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, who is …
Education, Fresno
Politics
Valley Congressmen show surprising unity on key issue
It’s not often every member of the San Joaquin Valley House delegation sees eye-to-eye on an issue of national importance. Wednesday was one of those days.
Clovis
Ashbeck, Mouanoutoua sail to reelection on Clovis City Council
A mere 118 votes separate the two incumbents.
COVID-19, Fresno
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.
Education, Fresno, Highlight
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.
Politics
GOP group steps up to back Valadao following impeachment vote
The group announced more than $1 million in spending to support Congressional Republicans in the wake of the January vote to impeach former President Donald Trump.
Visalia/Tulare
Construction committee named to finish ‘Tower of Shame’ construction
Completing a long-sought, oft-controversial tower at Adventist Health Tulare – formerly Tulare Regional Medical Center – took another step forward last week.
Education, Fresno
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.
Politics
Trump launches broadside at Valadao, GOP “grandstanders” at CPAC
The remarks came amid former President Donald Trump’s remarks at CPAC 2021, his first public appearance since leaving the White House in January.
Fresno, Highlight
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.
