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Fresno cops: Staffing shortages, crime wave leave us “drowning”
"This rise in crime only further burdens patrol, creating a cycle that snowballs on itself," Fresno Police Officers Association president Brandon Wiemiller said.
Fresno Catholic Diocese strikes back at ex-priest in letter to Bakersfield parish
Fresno Catholic Bishop Joseph V. Brennan took aim at Craig Harrison's current work as a counselor and attempted to clear the air on the circumstances leading to Harrison's exit from the Diocese.
Kings Supervisors reject China-centric appeal to halt Westlands solar farm
A San Diego businessman unsuccessfully argued that no one will buy the electricity produced by the water agency if it uses panels made by forced labor in China.
Borgeas, Arambula advance wildfire relief, San Joaquin River reform to Newsom’s desk
Two Valley legislators sailed into Labor Day weekend undoubtedly feeling good after their bills advanced out of the California Legislature and now await Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
Fresno City Council OKs 5-year union labor deal. But will Dyer veto?
Fresno's labor unions won a hefty victory on Thursday with Fresno Council members approving a new, sweeping project labor agreement mandating union labor on major city projects.
Ben Martin, Fresno area activist, charged for involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Fresno area activist and realtor Benjamin Martin was charged by Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C. with a half-dozen crimes tied to the Jan. 6 attack of the U.S. Capitol.
Maxwell retreats, Bredefeld decries “shakedown” on Club One Casino bill
A last-minute tweak by Councilman Tyler Maxwell essentially rendered the proposal useless in the face of allegations by Councilman Garry Bredefeld that the resolution was effectively a shakedown.
Larry Elder, Bakersfield crime victims assail Newsom as “soft on crime”
California's accelerated decriminalization efforts are to blame for the state's woes, recall contender Larry Elder and Kern County DA Cynthia Zimmer argued on Thursday.
McCarthy attacks Biden’s botched Afghan exit as embrace of “Weak Man Theory”
House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R–Bakersfield) assailed the President Joe Biden's handling of the withdrawal out of Afghanistan during a talk at the Nixon Library.
Will Club One Casino find its ace in the hole? Not so fast, Fresno City Council says.
After stalling its permit approval and pushing to withhold a sizable number of card tables from operating, Fresno City Council member Tyler Maxwell is pushing to subject Club One Casino to annual reviews and place a quick expiration date on its permit.
