With the Measure E Redux petition being circulated beginning Monday, Fresno County residents got their first glimpse at the language of the .25% sales tax measure. And a look at the Citizen's Oversight Committee shows a board possibly paid as much as $80,574 each annually. Signature gathering for the Fresno...
Special Interests Lining up for Goodies in California Budget Negotiations
This is the week when Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are supposed to agree on a more or less final state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that begins on Saturday. The negotiations are being conducted in secret with the main hang-up being the authority Newsom seeks to streamline environmental clearance for some...
Special Interests Lining up for Goodies in California Budget Negotiations
This is the week when Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders are supposed to agree on a more or less final state budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year that begins on Saturday. The negotiations are being conducted in secret with the main hang-up being the authority Newsom seeks to streamline environmental clearance for some...
Prepare for Firecracker-Hot Temperatures This Weekend Through the Fourth
If June came in like a lamb — an 85-degree lamb, that is — it's going out like a blast furnace, thanks to the return of triple-digit temperatures to Fresno and the Valley. After almost an entire month of what some are describing as "$200-a-day resort weather," this week's temperatures...
Prepare for Firecracker-Hot Temperatures This Weekend Through the Fourth
If June came in like a lamb — an 85-degree lamb, that is — it's going out like a blast furnace, thanks to the return of triple-digit temperatures to Fresno and the Valley. After almost an entire month of what some are describing as "$200-a-day resort weather," this week's temperatures...
Music Man Hinojosa Up for Fresno District 3 Supervisor Challenge
EJ Hinojosa may be the least-known candidate running for Fresno County Supervisor. But he envisions his grassroots campaign as a lane to victory. "I think that the three guys are good guys who are trying to serve their community. But I think that as a musician, as an educator, I'm...
Music Man Hinojosa Up for Fresno District 3 Supervisor Challenge
EJ Hinojosa may be the least-known candidate running for Fresno County Supervisor. But he envisions his grassroots campaign as a lane to victory. "I think that the three guys are good guys who are trying to serve their community. But I think that as a musician, as an educator, I'm...
This Unique College ‘Signing Day’ Celebrates Overcoming Life’s Challenges
"College Signing Day" typically is a time for celebration by high school athletes signing letters of intent to attend colleges and universities and continue their sports careers. Friday's Signing Day at the Fresno Mission's City Center was no less celebratory for the 33 men and women who signed their own...
This Unique College ‘Signing Day’ Celebrates Overcoming Life’s Challenges
"College Signing Day" typically is a time for celebration by high school athletes signing letters of intent to attend colleges and universities and continue their sports careers. Friday's Signing Day at the Fresno Mission's City Center was no less celebratory for the 33 men and women who signed their own...
Can’t Share a Trail? SoCal Edison Orders Shaver Stables to Close
Southern California Edison has ordered the owner of a popular horse stable at Shaver Lake to tear down her operation and hand back over the land. Gabrielle Kant, the owner of Shaver Stables, received notice from landlord SoCal Edison that she has until Feb. 8, 2024, to completely dismantle the...