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    • Fresno
      • With backing from Fresno’s outgoing City Attorney, Bredefeld pushes to dismiss suit from Esparza
      • Fresno lawmakers pitch ballot measure for veterans facilities, services
      • Dyer’s budget proposal heavy on public safety, surprising Measure P funds
      • Fresno City Council mulls opposing Fresno Co.’s marquee road tax
      • Fresno law enforcement cracks down on violent criminals, “ghost guns”
    • 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
      • Leaky Bakersfield oil wells spew explosive level of methane, state inspectors find.
      • Calif. officials blitz leaking idle oil wells in Bakersfield
      • Valley drivers get divine relief from hellish gas prices via unlikely source: a church.
      • Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
      • Crime rate continues to soar, Bakersfield cops warn lawmakers
    • Modesto
      • 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
      • Modesto lawmaker resigns seven months early
    • Visalia/Tulare
      • 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
      • Kaweah Health eyes its ticket to better doctor recruitment: housing
      • Kaweah eyes asking voters for OK on $500mil new hospital wing
    • Hanford
      • Newsom signs off on 25-year deal for Valley tribe to run local casino
      • After FBI probe ensnares weed boss, Lemoore dispensary changes owner
      • Hanford approves outside lawyers for Brieno, Ramirez in harassment suit
      • Kings Co. firefighter tax measure attracts opposition ahead of primary election
      • Lemoore launches salvo against effort to swipe to Kings River floodwater
    • Madera
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
      • Another Valley county bemoans revealing law enforcement equipment
      • Madera Co. vocalizes support for biomass program to ease wildfires
      • Madera Co. to build new 9/11 memorial with a piece of solemn history
      • Third member of 1976 Chowchilla school bus hijacking recommended for parole on 18th attempt
    • Merced
      • 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
      • Merced Co. approves $34.7 million in American Rescue spending. Here’s where it’s headed.
      • Merced OKs firefighter “brownout” staffing contingencies amid COVID-19 shortages
    • 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
      • 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
      • Modesto lawmaker resigns seven months early
    • Stockton
      • 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
      • Stockton airport gets a boost from San Joaquin Co. Supes, courtesy of COVID funding
      • Millennials are struggling to buy homes. Here’s which Valley community is short on young buyers.
  • Topics
    • Politics
      • In battle against Valadao, Chris Mathys gets a big lift – from Nancy Pelosi
      • Fresno lawmakers pitch ballot measure for veterans facilities, services
      • Dems reject effort to force vote to suspend Calif. gas tax
      • Fresno City Council mulls opposing Fresno Co.’s marquee road tax
      • Modesto mulling sales tax hike to provide budget boost
    • Agriculture
      • Calif. officials ban watering “useless” grass over drought worries
      • Newsom threatens mandatory water restrictions if Californians can’t cutback
      • Calif. lawmakers demand probe into hedge funds, Harvard buying up water rights
      • Lemoore launches salvo against effort to swipe to Kings River floodwater
      • Madera Co. OKs incentives for new Oakhurst resort, groundwater policies
    • Sports
      • 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
      • Buzzy Cavinder twins bolted from Fresno State. Here’s where they landed.
    • Education
      • Faced with teachable moment at Bullard High, Fresno Unified leaders blew it.
      • CSU exec harassment cases headlined by porn on work computers, demeaning employees
      • SCCCD promotes from within, names new Fresno City College president
      • Patterson, legislators request audit into Fresno State, CSU over sex harassment claims
      • Valley schools brace for later start times. One district is already making the switch.
    • Business
      • Facing must-pass deadline, GOPers, Moderate Dems to try one last shot at suspending gas tax
      • Calif.’s ADA abuse has jumped from ramps to cyberspace. Why it’s posing greater danger.
      • Leaky Bakersfield oil wells spew explosive level of methane, state inspectors find.
      • Dems reject effort to force vote to suspend Calif. gas tax
      • Addicted to TikTok? Calif. parents could soon sue tech firms for hooking kids.
    • 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
      • Facing must-pass deadline, GOPers, Moderate Dems to try one last shot at suspending gas tax
      • Dems reject effort to force vote to suspend Calif. gas tax
      • Addicted to TikTok? Calif. parents could soon sue tech firms for hooking kids.
      • California Screaming: Report hypes out-of-state “opposition” to Newsom flip to save Diablo Canyon
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
    • U.S.
      • 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
      • McCarthy attacks Biden’s botched Afghan exit as embrace of “Weak Man Theory”
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      • 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.
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
      • Is Diablo Canyon a problem – or the solution?
      • The drug supply chain needs transparency to reduce drug prices
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POM Wonderful completes massive solar farm in Fresno County

