Four decades in the making and at a cost of nearly $140 million, Fresno's Veterans Boulevard is finally a reality. The long-awaited northwest Fresno project was first mentioned in city planning documents in 1984. It took another 20 years before city and county leaders made serious efforts to act on...
Mobile Home Park Closure Halted. Chavez Floats Eminent Domain Proposal.
In a 6-0 decision, the Fresno City Council on Thursday rejected a plan to close a northside mobile home park. And, at least one council member expressed interest in the city taking ownership of the property. But even as the city has stopped the sale of the park, evictions there...
Mobile Home Park Closure Halted. Chavez Floats Eminent Domain Proposal.
In a 6-0 decision, the Fresno City Council on Thursday rejected a plan to close a northside mobile home park. And, at least one council member expressed interest in the city taking ownership of the property. But even as the city has stopped the sale of the park, evictions there...
PG&E Rates Will Rise 13% in 2024, but It Could’ve Been Worse
PG&E rates for electricity and natural gas for a typical residential customer will rise by $32.62, or nearly 13%, following a California Public Utilities Commission decision made Thursday in southern California. The new rates will become effective on Jan. 1, 2024, although PG&E says customers may not see the change...
PG&E Rates Will Rise 13% in 2024, but It Could’ve Been Worse
PG&E rates for electricity and natural gas for a typical residential customer will rise by $32.62, or nearly 13%, following a California Public Utilities Commission decision made Thursday in southern California. The new rates will become effective on Jan. 1, 2024, although PG&E says customers may not see the change...
Feds Indict Illegal Bio-Lab Operator for Misbranded COVID Tests, Lying to Authorities
A federal grand jury in Fresno returned a three-count indictment on Thursday against Jia Bei Zhu — aka Jesse Zhu, Qiang He, and David He — charging him with distributing altered, misbranded medical devices and making false statements to the Food and Drug Administration. In addition, Zhu's attorney, Tony Capozzi,...
Feds Indict Illegal Bio-Lab Operator for Misbranded COVID Tests, Lying to Authorities
A federal grand jury in Fresno returned a three-count indictment on Thursday against Jia Bei Zhu — aka Jesse Zhu, Qiang He, and David He — charging him with distributing altered, misbranded medical devices and making false statements to the Food and Drug Administration. In addition, Zhu's attorney, Tony Capozzi,...
Israel-Hamas War Misinformation Is Everywhere. Here Are the Facts.
Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict. In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground...
Israel-Hamas War Misinformation Is Everywhere. Here Are the Facts.
Misinformation about the latest Israel-Hamas war is thriving on social media platforms, where misrepresented video footage, mistranslations and outright falsehoods often crowd out real reporting from the conflict. In recent weeks, users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground...
Hey, Big Spenders! We See You Walking the Halls of the CA Capitol
You can call it advocacy, influence peddling, or the more neutral lobbying. But whatever the name, it can help determine the fate of key legislation — and it’s a big business at the state Capitol. How big? Between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, more than $358 million was spent by nearly...