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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...

/ 2 years 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...

/ 2 years 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...

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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 Man Who Drugged and Sexually Abused Minors Sentenced to 53 Years to Life

Clovis Police arrested Jeremiah Gonzalez (top left), 25, Jonathan Simmavong (bottom left), 27, both of Clovis, Gursimran Mahal (top right), 25, and Zackary Torres, 26, both of Fresno, in a narcotics investigation that led to the seizure of drugs, a firearm, and illegal vape products. (Clovis PD)

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Clovis Police Arrest Four in Narcotics Bust After Five-Month Investigation

An overturned big rig on Highway 99 at Clinton Avenue caused major traffic backups in both directions Wednesday, August 6, 2025, afternoon in Fresno. (Fresno County SO)

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Overturned Big Rig Backs Up Highway 99 Traffic in Fresno

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California Reveals 5th State Prison to Close Because of Falling Inmate Population

Fresno police are searching for a suspect who robbed a person near Blackstone and Garland avenues and fled in a white Chevrolet sedan. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Police Search for Robbery Suspect Near Blackstone Avenue

Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer in this illustration picture taken February 25, 2022. (Reuters File)

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