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    • Fresno
      • Fresno City Council mulls opposing Fresno Co.’s marquee road tax
      • Fresno law enforcement cracks down on violent criminals, “ghost guns”
      • Will Fresno be an industrial jobs magnet or repellant? The answer lies at the southern end of town.
      • Faced with teachable moment at Bullard High, Fresno Unified leaders blew it.
      • Fresno Co. jail guards push off strike after month-long blitz
    • 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
      • 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
      • Bakersfield lawmakers urges Calif. to lift oil permit restrictions
    • 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
      • 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
      • Sun Sound-Off: Kings Co. District Attorney’s Race
    • 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
      • Fresno City Council mulls opposing Fresno Co.’s marquee road tax
      • Modesto mulling sales tax hike to provide budget boost
      • Faced with teachable moment at Bullard High, Fresno Unified leaders blew it.
      • Kings Co. firefighter tax measure attracts opposition ahead of primary election
      • Fresno Co. Sheriff hopeful Zanoni leans Mims backing, internal knowledge to mold department
    • 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
      • Will Fresno be an industrial jobs magnet or repellant? The answer lies at the southern end of town.
      • Calif. officials blitz leaking idle oil wells in Bakersfield
      • California Screaming: Report hypes out-of-state “opposition” to Newsom flip to save Diablo Canyon
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
      • Tulare looks to reap cash from weed shops, growers with tax push
    • 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
      • California Screaming: Report hypes out-of-state “opposition” to Newsom flip to save Diablo Canyon
      • Poll: Calif. voters want to keep Diablo Canyon open
      • Newsom tries boosting vax rates with Kern Co. swing for second booster
      • Newsom seeks minor tax relief as Calif. surplus hits eye-popping $97bil surplus
      • Newsom rolls out $18bil in fresh spending to stop inflation
    • 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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    • Commentary
      • 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
      • Theft of Calif. water is occurring behind mountains of paperwork. Why we need to stop it.
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Fresno

From Amazon access to Bus Wi-Fi, Fresno County tackles transportation needs

The Fresno Council of Government is looking at the needs, wants, and logistics of providing mobility for 1 million people across 6,000 square miles.

George HostetterJune 23, 2019, 3:02 pmJune 26, 2019 Comments Off on From Amazon access to Bus Wi-Fi, Fresno County tackles transportation needs 3824
Fresno

Esparza eyes expanding audit committee’s role in City financial reviews

Amid a number of ongoing audits by the City of Fresno, Councilman Nelson Esparza wants the city’s Finance and Audit Committee to play a bigger role.

George HostetterMay 13, 2019, 1:48 pmMay 13, 2019 Comments Off on Esparza eyes expanding audit committee’s role in City financial reviews 2835
Fresno

Fresno City Manager’s notes on “Ghost Town” Council offices scrapped

Turns out City Manager Wilma Quan wrote everything she discovered about the use of, or lack thereof, Fresno City Council offices on a single Post-it Note.

George HostetterMay 9, 2019, 9:36 amMay 9, 2019 Comments Off on Fresno City Manager’s notes on “Ghost Town” Council offices scrapped 2818
Fresno

On track: Southwest Fresno BMX track finally set for construction

After a year on the drawing board, a BMX track is about to get built at Mary Ella Brown Community Center.

George HostetterMay 2, 2019, 12:32 amMay 2, 2019 Comments Off on On track: Southwest Fresno BMX track finally set for construction 1693
Fresno, Highlight

Fresno City Council approves move to cut liquor stores

Among other things, the unanimously-approved measure caps new liquor store licenses, create an inspection program for stores, and limit window advertising.

The San Joaquin Valley SunMay 1, 2019, 4:55 pmMay 1, 2019 Comments Off on Fresno City Council approves move to cut liquor stores 1553
Fresno

Fresno City Council pads meetings with more ceremonial proclamations

When does City Hall’s desire to honor worthy Fresnans turn into an abuse of Fresnans’ time? The City Council is about to find out.

George HostetterMay 1, 2019, 4:18 pmMay 1, 2019 Comments Off on Fresno City Council pads meetings with more ceremonial proclamations 1959
Fresno

Are Fresno’s City Council offices a “ghost town?”

While the Fresno City Council seeks to swipe office space from the Brand administration, just how empty are City Council offices?

George HostetterApril 29, 2019, 10:26 amMay 1, 2019 1 5301
Fresno, Highlight, Sports

Fresno didn’t audit the Fresno Grizzlies last year. Why?

Thanks to millions in bond debt and hefty rent payments, the Fresno Grizzlies are typically under the microscope of the City. Except in 2018.

George HostetterApril 15, 2019, 12:42 amApril 15, 2019 0 2842
Fresno, Highlight

Helm Building, Fulton Street stage gradual rebirth

Much like the street it sits on, the Helm Building is beginning the long process of urban rebirth, courtesy of developer Sevak Khatchadourian.

George HostetterApril 14, 2019, 8:52 pmApril 15, 2019 0 2778
Fresno

City Council restricts ability to hire lawyers for executive team

A proposal considered by the Fresno City Council draws new lines in the separation of powers between the Council and Mayor’s team over hiring lawyers.

George HostetterMarch 22, 2019, 11:31 amApril 15, 2019 0 1409

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