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A San Diego State University-affiliated research laboratory sent out an email with a link to a new study it had conducted. An expletive came in a response from a California Department of Education employee. He then hung up on a caller who sought an explanation. → Read More
GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump visits the central San Joaquin Valley today to raise money for his campaign and share his views on water. → Read More
In the tweet that started it all, Fresno city spokesman Mark Standriff said he had “held my tongue long enough.” → Read More
Central San Joaquin Valley agriculture doesn’t like what it sees in Republican presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, especially on immigration. Farmers prefer Ohio Gov. John Kasich, but say they can foresee the possibility of backing Democrat Hillary Clinton because she favors comprehensive immigration reform. → Read More
Several prominent Democrats from across the central and southern stretches of the San Joaquin Valley are frustrated with the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, saying the organization is more a hindrance than a help in winning local elections. → Read More
Like any big city, Fresno is high on needs and short on cash. → Read More
The Fresno City Council on Thursday paved the way for the end of an era, voting 6-1 to award a construction contract to tear up the Fulton Mall and return traffic to the pedestrian thoroughfare for the first time since 1964. → Read More
A year from now, Modesto Republican Kristin Olsen will reach her state Assembly term limit, and it was assumed she’d run for the state Senate seat now held by fellow Republican Tom Berryhill in 2018, when he reaches his term limit. → Read More
The Fresno County Democratic Central Committee is an organization in turmoil. → Read More
A 31-year-old Fresno gang member was arrested Thursday after a bystander wrestled him to the ground during an armed robbery attempt at the Dollar Tree store just east of downtown, police say. → Read More
The Fresno City Council on Thursday night approved an updated set of rules and regulations that will guide how the city will grow, look and feel over the coming years, if not decades. → Read More
The Fresno City Council voted Thursday to eliminate bonuses paid to top city employees in the wake of a controversy between the council and Mayor Ashley Swearengin. → Read More
For what seemed like a brief moment a little more than a decade ago, community activist H. Spees stepped into the political arena as a possible Fresno mayoral candidate. Then, almost as quickly, he retreated and instead became senior pastor at Northwest Church. → Read More
The Fresno City Council is poised to put significant teeth into the city’s 5-year-old Transparency Act less than a week after news broke that Mayor Ashley Swearengin gave bonuses and deferred compensation packages totaling $300,000 to some of her top lieutenants. → Read More
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin on Friday issued a written statement apologizing for not being more forthcoming about bonuses and deferred compensation totaling $300,000 that her administration awarded to key staff members over the past few years. → Read More
Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin has handed out more than $200,000 in performance bonuses to key staff members the past few years, raising universal outrage among City Council members who say they were unaware of the cash payouts. → Read More
Tulare County native Connie Perez, who less than a month ago jumped into the 21st Congressional District race with a slick campaign video and the apparent support of national Democrats who are looking for ways to oust incumbent Republican David Valadao, abruptly ended her campaign Tuesday. → Read More
During the summer, Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin and Nisei Farmers League President Manuel Cunha both said they were working on bringing in Republican Jeb Bush for a Fresno-area fundraiser. → Read More
Lowell Carruth’s professional life, it seems, is the stuff of legend. → Read More
Fresno’s police auditor says the department is taking too long to complete internal reviews of officer-involved shootings. → Read More