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...
Steam Down for Thousands Tuesday, Downdetector Shows
Steam experienced a possible outage Tuesday, with thousands of users reporting issues, according to Downdetector.com. More than 6,000 users had reported problems with the platform as of 3:25 p.m. PT, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collecting status reports from multiple sources. Steam is a digital platform for buying,...
Supreme Court Extends Pause on Order Requiring Trump to Fully Fund Food Aid
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday extended a pause on a judge's order that required President Donald Trump's administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million low-income Americans this month amid the federal government shutdown, even as lawmakers took steps toward ending the stalemate. The court's action allows the...
California’s Newsom Criticizes “Chilling” U.S. Military Strikes on Alleged Drug-Carrying Vessels
California Governor Gavin Newsom said it was chilling to see the U.S. military blowing up suspected drug vessels in the Caribbean and off the Pacific coasts of Latin America with no transparency. "What happened to due process? What happened to the rule of law?" Newsom said when asked about the...
Mexico Imposes 156% Tariff on Sugar Imports
MEXICO CITY — Mexico on Tuesday implemented a new tariff for sugar imports due to falling international prices and a risk of oversupply in the domestic market, according to the country's Official Gazette. The new tariff of 156% per kg applies to all types of sugar, including beet sugar and...
A New Native American Cookbook Urges You to Look Nearby
Before even the idea of a United States, Indigenous communities referred to the vast expanse of what is now North America, with its mountains and plains, rivers and lakes, as Turtle Island. Just as a turtle’s shell has segments (scutes), the various groups each had their own sections of the...
Kings County Farm Bureau Vows to Take Groundwater Case to State Supreme Court
The Kings County Farm Bureau is passing the hat to raise between $1.5 million and $2 million to take its legal claims against the state Water Resources Control Board to the California Supreme Court. “We’re not stopping,” farm bureau executive director Dusty Ference told a gathering of about 30 farmers...
A State-by-State Guide to the Gerrymandering Fight for Congress
With the 2026 midterm elections now one year away, Republican and Democratic state legislators who have yet to redraw congressional maps in their favor have only a short window before candidate filing deadlines and the primary season end their opportunities. Redrawing maps to squeeze out more safe seats before any...
Trump Border Commander Could Head to Charlotte, New Orleans, Sources Say
President Donald Trump's top immigration enforcer in Chicago could leave as soon as this week and travel next to Charlotte, North Carolina, one current U.S. official and two former officials said. Gregory Bovino, a U.S. Border Patrol official who has led Trump's aggressive crackdown in Chicago since September, has plans...
Bulldogs Focus on Physicality, QB Growth With Three Weeks Left
One of the Bulldogs’ football mantras this season is “toughness wins.” “We need to continue to play with that physical nature. Hopefully our kids understand that if you win the time of physicality, you win the time of possession, and you have a great opportunity to win games,” coach Matt...
Venezuelan Military Preparing Guerrilla Response in Case of US Attack
Venezuela is deploying weapons, including decades-old Russian-made equipment, and is planning to mount a guerrilla-style resistance or sow chaos in the event of a U.S. air or ground attack, according to sources with knowledge of the efforts and planning documents seen by Reuters. The approach is a tacit admission of the...