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“We aren’t really looking forward to this at all”: Tower District dispensary gets pushback from neighbors
"This, by your own admission, is going to bring problems," a Tower resident told weed entrepreneurs. "We aren’t really looking forward to this at all.”
October 11, 2021
Kern Co. targets camping ban on homeless
Kern County is looking to clamp down growing public health and safety issues tied to the region's unabated homelessness crisis.
October 11, 2021
Judge halts Kern Co. oil, gas permitting amid enviro suit targeting revived production
Environmental advocates and Kern County are locked in a fresh legal battle over issuing oil permits following a 2020 appeals ruling.
October 10, 2021
Sign and veto: Newsom seals fate to these must-watch bills of 2021
Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom completed signing and vetoing bills approved by legislators in the final day of the 2021 legislative session.
October 10, 2021
Fresno DA: No charges for Parlier Police supervisor over allegations of stolen cash
Fresno County prosecutors announced Friday that a Parlier Police Department executive will not be charged with taking public funds from the department.
October 10, 2021
Kettleman in Crisis: Poor Kings Co. town becomes intersection of I-5, 41, and Zero Water
The poor town best known as the tourist junction between Interstate 5 and Highway 41 midway through California is set to run out of water by December.
October 9, 2021
Bakersfield plots spending of $94.5mil in coronavirus stimulus
Bakersfield’s plan to distribute its coronavirus stimulus is heavy on community projects and developments and light on COVID-19 expenses.
October 7, 2021
Fagundes sues Kings County, alleging interference in DA’s office amid harassment suit
A pending harassment and retaliation suit against Kings County centering on the District Attorney’s office has sparked a…
October 6, 2021
After one-year hiatus, big times return to Big Fresno Fair
Big times are back at the Big Fresno Fair after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 6, 2021
Bye Tracy? North Valley residents push redraw to make Harder’s district… harder
Competing proposals seek to eliminate Tracy, a Bay Area commuter city, from the highly-rural San Joaquin Valley district represented by two-term Democrat Josh Harder.
October 6, 2021