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    • Fresno
      • Zero-dollar-bail led to Fresno’s viral daytime smash-and-grab. Now, suspects are behind bars.
      • Planned Parenthood preps Fresno stop in Supreme Court pushback tour
      • Fresno City Council President sues Garry Bredefeld alleging defamation over “extortion” claims
      • Mailer claims Fresno City Council candidates hold opposing rent control views. New audio tells a different story.
      • Was Fresno City Attorney’s exit forced by “extortion” attempt? Here’s what he had to say.
    • Clovis
      • 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
      • Clovis City Council appoints 25 members to police committee
      • Clovis woman named to NASA’s newest class of astronauts
    • Bakersfield
      • Valley drivers get divine relief from hellish gas prices via unlikely source: a church.
      • Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
      • Crime rate continues to soar, Bakersfield cops warn lawmakers
      • Bakersfield lawmakers urges Calif. to lift oil permit restrictions
      • Kern Co. lawmakers excoriate Salas-led efforts to strip map-making power
    • Modesto
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
      • Modesto lawmaker resigns seven months early
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Save Mart Companies acquired by L.A.-based private equity firm
    • Visalia/Tulare
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
      • Tulare County chafes over revealing Sheriff’s military equipment
      • Visalia to once again explore OKing cannabis retailers
      • Kaweah Health eyes its ticket to better doctor recruitment: housing
      • Kaweah eyes asking voters for OK on $500mil new hospital wing
    • Hanford
      • Hanford approves outside lawyers for Brieno, Ramirez in harassment suit
      • Kings Co. firefighter tax measure attracts opposition ahead of primary election
      • Lemoore launches salvo against effort to swipe to Kings River floodwater
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
      • Fagundes, Hacker trade jabs in Kings Co. DA debate
    • Madera
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Another Valley county bemoans revealing law enforcement equipment
      • Madera Co. vocalizes support for biomass program to ease wildfires
      • Madera Co. to build new 9/11 memorial with a piece of solemn history
      • Third member of 1976 Chowchilla school bus hijacking recommended for parole on 18th attempt
    • Merced
      • 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
      • Merced Co. approves $34.7 million in American Rescue spending. Here’s where it’s headed.
      • Merced OKs firefighter “brownout” staffing contingencies amid COVID-19 shortages
    • 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
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
      • Modesto lawmaker resigns seven months early
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Save Mart Companies acquired by L.A.-based private equity firm
    • Stockton
      • 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
      • Stockton airport gets a boost from San Joaquin Co. Supes, courtesy of COVID funding
      • Millennials are struggling to buy homes. Here’s which Valley community is short on young buyers.
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • Kings Co. firefighter tax measure attracts opposition ahead of primary election
      • Fresno Co. Sheriff hopeful Zanoni leans Mims backing, internal knowledge to mold department
      • Mailer claims Fresno City Council candidates hold opposing rent control views. New audio tells a different story.
      • Fresno Co. Sheriff hopeful Salazar’s priorities: prevention, intervention, enforcement.
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
    • Agriculture
      • Calif. lawmakers demand probe into hedge funds, Harvard buying up water rights
      • Lemoore launches salvo against effort to swipe to Kings River floodwater
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Newsom pleaded for water cutbacks amid drought. Californians stopped listening.
      • State water officials preach conservation as drought worsens
    • Sports
      • 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
      • Four former Bulldogs to get their NFL chance following 2022 Draft
      • Buzzy Cavinder twins bolted from Fresno State. Here’s where they landed.
    • Education
      • CSU exec harassment cases headlined by porn on work computers, demeaning employees
      • SCCCD promotes from within, names new Fresno City College president
      • Patterson, legislators request audit into Fresno State, CSU over sex harassment claims
      • Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
      • Calif. public school enrollment sinks below 6mil kids
    • Business
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
      • Visalia to once again explore OKing cannabis retailers
      • All brakes, no gas? Calif. preps ending gas appliances in new homes
      • Judge OKs sale of troubled Fresno trailer park to planned buyer
    • COVID-19
      • 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.
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Lawmaker pulls Calif. bill to mandate vaccines for all workers
  • Calif. & Beyond
    • California
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
      • Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
      • Newsom seeks minor tax relief as Calif. surplus hits eye-popping $97bil surplus
      • Newsom rolls out $18bil in fresh spending to stop inflation
      • All brakes, no gas? Calif. preps ending gas appliances in new homes
    • U.S.
      • 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
      • McCarthy attacks Biden’s botched Afghan exit as embrace of “Weak Man Theory”
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    • Commentary
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
      • Is Diablo Canyon a problem – or the solution?
      • The drug supply chain needs transparency to reduce drug prices
      • Theft of Calif. water is occurring behind mountains of paperwork. Why we need to stop it.
      • Calif. voters backed $7.5bil bond for dams. Here’s where things stand 7 years later.
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Health, Visalia/Tulare

Kaweah Health eyes its ticket to better doctor recruitment: housing

The Visalia-based hospital district is hoping to improve its standing to recruit medical school talent seeking residency.

