Redeveloping Fresno’s South Stadium region looks to jumpstart
Two procedural steps suggest Fresno’s South Stadium neighborhood may get some redevelopment action.
Fresno
Merced
Atwater city attorney resigns, leaving a profitable position behind
Atwater’s City Attorney exits with a large legal bill after navigating the city through rough legal waters.
Highlight, Politics, Stockton
Villapudua, former San Joaquin Supervisor, launches 13th Assembly bid
Carlos Villapudua, who challenged Asm. Susan Eggman (D-Stockton) in 2018, said his 2020 bid is “a different feeling” with eyes toward Sacramento.
Clovis
Clovis Police Chief Basgall announces retirement
Basgall, who was named Chief of Police of Fresno County’s second largest city in 2014, spent 29 years with the department.
Visalia/Tulare
CalFresh expansion adds 4,700 to food stamps in Tulare County
The CalFresh food program is expanding statewide, the Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency announced Tuesday. That means more are joining the state’s food stamps program.
Agriculture, Highlight, Visalia/Tulare
Sheriff closes Kings River in Tulare County
The Army Corps of Engineers is currently releasing flood waters from Pine Flat Dam at 5,200 cubic feet per second.
Fresno
“Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker” sentenced to 57 years for NJ murder
The hitchhiker who became a viral sensation for his interview after saving a PG&E worker with a hatchet is headed to prison for a murder committed five months after the incident.
Fresno, Highlight, Politics
Elliott Balch jumps in 2020 Fresno Mayoral campaign
Balch, a longtime member of Ashley Swearengin’s team and current COO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, filed paperwork to run for Fresno Mayor.
Education, Hanford, Visalia/Tulare
South Valley students bet against underage gambling
A new campaign arrived following a statewide survey showing 43.8% of underage gambling originated in Tulare and Kings County.
Visalia/Tulare
Two rabid bats found in Tulare County
Last year, 13 percent of bats tested by the Tulare County Public Health Lab had rabies.
