The water fight between Kings County’s two largest growers will continue with heavy equipment intended to block a pipeline project allowed to remain in place on the Tulare Lake Canal banks. The Tulare Lake Canal Company, controlled by J.G. Boswell Company, moved the equipment onto the canal banks in...
Will It Be Rams by 30 Points or Bengals by 1 in Super Bowl?
With seemingly half the world flocking to Los Angeles for Super Bowl LVI, I am often asked which team will win come Sunday afternoon. Whether it's on the NFL Network, in this column, or interviews with other media, I strive to deliver an unvarnished assessment based on many hours...
Will Tower Theatre Sell to the City of Fresno?
The Fresno City Council will discuss buying the Tower Theatre in a closed session on Thursday. The item is vaguely listed as "under negotiation: terms and conditions of property acquisition" for the property at 809 E. Olive Avenue. It is the second straight meeting that councilmembers will discuss the...
Cost Soars to $105 Billion for CA High-Speed Rail Project
SACRAMENTO — Another $5 billion has been added to the cost of California’s ambitious but long-delayed high-speed rail line, according to estimates released Tuesday that show it could take $105 billion to finish the route from San Francisco to Los Angeles. The figures were included in the California High-Speed...
Fresno County Awards Millions to Hospitals, Marjaree Mason Center
On Tuesday morning, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors joined by Fresno County health officials, announced the approval of $6 million for community hospitals in an effort to help fight COVID-19. The recipient hospitals are Community Regional Medical Center, Saint Agnes Medical Center, and Clovis Community Medical Center. In...
‘Unfiltered’ Features Kevin McCarthy, Fresno Unified Trustees
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is tonight's featured guest on "Unfiltered," which begins streaming on multiple platforms at 6 p.m. PST. The Bakersfield Republican, who is in line to become Speaker if the GOP retakes the House in the 2022 mid-term elections, will talk about issues facing the Valley,...
Council Clash: Bredefeld Builds Opposition to Potential Abortion Rights Resolution
Twice, members of the Fresno City Council attempted to place a resolution on the agenda to support reproductive rights. And twice, Miguel Arias and Esmeralda Soria have pulled the item before the agenda went to print. But, a city councilman is building opposition in case the resolution rises again....
City Of Clovis Offers Tips on New Way of Taking Out the Trash
Like many California cities, Clovis is asking for an extension on complying with a new state law requiring organic waste like food scraps to go in the green bin instead of the gray bin. But while they figure out how to meet Senate Bill 1383, Clovis officials are educating...
Clovis School Psychologists Now Represented by ACE Union
The Association of Clovis Educators announced Friday morning that the California Public Employment Relations Board has recognized ACE as the union winning an election to represent the district's school psychologists and mental health service providers. Sixty-nine percent of the 71 employees voted in favor of union representation by ACE, the...
I’m on the Zero Waste Path. Want to Follow Along With Me?
As I report on zero waste initiatives across California and the small Fresno businesses striving to provide more sustainable options, I thought I’d share my own zero waste journey. A few years ago, early on in my 20s, I was diagnosed with a health condition that left me searching for...