Daniel GligichMay 4, 2022, 6:28 amMay 3, 2022 Comments Off on Kaweah Health eyes its ticket to better doctor recruitment: housing 1502
Clovis, Health

Harris commits $1mil to Clovis Community Hospital for wound care

Clovis Community Medical Center announced the surprise gift at a ceremony with staff from a special unit that aided a local luminary.

Alex TavlianApril 28, 2022, 2:49 pmApril 28, 2022 Comments Off on Harris commits $1mil to Clovis Community Hospital for wound care 1558
Business, Health, View

The drug supply chain needs transparency to reduce drug prices

Consumers “don’t realize that the price they pay for drugs at the pharmacy counter is determined by a complex process that includes their pharmacy, drug manufacturers, health insurers, and middlemen known as Pharmacy Benefit Managers.”

Jeffrey LewisApril 25, 2022, 2:00 pmApril 25, 2022 Comments Off on The drug supply chain needs transparency to reduce drug prices 1063
Health, Visalia/Tulare

Kaweah eyes asking voters for OK on $500mil new hospital wing

Kaweah Health struggled to convince voters to approve earthquake-related improvements. Now, they’re setting-up another opportunity to convince locals to make moves.

The San Joaquin Valley SunApril 21, 2022, 6:30 pmApril 21, 2022 Comments Off on Kaweah eyes asking voters for OK on $500mil new hospital wing 974
Health, Madera

Madera Co. urges Calif. lawmakers to bolster health workforce

At the center of the request? A proposed initiative that would seek to bolster public health recruitment and retention with the workforce pipeline.

Daniel GligichMarch 16, 2022, 9:30 amMarch 15, 2022 Comments Off on Madera Co. urges Calif. lawmakers to bolster health workforce 1169
Fresno, Health

Short on accreditation, private Clovis medical school to shutter pharmacy program in 2024

California Health Sciences University also announced it would shelve a planned 3-year Doctor of Pharmacy program along with its 4-year program.

Daniel GligichMarch 7, 2022, 10:00 pmMarch 7, 2022 Comments Off on Short on accreditation, private Clovis medical school to shutter pharmacy program in 2024 1366
Health, Visalia/Tulare

Averting election, Tulare Co. Supervisors fill vacancy for Tulare hospital board

Coming off a few months of turnover, the Tulare Local Healthcare District board is once again complete.

Daniel GligichFebruary 23, 2022, 6:29 amFebruary 22, 2022 Comments Off on Averting election, Tulare Co. Supervisors fill vacancy for Tulare hospital board 1497
California, Health

Single-payer plan comes up short on votes as political liabilities stack up for Calif. Dems

The move to pull the bill in the face of a do-or-die Monday deadline was aimed at “providing cover” for California Democratic lawmakers facing tough prospects in 2022, California’s nurses union said.

Reid StoneJanuary 31, 2022, 5:05 pmJanuary 31, 2022 Comments Off on Single-payer plan comes up short on votes as political liabilities stack up for Calif. Dems 983
COVID-19, Health

Valley hospitals begin halting elective surgeries over COVID-struck staffing shortages

Some Central Valley hospitals are putting elective surgeries on hold for a short period as they are dealing with a surge of COVID-19 cases.

Daniel GligichJanuary 21, 2022, 6:30 amJanuary 20, 2022 Comments Off on Valley hospitals begin halting elective surgeries over COVID-struck staffing shortages 1585
Business, California, Health

Calif.’s $356.5bil government-run health proposal continues moving forward – with one big hitch.

California lawmakers are preparing for a showdown over a proposed single-payer healthcare system that will cost Californians $356.5 billion annually.

Reid StoneJanuary 20, 2022, 1:21 pmJanuary 20, 2022 Comments Off on Calif.’s $356.5bil government-run health proposal continues moving forward – with one big hitch. 1527

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