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...
Record Number Of Subprime Borrowers Miss Car Loan Payments, Data Shows
The share of subprime borrowers at least 60 days behind on their auto loans rose to 6.65% in October, the highest level on record, according to Fitch Ratings data going back to the early 1990s. Subprime borrowing refers to lending to consumers with lower credit scores or limited credit histories,...
Three ‘Little Pigs’ Held by Sanger Police
Sanger police said Wednesday that three "little pigs" that had been running loose in town are now secured inside a fenced area at 1436 P Street. Authorities are asking anyone who knows the pigs’ owners or believes the animals belong to them to contact Sanger Police Dispatch to claim them...
Brand New Clovis Transit System Debuts Monday
On Monday, the city of Clovis will roll out its completely revamped transit system, making travel throughout the city easier and more predictable. The city will go from only two lines — the same lines since the 1990s — to eight interconnected routes and two micro-transit stops for developing areas,...
Kern County Authorities Arrest Suspect in Large-Scale Illegal Dumping Case
A man was arrested Tuesday in connection with several large-scale illegal dumping incidents near Rosamond, authorities said. The Kern County Sheriff’s Office said deputies from the Rosamond Substation contacted a driver early Tuesday who was actively dumping construction debris from a semi-truck near Highway 14 and Dawn Road. The driver,...
Wired Wednesday: New Fresno Housing, Shopping Center Tax Stirs Confusion
GV Wire’s Edward Smith talks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Liz Gonzalez about the City of Fresno's new tax on housing and commercial development. The state’s VMT policy took effect in 2020 as a way to encourage infill development and reduce how far people drive to shop, go...
CA’s Retirement Fund Committed $282M To Chinese Firm Probed for Human Rights Abuses
Since 2022, California’s main state pension fund has committed hundreds of millions of dollars to a Chinese venture capital firm that has been investigated by Congress for its close ties with the Chinese Communist Party. Experts warn these investments are not only risky, given China’s record on property rights and...
US House Push To Force Epstein Files Vote Secures 218th Signature, Enough To Move Forward
Democratic U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva in her first day in office on Wednesday signed the discharge petition to start the process for a vote on directing the Justice Department to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It remained possible that one of the Republicans who had...
OpenAI Fights Order to Turn Over Millions of ChatGPT Conversations
OpenAI asked a federal judge in New York on Wednesday to reverse an order that required it to turn over 20 million anonymized ChatGPT chat logs amid a copyright infringement lawsuit by the New York Times and other news outlets, saying it would expose users' private conversations. The artificial intelligence...
Justice Department to Investigate Protests at Turning Point Event at Berkeley
The Department of Justice said Tuesday that it will investigate the University of California, Berkeley, after protesters confronted attendees of a campus event hosted by Turning Point USA, the conservative group founded by Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated in September. Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the department’s civil rights division, wrote...
Trump Is Committed to a $2,000 Dividend to Americans Using Tariff Income, Says White House
President Donald Trump is committed to providing Americans a $2,000 check using money that has come into government coffers from Trump's tariffs, the White House said on Wednesday. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that Trump's staff is exploring how to go about making the plan a reality....