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    • Fresno
      • Fresno City Council advances major pay bump, budget tweaks
      • Fresno lawmakers pitch eye-popping pay raise to match Fresno Co. Supervisors
      • Power outages persist, wildfire evacuation orders lifted after Wed. morning lightning strikes
      • Judge clears path for Fresno to close Tower Theatre purchase
      • Dyer flips, opening taxpayer funds for gang program paying off shooters
    • Clovis
      • Fresno law enforcement cracks down on violent criminals, “ghost guns”
      • Harris commits $1mil to Clovis Community Hospital for wound care
      • “Legislating for the criminals”: Clovis tees off on Calif. law unmasking police arsenal
      • Report: Clovis Unified teachers union effort may have to start over
      • Clovis City Council appoints 25 members to police committee
    • Bakersfield
      • Kern Co. weighs levying 1-cent sales tax on unincorporated communities
      • Bakersfield councilman to vacate seat after two terms
      • Initiative to impose term limits on Kern Co. Supes set for November ballot
      • Newsom signs-off on gaming compact for Kern Co.-based Hard Rock casino
      • In a split for oil, enviros, judge orders fixes to Kern Co. oil permit rules
    • Modesto
      • Stanislaus Co. approves new property tax agreement with cities
      • Modesto approves deal to launch sales tax measure for November ballot
      • Modesto mulling sales tax hike to provide budget boost
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
    • Visalia/Tulare
      • Visalia amps up efforts to combat illegal fireworks use
      • Visalia’s e-commerce boom gets a double dose of Amazon, docs say.
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
      • Tulare County chafes over revealing Sheriff’s military equipment
      • Visalia to once again explore OKing cannabis retailers
    • Hanford
      • Hanford officials warn residents, businesses to cut back water use
      • More smoke: Another Valley community to weigh allowing cannabis shops
      • Hacker ousts Fagundes as Kings Co. DA
      • Newsom signs off on 25-year deal for Valley tribe to run local casino
      • After FBI probe ensnares weed boss, Lemoore dispensary changes owner
    • Madera
      • Garbage rate hikes, massive new housing development take center stage for Madera Co. Supervisors
      • Madera Co. preps for Fall showdowns to fill Supervisor vacancies
      • Did Madera Co. candidate’s attack ad defame local residents? Victims speak out.
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Another Valley county bemoans revealing law enforcement equipment
    • Merced
      • Merced advances permanent renewal of transportation and public safety tax
      • Former Merced cop sentenced for union embezzlement scheme
      • Merced’s airport boasts new airline. Here’s where they’re flying.
      • After two-year break, Merced County Fair set for June return
      • Report: Hundreds cycled through jail via zero-dollar bail, crime soared in Merced in 2021
    • Mariposa
      • Judge rejects environmentalists attempt to halt Sierra wildfire prevention efforts
      • One year after devastating Creek Fire, enviros seek to block efforts to prevent a repeat.
      • Yosemite to reopen Thursday with reservations
      • Mariposa Co. Supervisors bid for pay raise officially halted
      • Study: A coronavirus recession exposes Valley economy’s strengths and weaknesses
    • Modesto
      • Stanislaus Co. approves new property tax agreement with cities
      • Modesto approves deal to launch sales tax measure for November ballot
      • Modesto mulling sales tax hike to provide budget boost
      • No Fly Zone: Valley city shoots down pitch to bring Bird scooters to town
      • Modesto sends newly-vacant Council seat to election
    • Stockton
      • Scanning issues bring ballot counting to a crawl in San Joaquin County
      • On eve of Calif. primary, San Joaquin Co. tackles ballot issues amid unexpected passing of elections chief
      • Stockton OKs new policy for cops’ use of military equipment
      • North Valley city joins opposition to 2022 initiative limiting local tax hikes
      • Stockton changes location requirements for cannabis companies
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • Is Calif.’s “jungle primary” facing extinction? One lawmaker hopes so.
      • Kern Co. weighs levying 1-cent sales tax on unincorporated communities
      • Merced advances permanent renewal of transportation and public safety tax
      • Bakersfield councilman to vacate seat after two terms
      • Late-arriving ballots deliver lead changes in Valley election results
    • Agriculture
      • Don Devine, organic farming leader and Westlands board member, passes at 79
      • Calif. officials order hefty water cuts for San Joaquin River users
      • The great California pay-off? Lawmakers mull buying out farms to reduce water use
      • Even amid worsening drought, enviros sharpen knives for Calif.’s lone dam prospect
      • FDA: Hepatitis A outbreak tied to strawberries from packer with Valley ties
    • Sports
      • Former ABC30 sportscaster makes it to Cooperstown – to detail new book
      • Undrafted, Mosby joins Panthers with chip on his shoulder
      • Mountain West reportedly considering eliminating football divisions
      • Kevin Atkins “ecstatic” to join 49ers as undrafted free agent
      • Four former Bulldogs to get their NFL chance following 2022 Draft
    • Education
      • Report: Fresno Unified expels student who took racist photograph
      • Fresno Unified trustee faces defamation claim from Bullard football coach
      • CSU faculty calls for open, transparent chancellor search
      • Faced with teachable moment at Bullard High, Fresno Unified leaders blew it.
      • CSU exec harassment cases headlined by porn on work computers, demeaning employees
    • Business
      • More smoke: Another Valley community to weigh allowing cannabis shops
      • Buying your first house? Meet a possible new co-owner: the State of California.
      • Convenient timing? Calif. gas rebates set to “certainly” arrive before Nov. absentee ballots
      • Garbage rate hikes, massive new housing development take center stage for Madera Co. Supervisors
      • Biden hints at Federal gas tax holiday
    • COVID-19
      • Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
      • Foster Farms, Valley staffing agencies fined $3.8mil over COVID sick leave
      • School vax mandate bill pulled amid mounting opposition, Calif. lawmaker announces.
      • Another Valley county joins choir against Calif. student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
      • Lawmaker pulls Calif. bill to mandate vaccines for all workers
  • Calif. & Beyond
    • California
      • Is Calif.’s “jungle primary” facing extinction? One lawmaker hopes so.
      • Buying your first house? Meet a possible new co-owner: the State of California.
      • Convenient timing? Calif. gas rebates set to “certainly” arrive before Nov. absentee ballots
      • “Untenable”: Calif. low-income housing projects busting $1 million per unit to build
      • Calif. Dems answer to July 1 gas tax increase? Form a committee.
    • U.S.
      • Biden hints at Federal gas tax holiday
      • McClintock flips on Ukraine stance following TV blowback
      • Ahead of Super Bowl, U.S. halts import of Mexican avocados over threat against inspector
      • McCarthy forces delay on $1.75tril social spending bill with record-breaking filibuster
      • Biden infrastructure package approved, focus turns to $1.75 reconciliation
  • View
    • Commentary
      • Meet the new pandemic crushing Calif.’s small businesses: PAGA abuse.
      • From water to energy, Calif. policies disproportionately harm minority communities
      • Valley consumers have options – even in a tight car buying market
      • Calif.’s ADA abuse has jumped from ramps to cyberspace. Why it’s posing greater danger.
      • Faced with teachable moment at Bullard High, Fresno Unified leaders blew it.
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Archive, Fresno

