The Measure C tax renewal cleared a hurdle when the Fresno Council of Governments Policy Board approved a recommended spending plan by a 9-5 vote at its meeting last Thursday. The plan, recommended by a COG-appointed advisory committee, calls for spending 65% on existing neighborhood streets and roads, 25% on...
How Elites Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside Epstein’s Emails
As journalists comb through the Epstein emails, surfacing the name of one fawning luminary after another, there is a collective whisper of “How could they?” How could such eminent people, belonging to such prestigious institutions, succumb to this? A close read of the thousands of messages makes it less surprising....
US Judge Tosses Case Against Ex-FBI Chief Comey, Rebuking Trump Prosecutor
A U.S. judge on Monday tossed out criminal charges against former FBI Director James Comey based on a procedural error, an extraordinary setback for the Justice Department in a case President Donald Trump called for as part of a campaign against perceived political enemies. U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff in...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Jesus Luis Lopez
November 24, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Jesus Luis Lopez Suspects Date of Birth: June 3, 1996 Physical Description: Hispanic Male, 5’ 6, 145 lbs., Black Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Assault with a deadly weapon Warrant Number: F25906817 Synopsis of the Case: Jesus Luis Lopez is...
Pentagon Threatens to Prosecute Senator Mark Kelly by Recalling Him to Navy Service
The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after saying it received "serious allegations of misconduct." The statement did not say what charges Kelly could face if it took such a step. But President Donald...
CA Teachers Union Spurs Drive to Make Wealth Tax Permanent
California has never spent more state money on TK-12 students — more than double per student over the past dozen years. But that could change in 2030 when a temporary tax in place since 2012 on the wealthiest Californians is set to expire. School districts and community colleges could see...
US Government to Shed 317,000 Workers This Year, Trump’s HR Chief Says
The Trump administration will shed about 317,000 employees this year, its human resources chief said in a statement late Friday. That figure is higher than the estimate of 300,000 that Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor gave earlier this year. Kupor provided the new figure in a blog post....
Fresno Unified Restructures Black Student Achievement Dept. to Protect Fed Funds
The Trump administration’s threat to cut federal funds to schools with race-based programs and a discrimination lawsuit prompted the Fresno Unified School District to restructure its academic support department for Black students. Starting with a name change in October, the African American Academic Acceleration department — still known as A4...
Israeli Military Commanders Face Ouster Over Oct. 7 Failures
The Israeli military’s chief of staff on Sunday summoned about a dozen senior commanders to let them know they would be ousted or disciplined for failures related to the Hamas-led attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. It was the most sweeping and punitive action against members of...
Justice Department Defends Trump Ban on Associated Press Oval Office Access
WASHINGTON — A U.S. Justice Department lawyer told a federal appeals court on Monday that President Donald Trump acted lawfully when he barred Associated Press journalists from the White House Oval Office and other spaces, arguing that constitutional protections for press freedom are not at issue. The U.S. Court of...