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Kern County Oil Drilling Rules Break Law, Fresno Court Rules

February 26, 2020

The Fresno-based 5th District Court of Appeal gave Kern County 30 days to stop issuing oil and gas drilling permits in a ruling Tuesday. The court invalidated the permitting ordinance that allows oil companies to start drilling under a blanket environmental...

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Borgeas Calls for CEQA Reform After Newsom’s Homelessness Address

Bill McEwen

February 19, 2020

State Sen. Andreas Borgeas lauded Gov. Gavin Newsom for focusing on homelessness and housing affordability in his State of the State address Wednesday. "Resolving the housing crisis will never be achievable ...

Montage of Fresno Unified building and a check from the district for $750,000 to pay for past due flood control fees

FUSD Owes Flood Control District $750K. The Check Is Not in The Mail.

Nancy Price

January 14, 2020

Fresno Unified School District and the Fresno Metropolitan Flood Control District have reached a tentative agreement that would require the school district to pay drainage fees for upcoming school improvement p...

Ag Giant Wonderful Sues Fresno County Over Assemi Nut Plant

David Taub

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...

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