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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 ...

/ 1 year 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...

/ 1 year 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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Fresno’s Audra McDonald, already the most decorated performer in Tony history, is nominated for a record-breaking seventh award for her role in the “Gypsy” revival. (Shutterstock)

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Fresno’s Audra McDonald Earns 11th Tony Nomination, Eyes Record Seventh Win for “Gypsy”

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a cabinet meeting held by U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)

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US Imposes Sanctions on Mexican Fuel Theft Network It Links to CJNG Cartel

The logo of Chevron is seen at the company's office in Caracas, Venezuela April 25, 2018. (REUTERS/Marco Bello/ File Photo)

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Last Chevron-Chartered Vessel Starts to Return Oil Cargo in Venezuela, Data and Source Say

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire at an apartment house following Russia's air raid in Odesa, Ukraine, Thursday, May 1, 2025. (Ukrainian Emergency Service via AP)

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At Least 9 Dead in Drone Strikes After US and Ukraine Sign Minerals Deal

A security officer keeps watch during the second plenary session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China March 7, 2025. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo)

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New CIA Videos Aim to Lure Chinese Officials

U.S. National Security Advisor Michael Waltz attends a presentation of the Commander-in-Chief trophy to the U.S. Navy Midshipmen football team of the United States Naval Academy by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)

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Trump Taps Waltz for US Ambassador to the United Nations

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