Analysis

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

July 10, 2019

After a recent string of shootings in Stockton, the search for answers seems to have turned almost entirely to law enforcement. Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones recently said his first action would be to dispatch additional officers from California Highway ...

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Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

AP News

July 9, 2019

WASHINGTON — Americans are generally satisfied with their personal finances, but many lack confidence in their ability to afford retirement, an emergency expense or even their daily living costs. Roughly two...

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

David Taub

July 3, 2019

Three years ago, presidential candidate Donald Trump got right to the heart of Central Valley agriculture's fight over its most precious resource. “We’re going to solve your water problem. You have a water p...

Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Americans Explained

Jamie Ouverson

June 24, 2019

President Donald Trump's international trade war might have made sense from an American perspective in the 19th century. Certainly, Trump is to be commended for trying to protect U.S. patents, trade secrets, and intellectual properties. China, as we know, d...

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

CALmatters

June 24, 2019

Presidential challengers hoping to glide to victory through California’s newly relevant primary, a heads-up: Your electoral fate may hinge on convincing enough left-leaning millennials to send postcards over th...

Trump’s Unpopular But Base Is Growing and He Likely Will Win Again

The Conversation

June 22, 2019

Donald Trump is the first president to ever be elected while being actively disliked by the majority of Americans. Trump was also the first person elected president who was significantly less popular than his c...

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Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

gvwire

June 18, 2019

Valley Children's Hospital received its most impressive scorecard ever in the U.S. News & World Report's Best Children's Hospital list released Tuesday. The hospital is nationally ranked for 2019-20 in five pediatric specialties: diabetes and endocrinol...

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

AP News

June 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — An eye toward his 2020 campaign, President Donald Trump is turning to a familiar playbook of exaggerated boasts about economic performance and overdrawn complaints about a race tilted against him. ...

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Bill McEwen

June 13, 2019

After 43 years of bare-knuckled brawling, the leaders of Fresno Unified and its teachers union tried something different in hope of getting a better result. Bill McEwen Opinion It worked. ...

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

CALmatters

June 13, 2019

It’s not your grandparents’ — or even your parents ’— higher-ed system. A young Californian of the Baby Boomer generation, bolstered by the post-war economic boom and the state’s investment in public higher education, could often emerge from college with littl...

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Club One’s Spiral Garage Deal in Jeopardy As Partner Drops Out

House Condemns Trump’s ‘Racist’ Words. 4 GOP Join Dems in Vote.

California Set to Pay $1.65 Billion for Work on High-Speed Rail

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

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?

R. Kelly Pleads Not Guilty to 11 More Sex-Related Charges

Fresno’s Mike Oz Explains How He Got His Own 2019 Topps Allen And Ginter Baseball Card

49ers Sign K Robbie Gould to Four-Year Contract

Graphic Suicide Scene Edited out of ’13 Reasons Why’ Finale

Rediscovering America: A Quiz for Independence Day

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

Black Mother in Labor Told Not to Scream. Can California Fix Maternity Care Racism?

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Space Race

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

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

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Buttigieg, Biden Represent Democrats' Generational Divide

NW Fresno Traffic is a Horror Show. How Would Council Candidates Fix It?

O’Rourke’s Fundraising Woes Revive Concerns About Campaign

Biden Aggressively Defends Health Law Known as Obamacare

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?

Impact of Trump’s Tariffs on Americans Explained

A Million Independent Voters Risk Being Irrelevant in California’s Presidential Primary

Trump’s Unpopular But Base Is Growing and He Likely Will Win Again

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

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

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained