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Courtney Love, Steven Seagal highlight Calif.’s Top 500 tax dodger list
The annual tradition of unmasking California's most delinquent taxpayers has yielded yet another ignominious award for some of Hollywood's biggest names.
June 28, 2021
Insiders dominate Fresno cannabis license process, including one at center of DA probe
21 licenses for storefront marijuana dispensaries in California's fifth-largest city are on the line. Friday, applicants found out if they're advancing. Here's who made the cut.
June 28, 2021
Calif. Senate GOP press Newsom to halt July 1 gas tax increase
Estimates show California's priciest-in-the-nation gas tax costs the average family of four as much as $800 per year. Senate Republicans want to hold it down for a year.
June 24, 2021
John Oliver rips Berkeley-born, Biden-backed solar program as “predatory”
Unsuspecting homeowners in Valley communities have signed up for government-affiliated "super liens" for solar panels, only to see promised savings never materialize.
June 22, 2021
Visalia City Council shoots down possibility for marijuana dispensaries – for now
Despite many cities across the Central Valley – and Tulare County – opening their doors to marijuana operations, Visalia will not be one of them.
June 21, 2021
Rent as recall issue? Calif. eyes extending eviction moratorium into Fall
Amid negotiations with Gov. Gavin Newsom, legislators are pressing for an extension of the state's ban on evictions, set to expire on June 30. Here's how it could affect Newsom's recall.
June 21, 2021
Cops bust a nut thief over 42k pounds in missing pistachios
A Central Valley truck driver has been busted for allegedly stealing tens of thousands of pounds of pistachios from a Tulare facility and reselling them.
June 29, 2021
Flying out of Fresno? Two changes are heading your way.
Parking at Fresno-Yosemite International Airport is about to get a whole lot easier, thanks to a new four-floor garage. But there's more on the horizon.
June 21, 2021
Valley PBS’ new CEO Jeff Aiello promises a ‘vibrant lineup of new programming’
Headlines about the local PBS affiliate's turmoil were so bad, the acclaimed producer turned down the gig when offered in 2019. Here's what led to a change of heart two years later.
June 20, 2021
Vaccinated Californians can go to work maskless, state rules say.
After a lengthy meeting on Thursday, California regulators have shifted the rules for mask-wearing in the workplace for…
June 17, 2021