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Ag Giant Wonderful Sues Fresno County Over Assemi Nut Plant

December 5, 2019

One of the world's largest pistachio growers is suing Fresno County, alleging that it violated state environmental review regulations. The suit seeks to halt a nut processing plant being built by the Assemi family in the western part of the county. Wonde...

Walters: Housing Action Just Half-a-Loaf

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

September 16, 2019

Gavin Newsom’s first legislative session as governor began with promises to vigorously confront California’s huge and ever-growing housing shortage. “If we want a California for All, we have to build housing...

Composite of a large gathering of Clovis residents and a lawn sprinkler illustrating water for future growth

Clovis Secures Its Future Growth With FID Water Deals

David Taub

July 16, 2019

The Clovis City Council has approved landmark water deals with the Fresno Irrigation District that officials say will secure the city's growth for decades to come. "I think steps like this benefit both our a...

Weakling or Bully? The Battle Over CEQA, California’s Iconic Environmental Law

CalMatters

May 15, 2019

In the rugged hills to the east of the Napa Valley, chainsaws and bulldozers converted a steep hillside of scrubby oak woodland and rockpiles into another vineyard. “That was an incredible rock-hopping wonderland, with frothing, amazing, waterfalling cascad...

Walters: Newsom Raises the Housing Bar on Himself

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

January 30, 2019

Gavin Newsom began his governorship this month by promising to confront what he described as California’s most important issue, an ever-increasing shortage of housing. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatt...

Opinion: California Isn’t Progressive. It’s Racist & Dirt Poor.

gvwire

June 11, 2018

"Number One In Poverty, California Isn't Our Most Progressive State — It's Our Most Racist One" is the headline over an essay by Michael Shellenberger published May 31 on forbes.com. Shellenberger is not to ...

Who Runs California? A Baker’s Dozen of Movers, Shakers & Blockers

Bill McEwen

May 7, 2018

One vote can make all the difference, we are told. But in California there are people and forces that wield a thousand — if not a billion — times the power of the voter. That influence flows from talent, persistence and, most of all, money. "If you ha...

Caglia Industrial Park Faces a Hurdle. Neighbors File Lawsuit.

David Taub

March 1, 2018

Neighbors in south Fresno are suing the city over the city council’s approval of a 2 million-square-foot industrial park. They claim the city failed to follow environmental review standards. The council pass...

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Push to Accelerate Mustang Captures Draws Fire in Congress

Fresno COG Recovers from ‘Catastrophic’ Cyber Attack

The Kanye Effect? New Polls Show Black Support for Trump Surging

Farmworker Reform Bill Passes House. What’s Next?

Nunes’ Reliably Red District Remains So, But Is Slipping

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

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How To Reduce Food Waste

If Fresno State Can’t Sign DeBoer, Bulldogs Should Go Young

Push to Accelerate Mustang Captures Draws Fire in Congress

Walters: Court Must Fix Tax Vote Ambiguity

Visalia Catholics Think Big, and It’s a Wonderful Thing

Walters: One Tax Measure Goes Away

Fresno Will Miss Jill Robinson, a One-in-a-Million ‘Doer’

Can Gen Z Figure Out How to End Islamophobia?

Political Activist Sarsour Will Speak at Local CAIR Banquet

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Attacking Trump and Billionaires, Sanders Draws Thousands in Fresno

Revenge of the Arambulas? Big Donation to Defeat Dyer.

Bloomberg at UN: US President Must End Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Many Fresno Incumbents Fail to Draw Opponents