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    • Fresno
      • Fresno State stadium tax measure headed to November ballot
      • Despite staffers’ arrest, Fresno’s Advance Peace picks up six-figure grant from taxpayers
      • Push to confiscate cell phones at Fresno high school has parents, students up-in-arms
      • Feds indict ex-Sanger Police officer over on-the-job sexual assaults
      • Oakhurst man sentenced for pepper-spraying U.S. Capitol Police officer amid Jan. 6 breach
    • Clovis
      • Clovis Mayor Flores announces retirement, kickstarting changing of guard
      • Fresno Co. Grand Jury argues Clovis Police coming up short on diversified police force
      • 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
    • Bakersfield
      • Kern Co. lawmakers clear path for Mojave to launch “inland port” to aid supply chain
      • Bakersfield inmate escaped from re-entry facility, CDCR says.
      • Rural Calif. is helping reach Newsom’s green goals. Now, he wants an end-run around them.
      • Kern Co. term limits proposal shoots for fresh blood, new ideas
      • Bakersfield bakery owner heads to trial over faith-based objection to cakes for gay weddings
    • Modesto
      • Foster Farms demands property tax refund from Valley county
      • 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
    • Visalia/Tulare
      • Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross agree to extra time to negotiate
      • First case of Monkeypox found in Tulare County
      • Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
      • COVID costs send Valley hospital into first-ever, $11.2mil deficit
      • Visalia amps up efforts to combat illegal fireworks use
    • Hanford
      • Kings Co. halts proposed inflationary hike in building fees
      • Rural Calif. is helping reach Newsom’s green goals. Now, he wants an end-run around them.
      • Faraday Future, Hanford-based EV automaker, delays car launch amid cash woes
      • Adventist Health, Anthem Blue Cross agree to extra time to negotiate
      • Contract war between Anthem, Adventist Health raises blood pressure over health coverage
    • Madera
      • Popular Madera brewery destroyed in blaze
      • Homelessness is up in Fresno, Madera – but not on the streets. Here’s why.
      • Madera Co. greenlights permanent extension of road tax, Measure T
      • Garbage rate hikes, massive new housing development take center stage for Madera Co. Supervisors
      • Madera Co. preps for Fall showdowns to fill Supervisor vacancies
    • Merced
      • ‘It’s an opiate addiction’: Pushback on police forces Merced to punt safety tax extension
      • Skunkworks icon, F-117 stealth fighter, debuts at Castle Air Museum
      • 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.
    • Mariposa
      • Highway 140 reopens as fire officials gain grip on Yosemite-based Oak Fire
      • Washburn Fire grows as suppression ramps up, blaze 25% contained
      • 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
    • Modesto
      • Foster Farms demands property tax refund from Valley county
      • 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
    • Stockton
      • $6k trip to Stockton? Company pitches pricey river cruise between SF, Valley
      • 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
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • Fresno State stadium tax measure headed to November ballot
      • ‘It’s an opiate addiction’: Pushback on police forces Merced to punt safety tax extension
      • Fresno State stadium tax backers submit signatures. Will voters get a chance to weigh-in?
      • Local, state candidates report fundraising hauls ahead of Fall blitz
      • Dem poll hopes to raise Salas’ fortunes against Valadao
    • Agriculture
      • As drought deepens, focus of Calif.’s chief water officials is elsewhere: on race.
      • Desert-based water agency eyes multi-million dollar deal to buy water out of Kings County
      • UFW starts 335-mile march to press for elimination of secret ballot union elections
      • Calif.’s great water experiments have failed. It’s time for real solutions.
      • In exit, Calif. water official calls for “permanently reducing agriculture”
    • Sports
      • Fresno State kicks off fall camp with high expectations, familiar faces
      • Prandini, U.S. women deliver stunning 4×100 relay upset for world track crown
      • Haener top ‘Dog in Mountain West, five Bulldogs named to preseason All-MW team,
      • ‘Dogs picked to win MW division. Here’s who Tedford’s crew would face for crown.
      • Valley stars get plenty of love from MLB clubs during draft
    • Education
      • Push to confiscate cell phones at Fresno high school has parents, students up-in-arms
      • More sexual misconduct cases emerge at Fresno State
      • In wake of school attacks, Fresno school districts seek to beef up campus security
      • Calif. set aside $115mil for free college textbooks. This top bureaucrat is holding it up.
      • CSU, UC begin to fast-track supplying abortion pills to campuses
    • Business
      • Kern Co. lawmakers clear path for Mojave to launch “inland port” to aid supply chain
      • Foster Farms demands property tax refund from Valley county
      • Kings Co. halts proposed inflationary hike in building fees
      • Rural Calif. is helping reach Newsom’s green goals. Now, he wants an end-run around them.
      • Distilleries who rescued U.S. from COVID sanitizer shortage face FDA wrath, fines over production
    • COVID-19
      • Distilleries who rescued U.S. from COVID sanitizer shortage face FDA wrath, fines over production
      • Beverly Hills won’t enforce imminently-returning LA County mask mandate
      • CDC recommends Valley return to masking up. The data? Not so much.
      • Researchers find a new way to track COVID-19 waves: wastewater
      • Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
  • Calif. & Beyond
    • California
      • In surprise move, GEICO sheds offices throughout Golden State
      • Calif. Supreme Court chief justice won’t run for second 12-year term
      • Calif. labor group gets two additions: AB5 author as boss, UFW as member
      • Audit: Calif. bureaucrats don’t move fast enough to clean up water for Valley towns
      • Truckers hate AB5. Now, they’ve shut down a Calif. port to protest it.
    • U.S.
      • Oakhurst man sentenced for pepper-spraying U.S. Capitol Police officer amid Jan. 6 breach
      • Distilleries who rescued U.S. from COVID sanitizer shortage face FDA wrath, fines over production
      • 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
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    • Commentary
      • As drought deepens, focus of Calif.’s chief water officials is elsewhere: on race.
      • Calif.’s great water experiments have failed. It’s time for real solutions.
      • Kern Co. term limits proposal shoots for fresh blood, new ideas
      • Calif. small businesses are struggling with a new achilles heel: the legal system
      • Meet the new pandemic crushing Calif.’s small businesses: PAGA abuse.
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The Sun’s occasional series informing on the Valley’s critical issues, public officials, and policy initiatives.

