Future Central Valley highway projects — including the expansion of Highway 99 to six lanes — will be impeded if Caltrans follows a new controversial state law, a large regional planning agency says. The San Joaquin Valley Regional Policy Council, which represents more than 60 cities, shared its concerns about Highway...
Clovis City Manager Says July 1 Law ‘Real Hindrance’ to Development; COG Seeks Delay
More questions and concerns are piling up in the lead-up to a controversial new California law. Opponents say Senate Bill 743, or "Vehicle Miles Traveled" as it is commonly called, will put housing out of reach for many middle-class Californians. Estimates are that it will add $20,000-$30,000 on every home...
Latest State ‘Green’ Edict Discriminates Against Minorities: Lawsuit
A new law set to take effect in California on July 1st will drive housing prices way up. Some estimates put the number at hundreds of thousands of dollars per home. A statewide coalition of community leaders, opinion-makers, and minority advocates says the law — SB 743 — targets people who...
Fresno COG Recovers from 'Catastrophic' Cyber Attack
Cyber hackers, believed to be from Russia, encrypted thousands of files from the Fresno Council of Governments, demanding an $8,000 ransom. The public agency declined to pay and lost access to the files. Listen to this article: Fresno COG called it a "catastrophic loss of data to the agency." The...