WASHINGTON — It is hard to imagine that any previous president would have thought he could engage in such an audacious act of self-dealing. Sue the government he runs, then settle the lawsuit with himself by barring the IRS from auditing his past returns. And as part of that deal,...
Fresno’s Measure C Replacement Fails First Signature Test
The ballot initiative created to replace Fresno County's Measure C failed the expedited review process needed to send the transportation tax before voters in November. Too many duplicate signatures in the random sample means the Better Roads Safe Streets ballot initiative will have to undergo a full review of signatures...
Why CA Education Leaders Are Relieved and Frustrated by Newsom Budget
With one contentious exception, school districts can check off most items on their wish list for 2026-27 with the release on Thursday of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget. Newsom is proposing to target unexpected billions of dollars from surging state revenues to the priorities that school district leaders had...
Ban Cell Phones in All K-12 Schools? Not so Fast, Say School Officials
Until last month, California was poised to join nearly a dozen other states that ban cell phones in K-12 schools. But under pressure from school boards and administrators, lawmakers scaled back a bill that would have required such a blanket ban. “I was disappointed, but I take the long view...
Fresno Council Hopes Red Light Cameras Will Eliminate Driving Deaths
Even in his office in Los Angeles, Damian Kevitt knows how dangerous Fresno can be for pedestrians and cyclists. "Fresno's known, at least in the road safety community, for its bad intersections," said Kevitt, executive director of Streets Are For Everyone. "I'm in Los Angeles and I know how bad...
Special Report: Did Newsom’s $3.8 Billion Hotels-to-Housing Program Pay Off?
As COVID-19 tore through California, Jennifer Hark Dietz had a decision to make. The state was making perhaps its biggest push ever to get people off the street, offering up billions of dollars for cities and organizations like hers to turn old motels into new homes. It was risky. The...
UC Merced Researchers Sound Alarm on Dust. What Does It Mean for You?
The wind whipped around UC Merced graduate student Adeola Fagbayibo one afternoon as he pulled on some latex gloves. He needed the gloves to take out a filter from an air sampling machine, called an “active air respirator,” near UC Merced’s smart farm. “You can think of it as a...
Fresno County Serial Killer Sentenced to Life Without Parole in 3 Murders
A Yokuts Valley man who admitted killing three men over a five-year span and later directed investigators to their burial sites was sentenced Friday to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to the Fresno County District Attorney’s Office. Buford Jonathan King, 40, received a sentence of 50...
Who Is Endorsing Who in Fresno County Superintendent Race?
The race for Fresno County Superintendent of Schools is heating up with candidates hoping to impress voters with high-profile endorsements. However, not all endorsements are ringing true for incumbent Dr. Michelle Cantwell-Copher and challenger Dr. Eimear O'Brien. Cantwell-Copher named Fresno Unified Superintendent Misty Her, responsible for the largest local school...
Fresno’s Revised NW Costco Plan Gets First Green Light. What’s Different?
The environmental plan behind what would be Fresno's newest Costco got its first approval Wednesday, with revisions made to lessen the impact on nearby traffic. However, the environmental attorney behind a previous successful lawsuit against the new location said the new proposal doesn't solve greenhouse gas impacts. In a quiet...
