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Why CA Fire Response Could Make or Break These Political Careers

“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste,” Stanford economist Paul Romer said at a venture capital seminar 21 years ago, referring to the incr...

Why CA Fire Response Could Make or Break These Political Careers

“A crisis is a terrible thing to waste,” Stanford economist Paul Romer said at a venture capital seminar 21 years ago, referring to the incr...

Opinion

/ 4 days ago

LA Fires Add Tricky New Wrinkle to Trump-Newsom Feud

As Donald Trump this week assumed the presidency for the second time, he rekindled his personal and political feud with California and its g...

Opinion

/ 1 week ago

California Housing Crisis Will Get Worse as LA Fires Destroy Homes

The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles County communities have destroyed at least 10,000 homes so far and more are in the path of still-...

Opinion

/ 2 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass Targeted in Wildfire Witch Hunt

When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and wit...

Opinion

/ 3 weeks ago

Can New State Regs Resolve California’s Property Insurance Crisis?

There’s no law requiring California property owners to carry insurance, but the vast majority buy it to protect themselves from fire a...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

UC Merced, Born Because of Politics, Is CA’s Expensive Stepchild 20 Years Later

The Legislature’s budget analyst, Gabe Petek, is marking the 20th anniversary of University of California’s Merced campus with a...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

California Can Fix Its School Crisis by Ditching Gimmicks

When the state Department of Education released academic test scores of California’s public school students in October, it cast them i...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

Will Resistant Marin County Change After a Pro-Housing Gov. Newsom Just Moved In?

Gavin Newsom has just two years remaining of his governorship. As it winds down, he is stepping up efforts to build a national profile towar...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

Californians Send Loud Message: The State Is a Mess

Pundits and academics who have parsed the data of Donald Trump’s presidential victory five weeks ago differ on the fine points but gen...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

CA Needs More Water Storage to Handle Boom-or-Bust Cycles

Each December there’s a new version of an old guessing game about how much water will be provided to agricultural and municipal users in the...

Opinion

/ 2 months ago

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US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State Operatives in Somalia

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Arab Nations Reject Trump’s Suggestion to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza

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Officials: Seven Dead, 19 Injured in Air Ambulance Crash in Philadelphia

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Rubio Is Off to Central America With the Panama Canal and Immigration Top of Mind

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Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding a Strike

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Trump’s New Tariffs Threaten Global Trade, Price Stability

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Trump Fires Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

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Colleges Around the US Cautiously Navigate Trump’s DEI Crackdown

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Fresno Councilmembers Want to End Sending of Homeless People to City

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Migrants Left Stranded After Trump Cancels Asylum Claims at Border

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Drone Delivery is Here: Zipline CEO Shares the Future of Product Transport

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Fresno County Sex Offender Arrested Fleeing on Motorcycle With Drugs

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Fresno MLK March Keynote Speaker: ‘We’re Still in This Fight and Struggle’

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US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State Operatives in Somalia

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US Inflation Lingers, Tariffs Threatened by Trump Could Nudge Prices in Wrong Direction

NFL Says It Will Look Into Allegations by Massage Therapists About Justin Tucker’s Behavior

Stock Market Today: Apple Leads as Wall Street Shaves Off Nearly All Its Loss for the Week

Fresno Man With Multiple DUIs Gets 30 Years for Crash That Killed Two

Man Rescued After Falling 25 Feet Into Drainage Pipe in Fresno

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Why CA Fire Response Could Make or Break These Political Careers

Why CA Fire Response Could Make or Break These Political Careers

/ 4 days ago

LA Fires Add Tricky New Wrinkle to Trump-Newsom Feud

/ 1 week ago

California Housing Crisis Will Get Worse as LA Fires Destroy Homes

/ 2 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom, Mayor Bass Targeted in Wildfire Witch Hunt

/ 3 weeks ago

Can New State Regs Resolve California’s Property Insurance Crisis?

/ 2 months ago

UC Merced, Born Because of Politics, Is CA’s Expensive Stepchild 20 Years Later

/ 2 months ago

California Can Fix Its School Crisis by Ditching Gimmicks

/ 2 months ago

Will Resistant Marin County Change After a Pro-Housing Gov. Newsom Just Moved In?

/ 2 months ago

Californians Send Loud Message: The State Is a Mess

/ 2 months ago

CA Needs More Water Storage to Handle Boom-or-Bust Cycles

/ 2 months ago

US Military Conducts Airstrikes Against Islamic State Operatives in Somalia

Arab Nations Reject Trump’s Suggestion to Relocate Palestinians From Gaza

Officials: Seven Dead, 19 Injured in Air Ambulance Crash in Philadelphia

Rubio Is Off to Central America With the Panama Canal and Immigration Top of Mind

Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Contract Agreement, Avoiding a Strike

Trump’s New Tariffs Threaten Global Trade, Price Stability

Trump Fires Director of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Colleges Around the US Cautiously Navigate Trump’s DEI Crackdown

Fresno Councilmembers Want to End Sending of Homeless People to City

Migrants Left Stranded After Trump Cancels Asylum Claims at Border

Drone Delivery is Here: Zipline CEO Shares the Future of Product Transport

Fresno County Sex Offender Arrested Fleeing on Motorcycle With Drugs

Fresno MLK March Keynote Speaker: ‘We’re Still in This Fight and Struggle’

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