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Bob Smittcamp, Fresno business titan, passes at 79
Bob Smittcamp, the longtime President of food service company Lyons Magnus and renowned Fresno philanthropist, passed away Thursday…
March 8, 2021
Jerry Dyer pinned hopes to Biden’s COVID relief. Here’s where he wants to spend the money.
Banking on $164 million from the Biden administration's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package, here's where the Dyer administration wants to spend its prospective money.
March 3, 2021
Fresno halts negotiations to sell Selland Arena for soccer stadium
The potential sale of Selland Arena and Valdez Hall to a minor-league soccer franchise is officially on hold – for now.
March 3, 2021
SCCCD board taps Northern Calif. administrator as interim Chancellor
The State Center Community College District (SCCCD) has found an interim replacement for outgoing Chancellor Dr. Paul Parnell,…
March 3, 2021
Fresno County’s coronavirus metrics continue to decline as Red Tier nears
Coronavirus case metrics are following the same path that the county’s hospitalizations have since the peak in early January.
March 2, 2021
Fresno Unified, teachers union bank on COVID decline for April 6 reopening
Superintendent Bob Nelson announced a plan to have teachers return to campus on April 6. But the return is not fully guaranteed.
March 2, 2021
Pressure mounts for Fresno schools to reopen quicker – from unexpected sources
Fresno City Council member Miguel Arias, a former Fresno Unified administrator, joined the growing chorus of discontented parents who are seeking faster reopeing of schools.
February 28, 2021
Amid indoor dining ban, Newsom films TikTok indoors at Fresno restaurant
It comes after Newsom earned scorn for dining indoors at the posh French Laundry restaurant in Napa.
February 28, 2021
Contact tracing’s value is declining. Why are we spending millions on it?
How will local public health officials strike the balance of state mandates on monitoring the pandemic while dedicating sufficient resources to ending it?
February 25, 2021
Sources: Newsom headed to Reedley to plug farmworker vaccination efforts
Two weeks after announcing efforts to boost vaccinations in the San Joaquin Valley through scattered clinics, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is returning to Fresno County on Friday.
February 25, 2021