The Wonderful Company, the farming giant owned by Stewart and Lynda Resnick, recently completed construction on a major solar farm in the Central Valley.

Daniel GligichMay 20, 2022, 6:00 amMay 19, 2022 Comments Off on POM Wonderful completes massive solar farm in Fresno County 1210
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Harshing the buzz: Valley cannabis growers press for local tax relief to keep weed industry alive

A major cannabis cultivator in Tulare County implored local lawmakers to grant a reprieve from pricey local taxes.

Alex TavlianMay 10, 2022, 6:30 amMay 9, 2022 Comments Off on Harshing the buzz: Valley cannabis growers press for local tax relief to keep weed industry alive 974
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PG&E to pay $55mil to avoid criminal prosecution in pair of fires

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay more than $55 million to avoid criminal prosecution for two major wildfires started by its aging power lines in Northern California.

The San Joaquin Valley SunApril 12, 2022, 6:00 amApril 11, 2022 Comments Off on PG&E to pay $55mil to avoid criminal prosecution in pair of fires 590
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Calif. lawmakers target home county redistricting processes to shake-up 2030 map-making

The shake-up of county-level redistricting is backed by UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta and her eponymous nonprofit foundation, which played heavily in local redistricting in 2021.

Daniel GligichApril 1, 2022, 6:30 amMarch 31, 2022 Comments Off on Calif. lawmakers target home county redistricting processes to shake-up 2030 map-making 1163
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Newsom sends millions to re-settle homeless in Fresno, Tulare

The cities of Fresno and Tulare will receive a chunk of $50 million in state grants awarded by Gov. Gavin Newsom to help re-settle the homeless populations.

The San Joaquin Valley SunFebruary 25, 2022, 6:30 amFebruary 24, 2022 Comments Off on Newsom sends millions to re-settle homeless in Fresno, Tulare 2008
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S.F. voters oust three school board members in landslide recall election

The liberal bastion of the West Coast surprised national watchers by dumping school trustees and clamoring for a return to the school district’s fundamentals.

The San Joaquin Valley SunFebruary 16, 2022, 10:06 amFebruary 16, 2022 Comments Off on S.F. voters oust three school board members in landslide recall election 585
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Fresno lawmakers stick with ban on commercial evictions

The rise of the Omicron variant scuttled a push to remove the moratorium and allow commercial landlords to evict nonpaying tenants.

Daniel GligichJanuary 13, 2022, 4:01 pmJanuary 13, 2022 Comments Off on Fresno lawmakers stick with ban on commercial evictions 1392
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Visalia contractor speaks out following $7.2mil citation from Calif. regulators

Visalia subcontractor NGC Construction says it has cooperated with regulators every step of the way as it has looked into its own operations.

Daniel GligichNovember 8, 2021, 6:29 amNovember 5, 2021 Comments Off on Visalia contractor speaks out following $7.2mil citation from Calif. regulators 8403
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Judge: Calif. prison guards must be vaxxed by Jan. 2022

California’s prison guards and other correctional workers face a court-mandated deadline to get vaccinated to remain employed, an Oakland-based Federal ruled last week.

Reid StoneNovember 1, 2021, 6:30 amOctober 31, 2021 Comments Off on Judge: Calif. prison guards must be vaxxed by Jan. 2022 1050
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Midland cancels Big Fresno Fair concert following COVID-19 case

The announcement is a tough loss for Fair organizers, as Midland was the best-selling concert offering for this fall’s lineup, fair organizers said.

Alex TavlianOctober 13, 2021, 8:20 amOctober 13, 2021 Comments Off on Midland cancels Big Fresno Fair concert following COVID-19 case 1536

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