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No Politician Alive Can ‘Save Democracy.’ That Job Is Exclusively for ‘We the People.’

■Democracy is not something you save. It’s something you do. ■Most democracy exists at the local level and is best understood as ̶...

/ 1 year ago

Newsom’s State Budget Takes a Page From Shohei Ohtani’s $700M Deal

■California’s budget relies heavily on deferrals, similar to Ohtani’s contract. ■Gov. Newsom’s budget includes at least $1...

/ 1 year ago

Here’s Why Kamala Harris Should Ditch VP Job and Run for Governor

Come back, Kamala. Back to California, where you have a future. Joe Mathews Opinion Away from Washington D.C., where they’ll never give y...

/ 1 year ago

Inside Scoop on the Slaughter of Cedar, the California Goat Who Went on the Lam

I, Cedar, may be as dead as the narrator of the film Sunset Boulevard. But from my warm and dry pen in caprine heaven, I can still hand down...

/ 1 year ago

Turn School Boards Over to the Kids in the Classroom Seats

California kids, do you follow the news about the culture wars over local school boards? Joe Mathews Opinion If you do, you’ll see these ...

/ 2 years ago

An Ambitious, Crazy Plan for a Failing California: Homeless High-Speed Rail

Joe Mathews Opinion California is spending billions to house its increasing population of unhoused people. But it hasn’t come close to endi...

/ 2 years ago

You Can See California’s Future in Bend, Oregon

In this era of exodus, if you want to see the future of California, you have to leave the state. Joe Mathews Opinion I got an unexpected ...

/ 2 years ago

Let’s Take Cal, Stanford, Fresno State, San Diego State and Start the California Conference

Dear Cal and Stanford, Why are you running away from California? Joe Mathews Opinion Yes, the collapse of the Pac-12 conference — with ei...

/ 2 years ago

Which Is the Greater Threat to Humanity: Northern California or Southern California?

Sure, these are entertaining films about a physicist and a doll. But both movies are also global nightmares full of warnings about the damag...

/ 2 years ago

What’s the Cost of a Family Secret? Valley Farmer Shares the Answer.

Is there a family trait more common than keeping secrets? Family secrets have hidden costs. When we leave a place or person behind, we don’t...

/ 2 years ago

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Former Student Charged With Attempted Murder in Knife Attack at Porterville’s Monache High

Fresno Police arrested a man on probation after finding a concealed firearm during a traffic stop near Belmont Avenue and Parkway Drive. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Police Arrest Felon on Probation After Finding Concealed Gun

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What Does It Mean for Biden’s Prostate Cancer to Be ‘Aggressive’? A Urologic Surgeon Explains

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Wired Wednesday: As Gold Hits Record High, People Cash In

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/Pool

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Netanyahu Says Israel Probably Killed Hamas Leader Mohammed Sinwar

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California Cop Was Partying at Festival While Collecting $600,000 for Fake Injury

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