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Millions in Highway Funds Should Be Restored, Valley Leaders Tell Panel

November 15, 2019

Dozens of Valley politicians and transportation leaders showed up to a face-to-face meeting with state commissioners, asking them to keep funding for local highway improvements intact. The California Transportation Commission met Friday in Fresno to discuss...

Gov. Newsom Says Highway 99 is ‘Top Priority’

David Taub

November 8, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom says funding Highway 99 is a "top priority," dispelling the notion that a September executive order diverted money from improvement projects in Madera and Tulare counties. "As it relates to...

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California Economic Summit in Fresno Is Biggest Ever

David Taub

November 4, 2019

For the eighth year — and the first time in Fresno — California Forward is holding an economic summit focused on how to improve the Golden State across many different sectors. And, according to California Fo...

Newsom Headlines Costa Fundraiser in Fresno

David Taub

November 1, 2019

The evening before Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers the keynote address to the California Economic Summit in downtown Fresno, he will appear at a fundraiser for Congressman Jim Costa. David Taub Politics 101 Multiple sources confirmed Newsom's a...

Photo of Gavin Newson, Jerry Brown, and Donald Trump

Walters: Newsom Now Owns the Wildfire and PG&E Crisis

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

October 30, 2019

The careers of political executives — presidents, governors and big-city mayors — are often defined, fairly or not, by how they respond to crises. Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Franklin Roosevelt and th...

Walters: Newsom Fumbles on Transportation

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

October 23, 2019

Gavin Newsom has a transportation problem — not personally, but politically. As governor, Newsom travels in an entourage with a personal driver and lots of security. Dan Walters Opinion However...

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Newsom Signs Bill Pushing Back Public School Start Times

gvwire

October 14, 2019

Students in middle school and high school can sleep in later beginning in 2022, thanks to legislation signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday. Senate Bill 328, which was authored by state Sen. Anthony Portantino, bans public high schools from starting before ...

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Walters: Unions Win Big, to What Avail?

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

October 3, 2019

California’s labor unions scored big wins in the just-concluded legislative session — to the surprise of precisely no one. Democrats’ huge gains in last year’s legislative elections, coupled with the electio...

How’s Newsom Doing? Great, Say Dems. Terrible, Says GOP.

gvwire

September 30, 2019

Early into his first term, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a 60% overall voter approval rating, according to a Berkeley IGS Poll conducted in mid-September. But breaking down Newsom's approval numbers by po...

Newsom Rocks the Gig Economy, Signs AB 5 Labor Bill

AP News

September 18, 2019

SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed sweeping labor legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to California rideshare drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft and to workers across other industries. The closely watched proposal...

Do California Power Shutoffs Work? Hard to Know, Experts Say

Who Besides the Obvious Are Running for Fresno Mayor?

Cox’s Latest Bill Would Repair Sinking Friant-Kern Canal

Central Unified Mulls Lowering Fees for New Home Construction

Down Millions, Fees on Local Construction Could Increase

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

Revisiting Fresno’s Sputtering Growth Plan Is a Must

Locals Gear Up to Keep Kings River Water

Woman Tries to Pry Open Mountain Lion's Jaws to Save Her Dog

Tedford Saved the Bulldogs. Now He’s Saving Himself.

Tom Waits: ‘We Are Monkeys With Money and Guns’

Mountain Lion Who Killed Dog Prowls California Neighborhood

To Solve Homelessness, Californians Must Treat Certain Crimes as Cries for Help

Risks, Rewards, and Robots: The Future of Work in California

Walters: Another Showdown Over Crime Looms

Walters: Court Must Fix Tax Vote Ambiguity

Many Specialists Will Be on Hand at Free Health Clinic in Fresno

Political Activist Sarsour Will Speak at Local CAIR Banquet

US Growth of Islam Creates Need for Religious Scholars

Islamic Center Dinner To Feature Texas TV Reporter Who Wears a Hijab

Attacking Trump and Billionaires, Sanders Draws Thousands in Fresno

Who Besides the Obvious Are Running for Fresno Mayor?

GOP’s Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley’s Blue CA-16

Kamala Harris Stuns Supporters by Exiting Presidential Race

Millions in Highway Funds Should Be Restored, Valley Leaders Tell Panel

Gov. Newsom Says Highway 99 is ‘Top Priority’

California Economic Summit in Fresno Is Biggest Ever

Newsom Headlines Costa Fundraiser in Fresno

Walters: Newsom Now Owns the Wildfire and PG&E Crisis

Walters: Newsom Fumbles on Transportation

Newsom Signs Bill Pushing Back Public School Start Times

Walters: Unions Win Big, to What Avail?

How’s Newsom Doing? Great, Say Dems. Terrible, Says GOP.

Newsom Rocks the Gig Economy, Signs AB 5 Labor Bill

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