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Fresno City Council to explore Measure P spending priorities
Fresno began collecting its 30-year parks tax in July. Thursday, lawmakers will get their first look at how to spend the millions in sales tax revenue.
November 30, 2021
Fresno State to revisit library namesake Henry Madden over antisemitic writings, Nazi sympathies
President Saul Jimenez-Sandoval announced in a message to the campus Monday that he has commissioned a task force to review the naming of the Henry Madden Library.
November 30, 2021
Report: Milk is the cream of the crop for Merced Co. in 2020
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic presenting various supply chain issues, Merced County saw a near quarter-billion dollar bump in crop values.
November 29, 2021
Carole Goldsmith tapped as next State Center Chancellor
Carole Goldsmith, president of Fresno City College, is getting a major upgrade in title and responsibilities.
November 29, 2021
Energy firms strike back on Newsom’s fracking ban as Californians feel pain at pumps
As President Joe Biden dips into the U.S. strategic energy reserve to bring costs down, California energy producers are striking at a de facto ban on fracking.
November 28, 2021
“Completely racist”: Calif. mapmakers hear blowback over Harder, allies’ Valley map gambit
"The dozens of calls from Stanislaus County over the last week needs to be called out for what they are: an attempt by a sitting Congressman to influence the redistricting process," a caller said.
November 23, 2021
Yelp partners with Fresno businesses for post-Thanksgiving deals
Yelp is partnering with more than 20 small businesses throughout Fresno following Thanksgiving with a series of events to drive support for local companies.
November 23, 2021
Prominent Bakersfield anti-ICE advocate arrested for murder, pleads not guilty
Jose Bello made national headlines after media portrayals painted ICE as targeting a simple Bakersfield College student. Now, authorities have him in custody for a murder.
November 23, 2021
Another changing of the guard on the Kern Co. Board of Supervisors on the horizon? Here’s what we know.
Could one of Kern County's most senior lawmakers be heading for the exits?
November 22, 2021
Valley’s progressives fume over Calif. maps. Lack of Valley voice is at center of equation.
Much of the hand-wringing from commentators and progressive advocates in recent days have centered on mismatched Valley communities and Hail Mary efforts to radically reverse the drafts.
November 22, 2021