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VMT Law Could ‘Thwart’ Efforts to Finish Highway 99 Widening

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...

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