Kern County approves preliminary budget that sees pandemic-related hits
The county’s firefighters arguably saw the biggest hit, with their overtime pay being pared back to meet the minimum requirements of Federal labor laws.
Bakersfield
Fresno
Police aren’t defunded as Fresno OKs 90-day stopgap budget
“…This is the year from hell, but we’ve all done a remarkable job and all the pressure of working together,” Fresno Mayor Lee Brand said.
Fresno
Preparing for “tragic” July, Fresno Co. retools coronavirus response
While case counts grow, Fresno health officials provided a blunt look at the impact of policy changes – including bar shutdowns – and its current response.
Merced
Merced Co. joins state’s coronavirus watch list
The designation means the county will receive extra targeted engagement from the state to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Education, Visalia
Visalia Unified to pull Black Lives Matter posters from high school fence
Black Lives Matter posters placed along the fence of El Diamante High School are officially coming down, Visalia Unified School District officials announced.
California, Politics
Seventeen-year-olds voting? Could arrive to Calif. in 2022.
Voters will have the opportunity to decide if teen voters should be able to vote in primary and special elections if they turn 18 by the general election.
Bakersfield, Business, Clovis, Fresno, Hanford, Highlight, Merced, Visalia
Newsom orders last call, shuts down bars in Valley counties
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared closing time for the San Joaquin Valley’s bars on Sunday. Citing a swell of coronavirus cases, …
Fresno
Chavez pushes for Fresno Co. to release detailed look at coronavirus spending
Concerned about the possibility of duplicating efforts, the data aims to assist the City of Fresno in drafting a COVID-19 Mitigating Spending Plan.
Fresno
Fresno Co. set to open third coronavirus testing site
Fresno County’s Department of Public Health announced the location of another high-throughput COVID-19 testing site Friday. This is the third …
Bakersfield, Business
Major Kern oil producer posts $1.8bil Q1 loss as bankruptcy worries mount
The financial picture for Santa Clarita-based California Resources Corporation continues to dim amid the coronavirus pandemic.
