From its founding 173 years ago, California’s history has been dominated by one word: growth. Its population grew from a few thousand to nearly 40 million, becoming by far the nation’s most populous state. Its economy grew to $3.6 trillion, the fourth largest in the world, and its $310.8 billion state...
Adventist Health Agrees to Run Closed Madera Community Hospital
Adventist Health and Madera Community Hospital announced today they have begun the first steps toward reopening the shuttered hospital. The two hospitals approved a non-binding letter of intent for Adventist to take over the hospital. State and local governments had put conditions on a reopening plan being made before rescue...
Adventist Health Agrees to Run Closed Madera Community Hospital
Adventist Health and Madera Community Hospital announced today they have begun the first steps toward reopening the shuttered hospital. The two hospitals approved a non-binding letter of intent for Adventist to take over the hospital. State and local governments had put conditions on a reopening plan being made before rescue...
Hurtado Files for House Run in Race With Huge National Implications
Melissa Hurtado converted "looking" at running for Congress into filing to run for the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, Hurtado filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run in Congressional District 22. This allows her to start raising money. Hurtado, D-Bakersfield, is now in the race with incumbent Rep....
Hurtado Files for House Run in Race With Huge National Implications
Melissa Hurtado converted "looking" at running for Congress into filing to run for the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, Hurtado filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run in Congressional District 22. This allows her to start raising money. Hurtado, D-Bakersfield, is now in the race with incumbent Rep....
Arias Wins Battle Against Downtown 7-Eleven. It’s Closing.
The shelves are bare at the downtown Fresno 7-Eleven on Tulare Street near City Hall. Several "out of order" signs hang from its beverage dispensaries. There will be no more Slurpees and rollers, at least in the near future. An employee at the downtown location said Thursday would be the...
Arias Wins Battle Against Downtown 7-Eleven. It’s Closing.
The shelves are bare at the downtown Fresno 7-Eleven on Tulare Street near City Hall. Several "out of order" signs hang from its beverage dispensaries. There will be no more Slurpees and rollers, at least in the near future. An employee at the downtown location said Thursday would be the...
Cigarette Company Picks Fresno Court as Battleground for Flavored Tobacco Bans
Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds says the lines of cigarettes they released to abide by state menthol bans are legal. And, it is using Fresno County Superior Court to prove it. Last year, California became the second state in the U.S. to ban menthol cigarettes after Massachusetts did so in 2020....
Cigarette Company Picks Fresno Court as Battleground for Flavored Tobacco Bans
Tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds says the lines of cigarettes they released to abide by state menthol bans are legal. And, it is using Fresno County Superior Court to prove it. Last year, California became the second state in the U.S. to ban menthol cigarettes after Massachusetts did so in 2020....
Is Ice Cream a Recession Indicator? What a Sanger Company Can Tell Us About the Economy
You may not know it, but when companies need to put cereal, spark plugs, or frozen pizza into a box, they turn to a company in Sanger. ADCO Manufacturing builds custom machinery for some of the biggest names in pre-packaged goods, from Kellogg’s, Kraft, and ConAgra to WeatherTech, Duracell, and...