Kings of the River

How a water war on the Kings River could alter the Valley as we know it

A push to move Kings River water into Kern County – and possibly sold elsewhere – has united farmers, social justice advocates, and government.

Alex TavlianJanuary 26, 2021, 5:00 amJanuary 25, 2021 Comments Off on How a water war on the Kings River could alter the Valley as we know it 6522
Kings of the River

Meet the water baron you (likely) haven’t heard of

Uneasy about the slow plan to siphon Valley water for Southern California, farmers and water managers are worrying about a large land owner in the region.

Alex TavlianAugust 17, 2020, 9:53 pmAugust 17, 2020 Comments Off on Meet the water baron you (likely) haven’t heard of 14147
Green for green

Risk and Ruin: The Measure P battle for money, the ballot box, and the courthouse

To win with Measure P, parks advocates sought the deep pockets of Bay Area billionaire Tom Steyer and planned ahead for a post-election courthouse brawl.

Alex TavlianAugust 8, 2019, 12:26 amAugust 17, 2020 Comments Off on Risk and Ruin: The Measure P battle for money, the ballot box, and the courthouse 3510
Green for green

Drawing a line in the sandbox: How parks advocates plotted around Brand

While the groundwork Measure P was pitched as “Parks for All,” advocates first pursued a parks tax by adding supporters and “neutralizing” opponents.

Alex TavlianJuly 17, 2019, 12:03 amAugust 17, 2020 Comments Off on Drawing a line in the sandbox: How parks advocates plotted around Brand 3494
Green for green

Green for green: How Fresno’s failed parks tax came to be

The battle over Fresno’s parks didn’t come out of thin air. The Sun gives an inside look at how Measure P made it to – and failed on – the 2018 ballot.

Alex TavlianJuly 9, 2019, 11:37 pmAugust 17, 2020 Comments Off on Green for green: How Fresno’s failed parks tax came to be 4019

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