American ranchers and farmers are increasingly voicing their frustration with President Donald Trump's tariffs and cozy deals with Argentina. Trump's policies, they say, are having a devastating effect on American ag production and the bottom line for farmers. Top of mind this week: Trump's proposal that the U.S. buy beef...
Fresno Housing Killer Buried in Newsom’s Latest Budget. What Can City Council Do?
California came up with a law 12 years ago aimed to lower greenhouse gas emissions by limiting urban sprawl. Complex formulas predicted how far people in new home developments would drive to work, school, or shop and used that to decide how much to tax people in new developments outside...
ABC’s Bob Woodruff to Share Lessons of Survival and Service in Fresno Talk
No one knows the danger of war reporting better than Bob Woodruff. Only a month after being named anchor of ABC World News Tonight in December 2005 — succeeding the late Peter Jennings — Woodruff suffered a traumatic brain injury from a roadside bomb while reporting in Iraq. Woodruff recovered...
CA Releases Student Test Scores, Lowers Expectations. How Did Fresno Unified Do?
The California Department of Education released state assessment results Thursday — showing statewide improvements — alongside updates on what is considered “meeting expectations.” Before Thursday's change, the state considered level 3, standard met, and level 4, standard exceeded, as meeting expectations on the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium student tests. The...
Fresno Unified Allowed Registered Sex Offender to Coach at High School, Claim Alleges
Fresno Unified School District allowed a registered sex offender to become a volunteer sports coach and failed to investigate complaints made by student-athletes about the coach's inappropriate conduct while he was coaching at Fresno High School, according to a recent claim. The coach, Dusty William Lewis, was convicted of rape...
What’s Behind the Doors at a North Fresno Social Club Promising Michelin-Level Food?
Over the decades, Fresno has grown enough wealth to support a Michelin-star restaurant, says Gilbert Quesada, director of operations for the PM Lounge. "This is generations of wealth. Their family businesses are now companies and corporations," Quesada said. Instead of Fresno's top earners turning to places such as Las Vegas,...
West Nile Virus Claims a Third Life in the San Joaquin Valley
West Nile virus, a disease that is typically transmitted to people by mosquitos that have fed on blood from infected birds, has so far killed four California residents in 2025, including three in the San Joaquin Valley. In the Valley, West Nile deaths have been confirmed in Tulare, Fresno and...
Fresno State Survives Nevada Rally to Extend Winning Streak to Five
The momentum swung Fresno State’s way at just the right time. Taking advantage of four Nevada first-half turnovers, the Bulldogs built a 20-3 lead. They needed every point, holding off a furious Nevada comeback for a 20-17 football win Saturday night at Valley Children’s Stadium in front of 40,005 fans....
Release Denied for Fresno Pismo’s Manager in ICE Detention
When Psalm Behpoor was told he was getting his 90-day review at the ICE holding facility in Bakersfield, he thought his release was going to be a "slam dunk," and he'd be able to return to his wife and 3-year-old child. "I thought you know, slam dunk. If I'm going...
Figuring Out How Many Homes CA Needs Is More Art Than Science
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Imagine you’ve finally taken your car to the mechanic to investigate that mysterious warning light that’s been flashing on your dashboard for the past week and a half. The mechanic informs you that your car's brake fluid is...