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After Losing Population in Recent Years, California Grows Again. Is That a Good Thing?

After Jerry Brown became governor of California for the first time nearly a half-century ago, he declared that the state had entered “an era...

After Losing Population in Recent Years, California Grows Again. Is That a Good Thing?

After Jerry Brown became governor of California for the first time nearly a half-century ago, he declared that the state had entered “an era...

Opinion

/ 2 days ago

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

/ 4 days 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

/ 5 days 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

/ 6 days ago

California Charter School Battles Intensify as Education Finances Get Squeezed

California’s public schools, with nearly 6 million students, are feeling the financial impacts of a quintuple whammy. Dan Walters CalMatte...

Opinion

/ 1 week 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

/ 2 weeks 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

/ 2 weeks ago

Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

Californians once supported criminal justice reforms to lighten penalties for crime but attitudes have changed. A November ballot measure co...

Crime

/ 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

/ 3 weeks ago

CA’s High Construction Costs Limit Housing. A Supreme Court Decision Might Help

California’s chronic inability to build enough housing – particularly for low-income families – has many causes, but a big one is its extrem...

Opinion

/ 3 weeks ago

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This Is Why Banana Ball Drew 31,000 for the Series in Fresno

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Harper Homers, Wheeler Strikes out 11 as Phillies Complete Sweep of Reeling Giants

National Elections /

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Liberal Icon Bernie Sanders Is Running for Senate Reelection, Squelching Retirement Rumors

Crime /

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Thief Uses Sleight of Hand to Swipe $255K Tiffany Ring, Cops Say

Water /

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California Reports the First Increase in Groundwater Supplies in 4 Years

Local Education /

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Fresno Charter School Wants to Increase Enrollment. But Are Its Students Lagging Their Peers?

Crime /

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Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sex Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers Statewide

Crime /

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Texas Soldier Arrested in Russia on Theft Charges After Unexpected Detour

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Turbocharged Titans: How the Porsche 934 and 935 Dominated the Track for 50 Years

Politics /

3 days ago

Assemblymember Soria Dodges Questions About Defamation Lawsuit

Crime /

4 days ago

Police Investigating Possible Vandalism at Jewish Temple, Catholic Church

Video /

4 days ago

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

Central Octane /

5 days ago

This Is Why Banana Ball Drew 31,000 for the Series in Fresno

Harper Homers, Wheeler Strikes out 11 as Phillies Complete Sweep of Reeling Giants

Liberal Icon Bernie Sanders Is Running for Senate Reelection, Squelching Retirement Rumors

Thief Uses Sleight of Hand to Swipe $255K Tiffany Ring, Cops Say

California Reports the First Increase in Groundwater Supplies in 4 Years

Fresno Charter School Wants to Increase Enrollment. But Are Its Students Lagging Their Peers?

Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sex Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers Statewide

Texas Soldier Arrested in Russia on Theft Charges After Unexpected Detour

Fresno Detectives Arrest Motorcycle Club Leader on Arson, Gun Charges

Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism Awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and Others

After Losing Population in Recent Years, California Grows Again. Is That a Good Thing?

After Losing Population in Recent Years, California Grows Again. Is That a Good Thing?

/ 2 days ago

Lagging Revenue Drives California Budget Deficit as Deadline Nears

/ 4 days ago

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

/ 5 days ago

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

/ 6 days ago

California Charter School Battles Intensify as Education Finances Get Squeezed

/ 1 week ago

Key Questions About CA Budget Deficit Unanswered as Deadlines Loom

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 2 weeks ago

Californians Worry About Crime, Setting up a Ballot Measure Showdown

/ 2 weeks ago

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

/ 3 weeks ago

CA’s High Construction Costs Limit Housing. A Supreme Court Decision Might Help

/ 3 weeks ago

This Is Why Banana Ball Drew 31,000 for the Series in Fresno

Harper Homers, Wheeler Strikes out 11 as Phillies Complete Sweep of Reeling Giants

Liberal Icon Bernie Sanders Is Running for Senate Reelection, Squelching Retirement Rumors

Thief Uses Sleight of Hand to Swipe $255K Tiffany Ring, Cops Say

California Reports the First Increase in Groundwater Supplies in 4 Years

Fresno Charter School Wants to Increase Enrollment. But Are Its Students Lagging Their Peers?

Lawsuit Alleges Decades of Child Sex Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers Statewide

Texas Soldier Arrested in Russia on Theft Charges After Unexpected Detour

Turbocharged Titans: How the Porsche 934 and 935 Dominated the Track for 50 Years

Assemblymember Soria Dodges Questions About Defamation Lawsuit

Police Investigating Possible Vandalism at Jewish Temple, Catholic Church

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

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