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Are California Judges Guilty of Protecting Their Own?

December 28, 2017

State Auditor Elaine Howle is the eyes, ears and conscience of California residents. Her job is to poke her nose into the rubbish fires of California government — as she did with her probe into the Universit...

Small California Farmer Exits. Destination: Texas

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December 28, 2017

On Tuesday, Dec. 26, Lincoln Forry, a Colusa walnut grower, called it quits in California. It wasn't an easy decision. His family's farming legacy goes back 114 years. Forry's 650-acre walnut orchard is heal...

Liberal Democrats Prepare to Battle Gov. Brown on Budget: Walters

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December 27, 2017

Gov. Jerry Brown likely will take a conservative approach to California's next budget. Mac Taylor, the highly respected nonpartisan budget analyst for the Legislature, already has weighed in. He says that wh...

Lineup of 2018 Ballot Measures is Clear as Mud: Walters

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December 26, 2017

Few things stir emotions in California politics quite like ballot measures. But heading into 2018, it's not clear which initiatives will make it to the ballot, writes CALmatters columnist Dan Walters in his ...

News Analysis: Tax Cuts for Rich? Actually, They Go to Middle Class

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December 21, 2017

Nearly all of the commentary — with the notable exception of Fox News — about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is negative. "Tax cuts for the rich" and "corporate welfare" are common refrains about President Trump'...

Firm Evidence Lacking in US Weapons Accusation Against Iran

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December 15, 2017

Efforts by the Trump administration to build a case against Iran this week over alleged violations of an international arms agreement appeared to lack evidence of the charge, The New York Times reports. On T...

Editorial: Accurate Sex Education Is a Must for Valley to Thrive

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December 13, 2017

There are people in the San Joaquin Valley — even some teachers and school board trustees — who believe that public schools should not provide sex education or do as little as possible. They will conjure up ...

Scathing Resignation Letter Points to Turmoil at Tillerson’s State Department

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December 13, 2017

The latest diplomat to leave the U.S. State Department says "disrespect" is driving talented professionals out of the foreign service. In her resignation letter, Elizabeth Shackelford says the Trump administ...

California Runs Short of College Graduates: Walters

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December 13, 2017

There are two gaping holes in California's college graduate pipeline, writes CALmatters political columnist Dan Walters in his Dec. 13 column. The first one involves the state's K-12 public schools system. I...

Governor’s Race May Decide Path of California Education: Walters

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December 11, 2017

CALmatters political columnist Dan Walters writes in his Dec. 7 column that the two leading Democratic candidates to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown are miles apart on public education. "Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and f...

Twin Towers, Pentagon Replicas Planned for 9-11 Memorial in Clovis

In Fresno, Legislators Hear Solutions to Doctor Shortages

Ahwahnee Hotel to Return: Yosemite Settles Trademark Fight

Buttigieg, Biden Represent Democrats’ Generational Divide

Fact Check: Trump's Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

Fresno State Legend Trent Dilfer Resurfaces in an Unlikely Role

‘Spider-Man’ Does Victory Lap Over ‘Crawl,’ ‘Stuber’

Boxing Great Pernell Whitaker Dies; Hit by Car in Virginia

Sriracha Ordered to Pay Pepper Grower $23.3 Million

Advance Peace Isn't About Paying Gang Members Not to Shoot People

Slatic Must Shape Up or Face Getting Shipped Out

An Immigration Fix That Can Happen Now

Why States, Cities Should Stop Giving Companies Tax Breaks

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Interview: Kamala Harris on Race and Her Electability in 2020

Buttigieg, Biden Represent Democrats’ Generational Divide

Biden Aggressively Defends Health Law Known as Obamacare

For Jared Gordon, Connections Are More Important than Fundraising

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Are California Judges Guilty of Protecting Their Own?

Small California Farmer Exits. Destination: Texas

Liberal Democrats Prepare to Battle Gov. Brown on Budget: Walters

Lineup of 2018 Ballot Measures is Clear as Mud: Walters

News Analysis: Tax Cuts for Rich? Actually, They Go to Middle Class

Firm Evidence Lacking in US Weapons Accusation Against Iran

Editorial: Accurate Sex Education Is a Must for Valley to Thrive

Scathing Resignation Letter Points to Turmoil at Tillerson’s State Department

California Runs Short of College Graduates: Walters

Governor’s Race May Decide Path of California Education: Walters

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