SANTA CLARA — The strength of the San Francisco 49ers' offense the past few seasons has been the number of dynamic playmakers that makes it nearly impossible to stop every option. A string of injuries has changed that equation and left the 49ers with few proven options for Brock Purdy...
Madera Police Arrest Man After DUI Crash, Find Drugs and Loaded Gun
Gerardo Renteria, 21, was arrested early Monday after crashing his car while driving under the influence, the Madera Police Department said. Officers were called to Elm Street, near Santa Fe Street, where they found Renteria next to his vehicle after he hit a parked car. Police said Renteria’s breath test...
Fresno Mission Needs Workers for New Thrift Store. Job Fair Friday.
With the Fresno Mission's new thrift store opening soon approaching, the nonprofit needs workers to work registers, help customers, collect donations, and drive trucks. Fresno Mission will host a job fair Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the organization's City Center at 2025 E. Dakota Ave. on the...
FUSD’s Easy Credit Recovery Classes Don’t Square With Measure H Bond Claims
When an election is just two few weeks away, one thing is certain: Political ads stuff your mailbox. The ads all follow the same playbook. They portray candidates in the best possible light, and they all make promises about what will happen should these candidates win. School districts that seek...
Kingsburg Man Killed in Crash. Suspect Jailed on DUI Charges.
A Kingsburg man was killed in a suspected DUI crash Friday night near Orange Cove, according to the Fresno County Sheriff's Office. The Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified the victim as Eli Lopez, 27, of Kingsburg, on Monday. Lopez died after a vehicle collision near the intersection of Manning and...
Some CA Legislators Miss Hundreds of Votes, but Even ‘Excused’ Absences Count as a ‘No’
Assemblymember Sabrina Cervantes, a Democrat from Corona who is running for state Senate, missed about two-thirds of her votes this year — 1,647 of 2,510 voting opportunities she had based on her committee assignments and floor sessions. In most cases, the missed votes came from two "excused" absences during busy...
Voting in Fresno County: How Secure Is Your Ballot? How Accurate Is the Final Tally?
From registration to tabulation, election officials track the voting process electronically and with human eyes. Fresno County Election Clerk James Kus and his staff are busy at work at the office's warehouse at 4525 E. Hamilton Avenue. Ballots are coming in, verified, and eventually tabulated. However, Kus will not press...
Quincy Institute Examines Israel’s Gaza Operations, Regional Escalation
The Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft hosted a webinar on Oct. 13, 2023, addressing Israel's ground operations in the Gaza Strip, which began less than a week after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. A year later, Gaza has been devastated: 90% of the population is displaced, and over 42,000 people...
Harris Sets Record for Biggest Fundraising Quarter Ever
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign set a record for the biggest fundraising quarter ever this fall, raising $1 billion in the three-month period that ended Sept. 30. Harris’ campaign and its allied party committees said they raised $378 million in September alone, compared with the $160 million reported by former...
State of the Race: A Slight Shift Toward Trump but Still No Clear Favorite
With two weeks to go, the polls of the presidential election are starting to run out of room to get any closer. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are essentially tied — with neither candidate ahead by even a single point — in The New York Times’...