Whether it be housing or commercial real estate, economic slowdowns stifled growth in Fresno County in 2024. But after years of declines, experts expect a turnaround soon. The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation brought out a panel of experts to discuss housing construction and sales, major commercial real estate purchases,...
First California EV Mandates Hit Automakers This Year. Most Are Not Even Close
California's effort to have no new gas-powered vehicles sold in the state by 2035 is beginning, and it requires 35% of all 2026 models sold this year to be zero-emission. Dealers say they aren't close to fulfilling the mandate for zero-emission vehicles and are nervously wondering what the future holds...
The Six Reasons for California’s Deadly Failure on Drunk Driving
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Masako Saenz didn’t just lose her 5-year-old son to a repeat drunk driver. Two decades later, the Sacramento mother lost her own life after being hit by a driver with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit....
US Lawmakers Intensify Calls for Andrew to Address Epstein Ties
LONDON — Members of a U.S. congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case have intensified their calls for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to answer questions about his ties to the late financier and sex offender, the BBC reported on Saturday. King Charles stripped Andrew of his title of prince and evicted...
Canada’s Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Reagan Ad
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday he had apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump over an anti-tariff political advertisement and had told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run it. Carney, speaking to reporters after attending an Asia-Pacific summit in South Korea, said he had made the apology...
Trump’s War on ‘Woke’ Forces Community Lenders to Cut Services or Close
A year ago, Karlene Sinclair-Robinson was writing loans and hosting education seminars for small businesses and entrepreneurs as finance director of Community Business Partnership, a community development financial institution, or CDFI, in northern Virginia. Now, she’s helping shut it down for good on Dec. 31. The non-profit has been in...
Clovis Botanical Garden Harvests Its Newest Feature: the Evert Family Visitors Center
A project that was years in the making was unveiled this week at the Clovis Botanical Garden, and this one needed a lot of green to grow. About $2 million dollars' worth of green, that is. The new 2,460-square-foot Evert Family Visitors Center will give the volunteer-led Clovis Botanical Garden,...
Hegseth Says US Ready to Share Tools to Help Allies Counter ‘Aggressive’ China
KUALA LUMPUR — Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth on Saturday took aim at Beijing over an increase in "destabilizing actions" in the South China Sea and committed to support Southeast Asian countries with technology to help them respond jointly to Chinese threats. On a second day in Kuala Lumpur packed with...
In US First, New Mexico Launches Free Child Care for All
TAOS, New Mexico — New Mexico became on Saturday the first U.S. state to offer free child care to all residents in a bid to boost its economy and lift education and child welfare levels ranked the worst in the country. Under the program, families, regardless of income, can receive...
Trump Administration Cannot Suspend Food Aid Benefits, US Judges Rule
BOSTON — President Donald Trump's administration cannot suspend food aid for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown, two federal judges ruled on Friday, saying the government must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits. The dual rulings by judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island came in a...
White House Restricts Access for Journalists to Press Secretary’s Office
WASHINGTON — A new White House rule issued Friday restricts the ability of credentialed journalists to freely access the offices of press secretary Karoline Leavitt and other top communications officials in the West Wing, near the Oval Office. The new memorandum from the National Security Council bans journalists from accessing...
Judges Tell Trump to Release SNAP Emergency Funds
President Donald Trump's administration cannot suspend food aid for millions of Americans during the ongoing government shutdown, two federal judges ruled on Friday, saying the government must use contingency funds to pay for the benefits. The dual rulings by judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island came in a pair of...