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‘Clean’ Freight Elusive as California Rolls To Zero Emissions

June 11, 2019

Work used to be much simpler for the California Department of Transportation: widen highways, fill potholes, build new freeways. Opinion Julie Cart CALmatters Alas, those quaint days are gone. To get an idea of what planners must prepare f...

Second Horse in 2 Days, 29th Overall, Dies at Santa Anita

AP News

June 10, 2019

ARCADIA — A second horse in two days and 29th overall has died at Santa Anita, where management has chosen to continue racing for the rest of the current meet. Truffalino collapsed in the final stages of the...

Walters: Trump Doing California a Bullet Train Favor

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 23, 2019

At last count, California’s Democratic political leadership had filed four dozen lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration, reflecting differences on policies large and small. Dan Walt...

Gov. Newsom Is Shrinking Jerry Brown’s Pet Projects

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

May 8, 2019

When Jerry Brown began his first governorship in 1975, he quickly set himself apart from his father, former Gov. Pat Brown. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary The elder Brown’s legacy had been an immense expansion of the state’s pu...

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DA Smittcamp: Newsom Death Penalty Moratorium Is a Disgrace

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April 24, 2019

Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp joined three other California district attorneys to author an op-ed for CNN. In the piece, they state their strong opposition to Gov. Gavin Newsom's death penal...

Walters: Can Newsom Finally Fix State’s Tech Woes?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

April 23, 2019

California is the global capital of technological innovation, but state officials are much more adept at devising catchy names for their big “information technology” projects than actually implementing them. ...

Walters: Why Is Our ‘Achievement Gap’ so Stubborn?

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

April 21, 2019

California has poured tens of billions of additional dollars into its public schools this decade on the assumption – or hope – that they would close the state’s stubborn academic “achievement gap.” Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary ...

Walters: How Budget ‘Trailer Bills’ Are Misused

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

April 17, 2019

In the jargon of the Capitol, “trailer bills” are measures that accompany the annual state budget – in theory making the changes of law necessary to implement the budget’s fiscal policies. Opinion ...

Walters: DMV Crisis Could Make or Break Newsom

Dan Walters, CALmatters Commentary

April 15, 2019

Ambitious politicians like to dazzle us with what Hollywood screenwriters call “high concept” pitches that reduce complex ideas to a few succinct words. Opinion Dan Walters CALmatters Commentary ...

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Newsom Names Former Sanger Superintendent to State Ed Board

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April 3, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Matt Navo of Clovis to the 11-member California Board of Education. Newsom's office announced Navo's appointment, as well as that of early education specialist Kim Pattillo-Brownson of Los Angeles, on March 29. Navo, 48, ...

Rabbi Recounts First Moments of Poway Synagogue Attack

Massive Blackout Hits Tens of Millions in South America

1 Suspect Killed, 1 Wounded in Tulare County Shooting

Clovis Quickly Identifies Its New Chief of Police

He Once Struggled to Read. Now He's on State Board of Ed.

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

Big Break: Warriors Get Nine Days Before NBA Finals

Fresno State Legend Trent Dilfer Resurfaces in an Unlikely Role

Fresno Celebrates Juneteenth in Style on Saturday

At White House, Kardashian Promotes Prisoner Reentry Effort

Opinion: A War Widow Reflects on Memorial Day

Helping Define What It Means to Be ‘Made in California’

Walters: New State Budget Has Some Big Caveats

As Newsom Rethinks Juvenile Justice, California Reconsiders Prison for Kids

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Buttigieg Scrambles to Turn 2020 Buzz Into Momentum

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

Biden and Trump Attack Each Other in a Possible 2020 Preview

‘Clean’ Freight Elusive as California Rolls To Zero Emissions

Second Horse in 2 Days, 29th Overall, Dies at Santa Anita

Walters: Trump Doing California a Bullet Train Favor

Gov. Newsom Is Shrinking Jerry Brown’s Pet Projects

DA Smittcamp: Newsom Death Penalty Moratorium Is a Disgrace

Walters: Can Newsom Finally Fix State’s Tech Woes?

Walters: Why Is Our ‘Achievement Gap’ so Stubborn?

Walters: How Budget ‘Trailer Bills’ Are Misused

Walters: DMV Crisis Could Make or Break Newsom

Newsom Names Former Sanger Superintendent to State Ed Board

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