Gov. Gavin Newsom and his team went to great lengths to craft legal protections for the utility in the wake of its wildfire manslaughter convictions, behind-the-scenes revelations show.
Fresno’s growth is on hold over tax haggling. Could this housing project break the impasse?
The 486-housing unit project could alleviate pressure on Fresno’s housing market, but revives a year-long battle over how much of the property tax pie the City and County of Fresno get from freshly-annexed properties.
Calif. officials double down in Kern Co. standoff, reject another fracking permit
The rejection comes as tempers are running hot between Kern and state officials over oil and solar energy production.
Benzeevi’s push to dismiss 40 felony charges in Tulare hospital corruption case delayed
Former Healthcare Conglomerate Associates executives Dr. Benny Benzeevi, Alan Germany, and Bruce Greene face a litany of charges, including grand theft, conspiracy, money laundering, embezzlement and conflict of interest during their tenure running Tulare’s public hospital.
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.
