There is a point on a country road south of Fresno where the three congressional districts representing a bulk of the county intersect. Lone Star Elementary School sits just south of the line in TJ Cox's district. To the west of boundary is are trees growing with produce in Jim...
Record-Breaking Money Pours In for Cox-Valadao Slugfest
Not only have Central Valley congressional candidates raised more than they did in 2018, they have all set personal bests. TJ Cox, David Valadao, Jim Costa and Devin Nunes have all set record breaking years to increase their war chests according to the Federal Election Commission figures. The latest reporting...
Panel Begins Scrub of City Place Names for ‘Racist’ Connections
The Fresno Historic Preservation Commission meeting takes on new significance tonight as it meets tonight virtually. The commission will discuss its new task — evaluating names of city facilities and provide a recommendation on those names after a controversial historical or cultural figure. The city council approved the resolution on...
Nunes to State on Ballot Box Battle: ‘Screw You’
Local Republicans are calling out Democrats as hypocrites, and more, over the issue of unofficial ballot boxes. After Democratic leaders ordered the Fresno County Republican Party to dismantle boxes they say defy the law, one prominent elected leader had a brief reply. Listen to this article: "Screw you! You created...
Longshot Against Devin Nunes? Arballo Will Take Those Chances
Phil Arballo may have at least one thing in common with Devin Nunes, the nine-term Republican he hopes to defeat for Congress — they've both experienced chanting protesters. For the last two years, demonstrators have targeted Nunes on several issues — from the congressman's close ties to President Donald Trump...
COVID-19 Kills Parks-Safety Sales Tax Effort, Brand Says
Mayor Lee Brand says there is no chance that a successor to Measure P — the 2018 sales tax measure for parks currently ruled to have failed — will be on the November ballot. "You're going to see nothing on the November ballot. The COVID crisis and the consequence, which is...
Israeli-Palestinian Peace? Local Dems, GOP Voice Positions on West Bank Annexation
Local congressmen are giving peace a chance between the Palestinians and Israel. But they disagree on how to forge what would be a historic reconciliation. Both local Democrats and Republicans are chiming in on the latest plan for Israel to annex land in the West Bank. Two Valley Democrats signed...
Virginia Judge Dismisses Twitter from Lawsuit Filed by Nunes
HENRICO, Va. — A circuit judge in Virginia this week dismissed Twitter from a lawsuit filed by Rep. Devin Nunes, R -Tulare, against the social media platform and several of its users. Henrico County Circuit Judge John Marshall on Wednesday ruled Twitter is not liable for allegedly slanderous tweets about...
It’s a Bust for Gaming Rooms Betting on Small Business Loans
It's been a bust for California's gaming industry betting on federal stimulus dollars to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Club One Casino in Fresno laid off its employees after voluntarily shutting down March 17. The card room applied for federal loan-to-grant programs made available through the CARES Act, but ran...
Will Local Districts Follow Newsom’s Advice and Not Re-Open Schools?
Schools across the state should plan on teaching from afar for the rest of the academic year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. “The right thing to do for our children, the right thing to do for the parents, for households, for the community which they reside, is to make sure...