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Sharon Gill, Porterville Unified school board member, passes at 73
First elected in 1990 to the Porterville Union High School board, Gill served through the unification of Porterville's school districts.
In second year, Fresno’s Police Auditor breaks down policing misconceptions
Fresno Police Auditor John Gliatta sat down with The San Joaquin Valley Sun to discuss the challenges of oversight in today’s law enforcement environment.
Fresno County eyes big increase in transportation fees for housing development
The County of Fresno is looking at nearly doubling a $1,637 fee for single-family housing units to account for transportation instrastructure costs.
Fresno County OKs $4mil sale of University Medical Center for affordable housing units
With backing from the County, a Fresno developer is looking to convert 33 acres of hospital facilities into affordable housing units in southeast Fresno.
Ex-Lemoore Councilwoman Blair found not mentally competent to stand trial
The ex-Lemoore City Councilwoman was found to be mentally incompetent and ineligible to stand trial on a litany of felonies stemming from summer incidents.
Kaiser, unions agree to tentative four-year deal to avoid strike
The Oakland-based nonprofit health giant and a collection of unions announced a tentative, four-year contract to avoid a nationwide strike in mid-October.
Resnicks contribute $10mil, names to new Fresno State Student Union
In light of the donation, the Board of Trustees of the CSU system voted to name Fresno State's Student Union after The Wonderful Company's owners
Valley Dems back Trump impeachment inquiry, Nunes dismisses as “kabuki theater”
As House Democrats prepare to launch an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, all three Valley Democrats voiced their support for the move.
With few meetings, was a quiet summer what the Fresno City Council needed?
Fresno's City Council met three times in 11 weeks this summer, less than neighboring cities. Rife with internal divisions, did Council members need a break?
Lender worries politics is interfering in Fresno’s small business loan program
Official with the lending firm managing Fresno's Revolving Loan Program voiced concern Thursday that politics may be at play in cutting their contract.
