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Selma City Council holds special meeting to ratify election results despite city manager objections
Selma City Manager Fernando Santillan repeatedly told Mayor Scott Robertson that the city council was breaking state law on Thursday, per the advice of the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office.
Clovis seeking input on new district boundaries, could have citizen-elected mayor as well
Along with drawing council districts for the first time, Clovis is considering shaking up its government by having a mayor elected by the entire city.
Mendota Mayor flips registration, joins Republican Party
Victor Martinez said he is making the switch because of radical policies being propagated by Sacramento Democrats.
Selma City Council faces warning from Fresno Co. DA for swearing in new members without a quorum
The Selma City Council held a special meeting last week to ratify the election results and swear in its new members. But despite not having a quorum, Mayor Scott Robertson adjourned the meeting and swore the new members in.
City strikes new deal with white collar workers
The planned two-day strike only lasted one day, with hundreds of employees getting a new deal with the city.
Wasco woman sentenced to prison for $825,000 credit card fraud
The woman stole personal identity information from healthcare workers through her job and made fraudulent credit card purchases across California.
Costa passed over for ranking member position on House Ag Committee
The Fresno Democrat said he is looking forward to working on passing a Farm Bill.
Chukchansi to Biden: Reject proposed Range of Light National Monument
The Native American tribe is taking issue with a lack of communication from the federal government regarding its ancestral land.
Ex-Bitwise CEOs Soberal, Olguin sentenced to 11, 9 years in Federal prison over $115mil fraud
Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin, Jr. will spend the better part of a decade in Federal prison for architecting a $115 million fraud on employees and lenders.
Feds push for 12-year prison sentences Soberal, Olguin. Ex-Bitwise CEOs pray for less.
The former Bitwise CEOs-turned-convicts are battling for the greatest leniency ahead of a sentencing hearing on their $115 million fraud.
