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...
1,000 Mongols Motorcycle Club Members Expected in Palm Springs
About 1,000 members of the Mongols Motorcycle Club are expected to come to Palm Springs this weekend, according to Palm Springs police. Lt. Gustavo Araiza, the department's spokesperson, said the members will be here for a club meeting. He estimated the club has held yearly meetings on and off in...
Trump’s $100,000 Fee for H-1B Worker Visas Challenged in Lawsuit
A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco is the first to challenge a proclamation Trump...
Deepfakes, Insults, Job Cuts: A Government Shutdown Like No Other
WASHINGTON — When President Bill Clinton’s staff relegated Speaker Newt Gingrich to the back of Air Force One on an international trip, it went down in history as an epic taunt that triggered a government shutdown. Gingrich was fuming after the long flight from Israel, during which the two never...
California Lawmakers Dodge Tough Bills by Not Voting. Here Are the Worst Offenders
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. There’s a green button for “aye” and a red button for “no” on Concord Assemblymember Anamarie Ávila Farías’ desk. She feels obligated to push one of those buttons for every bill that comes her way in the California...
Visalia Police Arrest Man in Stabbing That Left Victim Hospitalized
A man was hospitalized and another arrested following a stabbing in Visalia on Friday evening, police said. Officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. to the 900 block of North Divisadero Street after reports of a stabbing, according to the Visalia Police Department. When officers arrived, they found a man who...
Mass Rally in Rome on Fourth Day of Italy’s Pro-Palestinian Protests
Large crowds assembled in central Rome on Saturday for the fourth straight day of protests in Italy since Israel intercepted an international flotilla trying to deliver aid to Gaza, and detained its activists. People holding banners and Palestinian flags, chanting "Free Palestine" and other slogans, filed past the Colosseum, taking...
Right-Wing Sanae Takaichi Set to Be Japan’s First Female Premier
TOKYO — Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbors. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era, elected...
Turkey Says 137 Gaza Flotilla Activists to Arrive in Istanbul
ANKARA — Some 137 activists detained by Israel for taking part in a flotilla seeking to deliver aid to Gaza are being flown to Istanbul, Turkey's foreign ministry said on Saturday. The individuals include 36 Turkish nationals, as well as citizens from the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Algeria,...
The Response by Hamas to Trump’s Plan for Ending Gaza’s War
LONDON — Below is a text of Hamas's response, released on Friday, to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for ending the war in Gaza: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious the Most Merciful Response of Hamas movement to the U.S President Trump’s proposal The Islamic Resistance Movement -...
Visalia Police Launch Homicide Investigation After Woman Found Dead in Car
Police in Visalia are investigating a homicide after a woman was found unresponsive inside a car Friday night. Officers were called around 8:01 p.m. to the former Tulare County Sheriff’s Office headquarters on West Burrel Avenue for a medical emergency under suspicious circumstances, the Visalia Police Department said. When officers...