Merchants Lot sale: An overstuffed taxpayer turkey

Overwrought sentiment, contrived process, wily posturing – this fleecing of the taxpayer had it all.

George HostetterNovember 22, 2016, 7:56 amMarch 14, 2019 0 980
Archive, Fresno

Campaigning done, Brand prepares to turn Fresno into a different city

Fresno’s new Mayor overcame early built-in disadvantages to win. Now, he’s prepping for his first 200 days.

George HostetterNovember 16, 2016, 12:00 pmMarch 14, 2019 0 982
Archive, Fresno

Need a guide to the 11th hour slumlord turf war? Look to Lee Brand

More is going on than what Steve Brandau and Clint Olivier’s slumlord legislation suggests. No one is saying what. So we have to guess.

George HostetterNovember 15, 2016, 9:46 amMarch 14, 2019 0 1017
Archive, Fresno

Brandau, Olivier prepare push to simplify code enforcement

Steve Brandau and Clint Olivier have an idea to simplify code enforcement. Then again, they may further complicate something that’s already a mess.

George HostetterNovember 13, 2016, 12:49 amMarch 14, 2019 0 3471
Archive, Fresno

8 years later, a focus on Fulton Street's paradox: changing everything and nothing

City Hall is forced to reconcile dynamic change with maintaining the status quo by mitigating gentrification.

George HostetterNovember 9, 2016, 10:11 pmMarch 14, 2019 0 1041
Archive, Fresno

Swearengin's future tied to successes as an endangered species: a GOP mayor

The success of a handful of results-oriented Republican mayors suggests that America’s urban centers can be a growth market for the GOP.

George HostetterNovember 4, 2016, 2:43 pmMarch 14, 2019 0 1078
Archive, Fresno

Here's what you missed with the big Summerset Village fines

There are some important numbers in the Summerset decision, but George Hostetter contends both the City and Chris Henry played it smart.

George HostetterNovember 3, 2016, 1:54 pmMarch 14, 2019 0 896
Archive, Fresno

Decision on cost of Summerset code enforcement fines imminent

A decision on the fines for the Summerset crisis, sparked last November, could be hitting City Hall on Monday.

George HostetterOctober 30, 2016, 4:16 pmMarch 14, 2019 0 941
Archive, Fresno

Crocker, Smith face off in Lindsay for Tulare Co. Supes debate

Lindsay’s community theatre was the site earlier this month of a Kuyler Crocker-Dennis Smith debate. Crocker and Smith are candidates …

George HostetterOctober 28, 2016, 12:53 amMarch 14, 2019 0 1107
Archive, Fresno

Fresno's Police Auditor positions for post-Swearengin era

In what could be his last quarterly report as Fresno’s police auditor, Rick Rasmussen addressed fundamental police politics.

George HostetterOctober 26, 2016, 11:44 amMarch 14, 2019 0 1072

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