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Shoe-string effort to recall Newsom gets $500k injection from Orange Co. company
Two six-figure contributions highlight the growing peril facing California's governor amid the coronavirus pandemic.
December 29, 2020
Extension to Valley, Southern Calif. shutdown orders expected
For the regional order to be lifted, a region’s hospital intensive care unit capacity four weeks out must be projected to meet the state’s 15 percent threshold of available beds.
December 28, 2020
Facing shaky ICU capacity, Chavez, Fresno businesses to rework shutdown proposal
A proposal for a five-day emergency shutdown order within the City of Fresno is getting a rework.
December 23, 2020
Fresno Co. morgue overrun, shipment issues arise over supply of Moderna vaccine
Fresno County received its allotted shipment of the Moderna manufactured COVID-19 vaccine this week, but health officials are…
December 23, 2020
Newsom selects Alex Padilla to replace Harris in U.S. Senate
Padilla, a son of Mexican immigrants, will be the first Latino senator for California, where Latinos represent nearly 40 percent of the state’s population.
December 22, 2020
Fresno mulls five-day shutdown order of all businesses
The order would require all retail businesses and offices throughout the city to be shut down and closed “without exception.”
December 21, 2020
Fansler delivers on threats, sues Fresno over “targeted” restaurant shutdowns
The Fresno restaurateur filed a lawsuit against the city last week, claiming the city code enforcement specifically targeted his restaurants.
December 21, 2020
Virginia-based pedophilia website operator arrested kidnapping Fresno girl
Pedophilia website operator kidnapped Fresno girl, arrested while flying to Virginia, police say
December 21, 2020
Newsom: “Very likely” that shutdown orders extend into 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that many areas of the state would likely see an extension of his 3-week stay-at-home order.
December 21, 2020
The legal battle over Fresno’s parks tax isn’t over. Here’s what comes next.
Despite conciliation from Mayor Lee Brand and Mayor-Elect Jerry Dyer, the organization handling the Measure P suit isn't giving up.
December 20, 2020