This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Democratic politicians throughout California — those already in office and those who want in — assume that voters will rearrange the state’s 52 congressional districts next month and create new career opportunities. The assumption is well grounded. A...
Should Billionaires Pay More? Unions Want California Voters to Decide
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For years, Gov. Gavin Newsom has staunchly opposed increasing taxes on wealthy Californians even when the issue repeatedly reared its head during recent tough budget years. But faced with deep federal cuts to social services programs, labor and...
Fresno County to Hold Virtual Workshop on Road Safety Plan
Fresno County will host a virtual community workshop Wednesday to gather input on its Safe Streets For All Action Plan, an initiative aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries across the county and participating cities, the county said in a news release. The workshop is scheduled for 5:30 p.m....
Russian Aerial Attack on Kyiv Kills Two, Injures 13, Ukraine Officials Say
Two people were killed and 13 others injured in Kyiv after Russian missiles and drones hit sites in Ukraine overnight, including infrastructure and energy sites, Ukrainian officials said on Saturday. The attack in Kyiv set off multiple fires and damaged residential infrastructure, including a kindergarten, according to city officials. "These...
Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, Influential Style Icon, Dies at 93
Thailand's Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country's monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday. Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke...
Trump Aims to Clinch Deal With China’s Xi During Asia Trip
AIR FORCE ONE — U.S. President Donald Trump will test his deal-making capabilities on a trip to Asia, a region battered by his trade policies, while doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China's Xi Jinping. Trump, who left Washington on Friday night, is set for a five-day trip...
Fresno County CCW Price to Go Up First Time in Nearly 20 Years
The price to renew or get a concealed carry weapon permit in Fresno County will go up after the change got its second reading Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors. A new CCW permit in Fresno County will now cost $297 while the renewal will cost $136 beginning Nov. 19,...
Putin Envoy Dmitriev Says US, Ukraine and Russia Close to ‘Diplomatic Solution’ on War
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON — Kirill Dmitriev, Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy for investment and economic cooperation, said on Friday he believes his country, the United States and Ukraine are close to a diplomatic solution to end Russia's war in Ukraine. Speaking to CNN after arriving in Washington for talks with U.S....
Fowler Teachers Say District Is Shortchanging Them and Giving $$ to Admin
Fowler Unified teachers are up in arms over the district’s failure for two years in a row to allocate 55% of its budget for classroom teachers, as is required by state law. Longtime teachers tell GV Wire that the district has been putting dollars into beefing up the administration, adding...
Trump’s DOJ Sending Election Monitors to California for Prop. 50 Voting
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Trump administration’s Department of Justice will deploy election monitors to five California counties on Election Day, the department announced Friday, in what it describes as an effort to “ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.”...