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Vying for Nunes’ seat, Elizabeth Heng rolls out her second act of 2022
Candidates hoping to win Devin Nunes' seat have to find a new district to keep a seat in Congress past 2022. Elizabeth Heng identified her target.
February 27, 2022
Salazar, Fresno Deputy Police Chief, launches bid in hopes of being Fresno Co.’s first Latino Sheriff
"The kid that lives on the 400 block of West Strother should feel safe like the kid that lives at Champlain and Perrin," Salazar said of his policing mantra.
February 27, 2022
Controversial Kings Co. water pipeline faces familiar foe in legal drama: CEQA
With the purpose of a controversial Kings County pipeline now public, opponents have seized on its lack of compliance with California's marquee environmental law.
February 24, 2022
Calif. spent millions on new housing. Is Valley homelessness down? We’re about to find out.
The starting point in finding out the impact of government pandemic cash on homelessness rates begins with point-in-time counts, which began this week.
February 24, 2022
Developer committed to building Northstar Courts, behavioral health housing in Hanford
“We don’t have a single project where someone’s disability has ruined the neighborhood," said Jessica Hoff Berzac, co-owner of project developer UPHoldings.
February 23, 2022
Hanford-based behavioral health housing project takes heat from residents. Here’s how local officials are reacting.
With state funding secured and a property that requires no additional bureaucratic hurdles to open a behavioral housing project, residents are venting at Hanford and Kings County officials.
February 22, 2022
Averting election, Tulare Co. Supervisors fill vacancy for Tulare hospital board
Coming off a few months of turnover, the Tulare Local Healthcare District board is once again complete.
February 22, 2022
Sources: Hurtado set to move into open South Valley Senate seat
The titanic clash of two of the Valley's Democratic lawmakers – Sens. Melissa Hurtado (D–Sanger) and Anna Caballero (D–Salinas) is, apparently, off.
February 21, 2022
Mims eyes retirement as Fresno Co. Sheriff, backs Zanoni in 2022
Margaret Mims, Fresno County's second-longest serving Sheriff, will announce she will not run for re-election, sources told The Sun.
February 21, 2022
Fresno looks to rein in booming number of smoke shops
Fresno’s smoke shops could soon face a set of rules, heralding a major shift in the previously unregulated industry city-wide.
February 17, 2022