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Shouts, Tears, Votes Push Police Use-of-Force Standard Through Assembly

May 31, 2019

For an hour and a half Wednesday morning, California lawmakers lined up to speak for or against (but mostly for) one of the most high-profile bills of the year. One member of the Assembly, a former state cop, choked back tears as he wrestled with the implicati...

Joaquin Arambula Acquitted of Child Abuse Against Daughter

David Taub

May 16, 2019

Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula was acquitted of child abuse Thursday in connection with a December incident in which prosecutors say he struck his 7-year-old daughter in the face. Arambula faced one misdemeano...

Arambula’s Daughter Says She Was ‘Grasped,’ not Slapped

David Taub

May 3, 2019

Defendant Joaquin Arambula’s 7-year old daughter spent most of Friday afternoon in Fresno County Superior Court. Holding a green purse with a cat’s face painted on the side and a stuffed toy bunny in a Wonde...

An Assembly Seat Isn’t Worth What’s Ahead for the Arambulas

Bill McEwen

April 25, 2019

Please, can someone close to Joaquin Arambula talk sense to the assemblyman? He's in desperate need of a lucid, heart-to-heart conversation from somebody close, somebody he respects. Opinion Bill McEwen The High Cost of Winning There are...

Arambula: Defense Motion Describes Incident With Daughter, Accuses PD of Bad Faith

David Taub

April 23, 2019

Attorneys for Joaquin Arambula, the Fresno assemblyman accused of child cruelty, say Fresno police illegally obtained evidence and want the case thrown out. In a motion filed on the first day of pre-trial he...

What Do Top Fresno Attorneys Say About Arambula Trial?

David Taub

April 19, 2019

Joaquin Arambula goes on trial next week. His freedom and his political career hang in the balance. The Fresno assemblyman faces one misdemeanor count of child cruelty stemming from an incident involving his...

Portrait of Democratic state lawmaker Joaquin Arambula

Assemblyman Arambula Goes on Leave After Child Cruelty Charges Filed

gvwire

March 12, 2019

Charged with misdemeanor child cruelty Tuesday morning by the Fresno County District Attorney's Office, Joaquin Arambula is voluntarily taking a temporary unpaid leave from the Assembly. “My wife and I are shocked that the District Attorney has decided to f...

Gettin’ Busy in Sacramento: Over 200 Legislative Items in Just Three Days.

David Taub

December 5, 2018

After only three days in session, members of the California Legislature have already proposed 204 items for consideration. Maybe that shouldn’t be so surprising. After all, 5,617 pieces were introduced in the ...

Will Women Make US History & Run the Nevada Legislature?

AP News

July 24, 2018

RENO, Nev. — Nevada voters could soon make history by electing the country's first female-majority state legislature. Women, after winning a record number of primary contests last month, could make up nearly...

Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments

Bill McEwen

July 12, 2018

SACRAMENTO — California Assemblyman Devon Mathis was reprimanded in June for making sexual comments, including about fellow lawmakers. A heavily redacted letter from the Assembly Rules Committee released Wednesday says Mathis' comments violated the chamber'...

Fed Chairman Signals That Rate Cut Could Happen Soon

Clovis Secures Its Future Growth With FID Water Deals

Retail Rivals Crash Amazon’s Prime Day Party

Facing Censure, Trump Insists ‘Not a Racist Bone in My Body’

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

Adorable Wolf Pups Make Debut at Oakland Zoo

Fresno’s Mike Oz Explains How He Got His Own 2019 Topps Allen And Ginter Baseball Card

49ers Sign K Robbie Gould to Four-Year Contract

Graphic Suicide Scene Edited out of ’13 Reasons Why’ Finale

Shouts, Tears, Votes Push Police Use-of-Force Standard Through Assembly

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

Black Mother in Labor Told Not to Scream. Can California Fix Maternity Care Racism?

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Space Race

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Brand Still Can Be a Political Kingmaker

NW Fresno Traffic is a Horror Show. How Would Council Candidates Fix It?

O’Rourke’s Fundraising Woes Revive Concerns About Campaign

Buttigieg, Biden Represent Democrats’ Generational Divide

Shouts, Tears, Votes Push Police Use-of-Force Standard Through Assembly

Joaquin Arambula Acquitted of Child Abuse Against Daughter

Arambula’s Daughter Says She Was ‘Grasped,’ not Slapped

An Assembly Seat Isn’t Worth What’s Ahead for the Arambulas

Arambula: Defense Motion Describes Incident With Daughter, Accuses PD of Bad Faith

What Do Top Fresno Attorneys Say About Arambula Trial?

Assemblyman Arambula Goes on Leave After Child Cruelty Charges Filed

Gettin’ Busy in Sacramento: Over 200 Legislative Items in Just Three Days.

Will Women Make US History & Run the Nevada Legislature?

Visalia Assemblyman Mathis Reprimanded For Sexual Comments

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