economic indicators and economic mobility in Fresno.
Costco reverses course, will keep senior shopping hours
Early morning shopping at the warehouse chain isn't disappearing, as originally announced.
