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Fresno County Recount Produces One-Vote Victory for Water District Incumbent

Lois Henry SJV Water Frank Zonneveld, the incumbent board president of Laguna Irrigation District, will retain his seat after a hotly contes...
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Fresno County Recount Produces One-Vote Victory for Water District Incumbent

Lois Henry SJV Water Frank Zonneveld, the incumbent board president of Laguna Irrigation District, will retain his seat after a hotly contes...

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Date Set for Southeast Fresno Council Seat Special Election

With the councilmember for southeast Fresno leaving to join the county Board of Supervisors, a March date has been set for voters to pick a ...

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Former Clovis Superintendent Says She’s Running for County Schools Chief

Eimear O’Brien, who retired 18 months ago as Clovis Unified’s superintendent, says she will seek election as the Fresno County S...

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Farmer, Tech Entrepreneur Lines Up GOP Support to Seek Seat Vacated by Vince Fong

Farmer and tech entrepreneur Stan Ellis announced Wednesday that he will run in the special election for Assembly District 32 — the seat vac...

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Tied Fresno County Irrigation District Board Race Goes Into Double OT

With a single ballot outstanding, a recount of votes cast in a heated race for a Laguna Irrigation District board seat was abruptly stopped ...

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Many More Incorrect Fresno County Ballots Found, but Election Results Not Affected

Nearly 300 Fresno County voters received incorrect ballots for the November general election, but no election outcomes were impacted, the Fr...

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UC Merced Students register voters for Nov. 5, 2024 election

Did UC Merced Students Tip the US House Election for Democrat Adam Gray?

Did students at UC Merced help flip a San Joaquin Valley Congressional district? Rachel Livinal The Merced FOCUS The Merced FOCUS reviewe...

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Who Are the Winners in Local Close-as-a-Whisker Political Races?

Veteran Fresno Unified School Board Trustee Claudia Cazares eked out a win over her heavily-financed opponent in the Nov. 5 election, the th...

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Adam Gray Victorious in CA 13 Congressional Race, Duarte Concedes

Updated on Wednesday at 10:58 a.m.  Rep. John Duarte announced his concession after a hard-fought race against Congressman-elect Adam Gray. ...

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Going the Distance: Gray and Duarte Whisker Apart as End of CA-13 Race Draws Near

Victor A. Patton The Merced FOCUS Rachel Livinal The Merced FOCUS Updated at 5:30 p.m.  Democrat Adam Gray declared victory over incumbent...

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Megan Mantia, left, and her boyfriend Thomas, only first game given, return to Mantia's fire-damaged home after the Eaton Fire swept through, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP/Ethan Swope)
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