The former corporate headquarters of Bitwise Industries is getting a new name. Known as Bitwise South Stadium in downtown Fresno, the building's landlord — Summa Properties — whitewashed the huge sign off the roof last month. Now, Will Dyck wants to rename the building entirely. "We’re open to ideas and...
UC Merced Sparks Population Boom. Would a 4-Year College Do the Same for Visalia?
Assuming there isn't a megaflood in the Central San Joaquin Valley and the state of California remains intact, populations in the state will stagnate as people age and have fewer children, analysts say. But the counties that grow will do so with the help of their universities. Demographers from the...
UC Merced Sparks Population Boom. Would a 4-Year College Do the Same for Visalia?
Assuming there isn't a megaflood in the Central San Joaquin Valley and the state of California remains intact, populations in the state will stagnate as people age and have fewer children, analysts say. But the counties that grow will do so with the help of their universities. Demographers from the...
Tennis Club Excited About Roeding Park Renovation Plans
Camilla Sutherland, a Fresno native, learned to play tennis on the Roeding Park courts, and now, she’s the tennis club’s president leading efforts to see that the courts there thrive. The Roeding Park Tennis Club, founded almost 100 years ago in 1931, is home to a tight-knit group of 140...
Tennis Club Excited About Roeding Park Renovation Plans
Camilla Sutherland, a Fresno native, learned to play tennis on the Roeding Park courts, and now, she’s the tennis club’s president leading efforts to see that the courts there thrive. The Roeding Park Tennis Club, founded almost 100 years ago in 1931, is home to a tight-knit group of 140...
Walmart Wants to Add Gas Station to Northwest Fresno Supercenter
Walmart is asking permission from the city of Fresno to install 16 new gas pumps at its northwest supercenter at Herndon and Ingram avenues. The 24-hour pumps would be built in the southwest corner of the parking lot. It would also include a 440-square-foot kiosk that would facilitate gas purchases...
Walmart Wants to Add Gas Station to Northwest Fresno Supercenter
Walmart is asking permission from the city of Fresno to install 16 new gas pumps at its northwest supercenter at Herndon and Ingram avenues. The 24-hour pumps would be built in the southwest corner of the parking lot. It would also include a 440-square-foot kiosk that would facilitate gas purchases...
CA’s Prop 103 Keeps Rates So Low Insurance Companies Are Fleeing
A 1988 California insurance law has inoculated drivers and homeowners from exorbitant rate increases that the rest of the nation regularly faces. But insurers say that same law is destroying the California insurance market. In the first six months of 2023, car insurance rates rose an average of 17% nationally,...
CA’s Prop 103 Keeps Rates So Low Insurance Companies Are Fleeing
A 1988 California insurance law has inoculated drivers and homeowners from exorbitant rate increases that the rest of the nation regularly faces. But insurers say that same law is destroying the California insurance market. In the first six months of 2023, car insurance rates rose an average of 17% nationally,...
FDA: Don’t Use Pregnancy Tests Made by Failed Fresno Lab
The company linked to an illegal Reedley bio lab received a second recall for one of its products — this time for its lines of test strips. On Friday, the Food & Drug Administration issued a recall on the following tests produced by Fresno-based Universal Meditech Inc.: One Step Pregnancy...