In an effort to combat the devastating drought conditions hitting California, the Golden State will become the first in the nation to install solar panel canopies over canals.
The last straw? Calif. law forces Starbucks customers to ask for straws, utensils
Want a straw with your latte? Be prepared to ask for it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
