Politics

A Coronavirus Property Tax Delay? Californians Shouldn’t Count on It

April 3, 2020

The global pandemic notwithstanding, most California owners are still on the hook to pay their property taxes next week — thus far, the state isn’t granting any reprieves. Though both federal and state lawmakers postponed the deadline for income taxes throu...

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Fresno Exit Poll Asks About Presidential Picks and Coronavirus

Nancy Price

March 3, 2020

The Woodward Park Regional Library, one of Fresno County's voting centers, was the site Tuesday of exit polling on presidential candidate preferences. The exit poll also asked voters to rate their level of c...

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Do Fresno Bee Endorsements Matter? Valadao, Cox Will Find Out.

Bill McEwen

March 3, 2020

Newspapers all over the country no longer endorse or, as The Fresno Bee says, "recommend" candidates in political contests. The Arizona Republic became the latest last week, writing that its readers "don’t w...

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Steak Dinners, Secret Donors: How the Tech Caucus Is Courting Silicon Valley With Charity

CalMatters

February 27, 2020

On a recent afternoon, more than a dozen California lawmakers gathered to discuss thorny issues impacting a state that is the cradle of technological innovation — but also suffering from wildfires, aging infrastructure, and vast economic inequality. On the age...

Will This Be the Year California Tackles Its Waste Crisis?

CalMatters

February 12, 2020

Even the special interests that helped kill a California Senate bill aimed at reforming beverage bottle recycling say the state needs to fix its broken system. And one lawmaker who voted no on the bill says he ...

Screen shot of Jim Costa's latest campaign TV ad against Esmeralda Soria

Costa Slams Soria in TV Ad. Fact-Checking the Claims.

David Taub

February 6, 2020

With his latest TV campaign ad, Congressman Jim Costa came out swinging against political rival Esmeralda Soria. Costa accused her of crying poverty while giving herself a pay raise as a member of the Fresno...

Dyer and Janz Go Toe-to-Toe in Hard-Hitting Forum

Nancy Price

January 8, 2020

Fresno's leading candidates for mayor hammered on their campaign themes — and sometimes on each other — at a televised forum Tuesday evening that covered a variety of topics, including homelessness, marijuana dispensaries, and facing up to mistakes. Lis...

Nunes’ Reliably Red District Remains So, But Is Slipping

David Taub

December 9, 2019

Republican Devin Nunes has represented the Central Valley in Congress for the last 17 years, over nine terms. And, he's running for his 10th term in 2020. Recently released voter registration figures from th...

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21st District House Money: a Look at Cox vs. Valadao

David Taub

October 21, 2019

Despite his late entry in a rematch for the House seat he once held, David Valadao (R-Hanford) outraised incumbent TJ Cox (D-Fresno) in the third quarter. However, the Cox campaign still has more cash on hand. ...

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Just Like Texas, California Is Rated ‘Tax Friendly’

gvwire

October 8, 2019

Kiplinger, a personal finance publication, has assembled a detailed summary of state taxes on income, property, and everything you buy. While not landing among the Top 10 most-tax friendly states, California received Kiplinger's "tax-friendly" designation —...

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A Coronavirus Property Tax Delay? Californians Shouldn’t Count on It

Fresno Exit Poll Asks About Presidential Picks and Coronavirus

Do Fresno Bee Endorsements Matter? Valadao, Cox Will Find Out.

Steak Dinners, Secret Donors: How the Tech Caucus Is Courting Silicon Valley With Charity

Will This Be the Year California Tackles Its Waste Crisis?

Costa Slams Soria in TV Ad. Fact-Checking the Claims.

Dyer and Janz Go Toe-to-Toe in Hard-Hitting Forum

Nunes’ Reliably Red District Remains So, But Is Slipping

21st District House Money: a Look at Cox vs. Valadao

Just Like Texas, California Is Rated ‘Tax Friendly’