This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s become painfully obvious in recent years that California officialdom lacks the ability to plan and deliver major projects. While examples abound, the state’s woebegone bullet train project, its tortuous efforts to implement information technology and the financial...
Fresno Trustees Choose District Insider Misty Her for New Superintendent
Fresno Unified trustees on Wednesday chose Misty Her to be the district's next superintendent. The school board selected the interim superintendent as the only finalist to take the top leadership role. In her first speech to the public as the all-but-official superintendent, Her said they've already begun to implement plans...
Fresno Students Celebrate Earth Day by Planting 5 Valley Oaks
Jack Roberts, a sophomore at University High School, spearheaded an Earth Day project to create a greener environment and call attention to Fresno’s “endemic ecology.” Roberts, alongside 30 student volunteers from Hoover High School’s Science Enrichment club, celebrated Earth Day by planting trees. The students worked together from 12:30p.m. to...
Five Arrested in Fresno County Robbery Spree. Some Linked to Venezuelan Gang
Authorities have arrested five suspects tied to a series of armed robberies in Fresno County during the summer of 2024, including individuals believed to be connected to a violent Venezuelan gang, officials said Wednesday. Detectives with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office and the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium say the suspects...
US Brings First Terrorism Charges Against Alleged Venezuelan Gang Member
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. on Wednesday added terrorism-related charges to its criminal case against an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua, the first time U.S. authorities have used those charges against the Venezuelan street gang. Jose Enrique Martinez Flores was charged in a new indictment with conspiring to...
Trump Says Immigrants Shouldn’t Get Trials Before Deportation
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump asserted on Tuesday that immigrants lacking permanent legal status should not be entitled to trials, insisting that his administration should be able to deport them without appearing before a judge. The remarks, which he made in the Oval Office in front of reporters, were Trump’s...
Artfully Staged for Takeoff: Fresno Airport Expansion Nears Finish
The smell of concrete and the sound of sandblasters are noticeable in a concourse that in five months will route thousands of Fresno Yosemite International Airport travelers to their flights. The new $150 million terminal at the airport is set to fully open in November. Already, a new passenger screening...
Chipotle Tempers Annual Sales Forecast as Dining-out Takes a Hit
(Reuters) - Chipotle Mexican Grill on Wednesday tempered its annual comparable sales growth forecast as sticky inflation and economic uncertainty force consumers to dine out less, sending the burrito chain's shares down 3% after hours. The company now expects annual comparable sales growth in the low single-digit range, compared with...
Orders to Leave the Country — Some for US Citizens — Sow Confusion Among Immigrants
McALLEN, Texas — Hubert Montoya burst out laughing when the U.S. Department of Homeland Security emailed to say he should leave the country immediately or risk consequences of being deported. He is a U.S. citizen. "I just thought it was absurd," the Austin, Texas, immigration attorney said. It was an...
Newsom Seeks Help for Struggling Oil Refiners
(Reuters) - California Governor Gavin Newsom has directed state officials to step up efforts to guarantee reliable fuel supplies for the nation's biggest auto market, prompting oil companies to blame state policies for difficult business conditions and high pump prices. Newsom's letter to California Energy Commission Vice Chair Siva Gunda,...