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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
      • 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
      • Seat for sale? Kings Co. Supervisor emerges as pricey proxy fight over water
    • 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
      • 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
      • Report: Gas rebate could be delayed for months
    • 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
      • 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
      • Calif. law banning gun sales to under-21 residents invalidated, court rules
    • 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”
  • View
    • 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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Judge rejects environmentalists attempt to halt Sierra wildfire prevention efforts

The effort, led by a trio of environmentalist groups and rebuffed by a Federal judge, sought to stop 31 wildfire prevention operations in the Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.

Alex TavlianJune 1, 2021, 8:37 pmJune 14, 2021 Comments Off on Judge rejects environmentalists attempt to halt Sierra wildfire prevention efforts 6555
Fresno, Madera, Mariposa

One year after devastating Creek Fire, enviros seek to block efforts to prevent a repeat.

Nearly one year removed from California’s largest wildfire in its history, environmentalists are stiffly resisting efforts by Federal forestry officials to actively manage forests.

Alex TavlianMay 27, 2021, 6:00 amMay 26, 2021 Comments Off on One year after devastating Creek Fire, enviros seek to block efforts to prevent a repeat. 4941
Central Valley Lifestyle, Mariposa

Yosemite to reopen Thursday with reservations

Yosemite National Park is continuing along the path to fully reopen after being closed since March 20 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Daniel GligichJune 9, 2020, 6:45 pmJune 9, 2020 Comments Off on Yosemite to reopen Thursday with reservations 4647
Mariposa

Mariposa Co. Supervisors bid for pay raise officially halted

It turns out, the Mariposa County Board of Supervisors will not be receiving a $30,000 raise after all.

Daniel GligichApril 14, 2020, 1:23 pmApril 14, 2020 Comments Off on Mariposa Co. Supervisors bid for pay raise officially halted 4857
Bakersfield, Business, Fresno, Hanford, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Modesto, Stockton, Visalia/Tulare

Study: A coronavirus recession exposes Valley economy’s strengths and weaknesses

With some exceptions, the San Joaquin Valley may be ripe to repel a coronavirus-led recession, a new study from Moody’s and the Brookings Institution says.

Alex TavlianMarch 25, 2020, 6:04 pmMarch 26, 2020 Comments Off on Study: A coronavirus recession exposes Valley economy’s strengths and weaknesses 6619
Mariposa, Visalia/Tulare

National Parks around the Valley close temporarily

Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks announced Wednesday that they will be closed until further notice.

Daniel GligichMarch 25, 2020, 3:39 pmMarch 25, 2020 Comments Off on National Parks around the Valley close temporarily 3420
Mariposa

Pay raises for Mariposa Co. Supervisors halted after signature campaign

Two months after Mariposa County Supervisors voted to give themselves a big pay raise, residents mounted a strong campaign to halt and repeal it.

Alex TavlianMarch 5, 2020, 5:35 pmMarch 5, 2020 Comments Off on Pay raises for Mariposa Co. Supervisors halted after signature campaign 4253
Mariposa

Outrage over Mariposa supervisors’ $30,000 raise drives referendum campaign

One month after Mariposa Supervisors voted to give themselves a $30,000 pay raise, there is an active effort afoot from community members to reverse it.

Daniel GligichFebruary 5, 2020, 9:34 pmMarch 5, 2020 Comments Off on Outrage over Mariposa supervisors’ $30,000 raise drives referendum campaign 3084

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