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DA drops extortion charge leveled at Fresno Council President
The lengthy controversy surrounding Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza has come to a close.,
December 5, 2022
Fresno City Council unanimously approves contract hiring Janz as City Attorney
By an unanimous vote, Fresno County prosecutor and former political candidate Andrew Janz has been selected as the next Fresno City Attorney.
December 1, 2022
‘My Job Depends on Oil’ launches as Sacramento tightens chokehold on energy production
A new local movement designed to fight for California’s oil and gas industry has sprung up to raise awareness against competing interests in the state.
December 1, 2022
Feds nab Fresno ‘inventor’ for scamming investors in $4.2mil Ponzi scheme, COVID benefit fraud
A Federal indictment charged a Fresno man with running Ponzi, COVID-19 benefits, and other fraud schemes through his company.
November 29, 2022
As Fresno lawmakers prepare to hire Janz, ex-House contender tackles his biggest hurdle: a multi-million-dollar PAC.
Andrew Janz, Fresno's likely incoming City Attorney, has had to confront questions about his continued involvement with a liberal PAC he founded after a loss to Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) in 2018.
November 28, 2022
New survey names iconic Valley eatery as one of America’s top restaurants of 2022. Here’s how they stacked up.
A force in the San Joaquin Valley's culinary industry is among America's hardest-charging and highest-grossing restaurants, according to a national survey of independent non-chain restaurants.
November 28, 2022
Fresno lawmakers weigh job creation pilot program, pay changes for city executives
Fresno City Councilman Luis Chavez crafted a pilot program aiming to strengthen job creation along one of Fresno's major thoroughfares.
November 19, 2022
Dyer backs off of Fresno PG&E takeover pitch: “That’s not my belief.”
Two weeks after launching a broadside at Pacific Gas and Electric, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer is backing off a taxpayer-funded takeover of the utility.
November 16, 2022
Fresno lawmakers tap Janz, prosecutor and ex-House contender, as next City Attorney
Andrew Janz once wanted to be the Mayor of Fresno. Now, he'll be the City of Fresno's highest legal authority as its City Attorney.
November 16, 2022
Judge orders Fresno Councilman Esparza to trial, downgrades attempted extortion charge
Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza will head to trial over allegations that he committed extortion against former Fresno City Attorney Doug Sloan.
November 15, 2022