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Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom is that all-impor...

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

As the June 15 constitutional deadline for enacting a 2024-25 state budget approaches, the good news for Gov. Gavin Newsom is that all-impor...

Opinion

/ 6 hours ago

New Battlegrounds Emerge in California’s Political Guerrilla War Over Housing

At least once a month a new front opens in California’s political guerrilla war between state and local officials over housing. Dan Walter...

Housing

/ 1 day ago

As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland?

A couple of weeks ago, the California Water Resources Control Board put five agricultural water agencies in Kings County on probation for fa...

Opinion

/ 2 days ago

More California High School Students Want Career Training. How the State Is Helping

A school without steers? Unthinkable, said Mason Tucker, a 10th-grader at Madera South High School north of Fresno. Carolyn Jones CalMatt...

Education

/ 3 days ago

California Legislation Wants to Uncover the ‘Hidden Homicides’ of Domestic Violence

A state senator says there’s a “hidden homicide” epidemic of killers making domestic violence murders look like suicides or accidents. Her b...

Crime

/ 6 days ago

Key Questions About CA Budget Deficit Unanswered as Deadlines Loom

The must-follow website this month among California’s politicians, bureaucrats, and interest group lobbyists is the “California Personal Inc...

Opinion

/ 7 days ago

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom reiterated one of his favorite complaints — that local government officials aren’t doing enough to reduce Calif...

Opinion

/ 1 week ago

Judge Rejects Changing the Name of California’s Trans Youth Ballot Measure

A group working on a fall ballot initiative that would limit the rights of transgender students lost a round in court Monday when a judge si...

Education

/ 1 week ago

California Leaders Take Sides in Monumental Supreme Court Case on Homelessness

The U.S. Supreme Court is about to hear the biggest case about homelessness in decades, and it seems like everyone in California has an opin...

Housing

/ 2 weeks ago

Will State AG Rob Bonta Jump Into 2026 Race for CA Governor?

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has been busy lately, or so it would seem from the never-ending stream of news releases from the Depar...

Opinion

/ 2 weeks ago

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Jewish Temple, Catholic Church Vandalized in Fresno

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Valley PBS’ Top 2 Executives Departing. Were Their Resignations a Surprise?

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Unfiltered Clip: Insights from Dr. Trita Parsi on Navigating the Israel-Palestine Conflict

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Hamas Is Sending a Delegation to Egypt for Further Cease-Fire Talks in the Latest Sign of Progress

Immigration /

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President Joe Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ Nations That Do Not Welcome Immigrants

Cannabis /

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DEA’s Marijuana Reclassification Could Revive California’s Struggling Pot Industry

Gaza Protests /

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How to Reclaim the Israel-Palestine Debate From the Radicals on Both Sides

World /

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US Airstrike Targeting Al-Qaida Leader in Syria Killed a Farmer, American Military Says

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Unfiltered Clip: Insights from Dr. Trita Parsi on Navigating the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Central Octane /

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Turbo Lag, Whale Tails, Widowmakers: Celebrating 50 Years of the Legendary Porsche 930

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Wired Wednesday: Digging Into Fresno’s Trash Hauling Fees

Local Education /

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Flipping the Script: Board Majority Supports Wide Search for Fresno Superintendent

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DEA’s Marijuana Reclassification Could Revive California’s Struggling Pot Industry

US Airstrike Targeting Al-Qaida Leader in Syria Killed a Farmer, American Military Says

Mike Yaz Homers at Fenway In Giants Win After Visit From His Hall of Fame Grandpa

Valley Children’s Gets ‘Historic’ Gift to Boost Cancer Treatments. How Big Is It?

Californians Are Protecting Themselves from Wildfire. Why Is There an Insurance Crisis?

Family Fun, Community Events Highlight Cinco de Mayo Weekend in Fresno

Magical ‘Aladdin’ Delivers Magic Carpet Ride and Dad-Joke Humor

Over 2,000 Arrested in US Campus Pro-Palestinian Protests

Another State Department Official Resigns Over Biden’s Gaza Policy

WNBA Teams Look for Bigger Arenas When Caitlin Clark Comes to Town

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

/ 6 hours ago

New Battlegrounds Emerge in California’s Political Guerrilla War Over Housing

/ 1 day ago

As California Cracks Down on Groundwater, What Happens to Fallowed Farmland?

/ 2 days ago

More California High School Students Want Career Training. How the State Is Helping

/ 3 days ago

California Legislation Wants to Uncover the ‘Hidden Homicides’ of Domestic Violence

/ 6 days ago

Key Questions About CA Budget Deficit Unanswered as Deadlines Loom

/ 7 days ago

Newsom Criticizes Local Response to Homelessness. He Should Look in the Mirror.

/ 1 week ago

Judge Rejects Changing the Name of California’s Trans Youth Ballot Measure

/ 1 week ago

California Leaders Take Sides in Monumental Supreme Court Case on Homelessness

/ 2 weeks ago

Will State AG Rob Bonta Jump Into 2026 Race for CA Governor?

/ 2 weeks ago

Jewish Temple, Catholic Church Vandalized in Fresno

Valley PBS’ Top 2 Executives Departing. Were Their Resignations a Surprise?

Unfiltered Clip: Insights from Dr. Trita Parsi on Navigating the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Hamas Is Sending a Delegation to Egypt for Further Cease-Fire Talks in the Latest Sign of Progress

President Joe Biden Calls Japan and India ‘Xenophobic’ Nations That Do Not Welcome Immigrants

DEA’s Marijuana Reclassification Could Revive California’s Struggling Pot Industry

How to Reclaim the Israel-Palestine Debate From the Radicals on Both Sides

US Airstrike Targeting Al-Qaida Leader in Syria Killed a Farmer, American Military Says

Unfiltered Clip: Insights from Dr. Trita Parsi on Navigating the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Turbo Lag, Whale Tails, Widowmakers: Celebrating 50 Years of the Legendary Porsche 930

Wired Wednesday: Digging Into Fresno’s Trash Hauling Fees

Flipping the Script: Board Majority Supports Wide Search for Fresno Superintendent

Principal Makes Case for Bullard High Fence: It Will Keep Students, Staff Safe

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