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Newsom Appoints Fresno’s Lee Ann Eager to Transportation Commission

June 19, 2020

Lee Ann Eager, a strong advocate for high-speed rail and president/CEO of the Fresno County Economic Development Corp. since 2009, was appointed to the California Transportation Commission by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday. The 13-member commission is responsi...

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

Nancy Price

February 19, 2020

Fresno-area leaders on Wednesday unveiled a new website that will help investors reap big tax breaks by targeting business and development projects in federally designated Opportunity Zones. The website Oppo...

Photo of the San Joaquin River viaduct being built for high-speed rail

LA Times’ Steve Lopez Is All Wet. Finish High-Speed Rail in Valley.

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December 27, 2019

A recent Steve Lopez column titled “Let’s shift stalled bullet train funds to L.A. and San Francisco, where they’ll do some good” in the Los Angeles Times is once again a narrowminded view that perpetuates the ...

On High-Speed Rail, Will the Real Gov. Newsom Please Stand Up?

Bill McEwen

February 8, 2019

Gavin Newsom has said more than once that he wants California's high-speed rail project completed between the San Joaquin and Silicon valleys. "It's not a train to nowhere," Newsom told George Skelton of the Los Angeles Times in October. "It's insulting to ...

Politics 101: Bredefeld Apologizes For Some Remarks in NFL Rant

David Taub

October 3, 2017

When Fresno City Councilman Garry Bredefeld put the NFL on blast over National Anthem protests, Councilman Oliver Baines was absent. He was part of a delegation to Spain to scout potential High-Speed Rail oppor...

Remembering John Lewis, Rights Icon and `American Hero'

Ex-Forest Firefighter Says Red Tape for Prevention Work is ‘Daunting’

Photos Fuel Concerns Over in-Custody Death of La. Black Man

Yosemite, Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks All Closing Due To Hazardous Air

‘I Have to Fight’: Fresno Salon Owner Opens Doors in Defiance of State

Fresno Asks Governor to Let Restaurants Open Indoors

Board of Barbering & Cosmetology President Publicly Blasts Newsom and CDPH for Keeping Her in the ‘Dark’

CRMC Won’t Lose Level 1 Trauma Status as Two Neurosurgeons Arrive

Merced's World Champion Sandwich Maker Adds to Her Legend

Raiders Set for Las Vegas Debut vs. Saints in Empty Stadium

Big Ten Changes Course, Will Play Fall Football After All

Walmart Plus Launches, Here’s How It Compares To Amazon Prime

Legislature Should Support Climate-Change Goals, Not Gut a Tool Helping Ag & Our Planet

Walters: Most ‘Job Killer’ Bills Bite the Dust Again

Don’t Believe Prop. 15 Backers. It’s a Big Tax Hike for Farmers.

Walters: Supreme Court Makes Local Tax Hikes Easier

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Biden Tax Agenda Hinges on Democratic Control of Senate

Takeaways: Trump’s Town Hall Offered Preview of Debates

Oklahoma’s Epidemiologist Warned of Trump Rally Deaths

Trump Denies Downplaying Virus, Casts Doubt on Mask Usage

Newsom Appoints Fresno’s Lee Ann Eager to Transportation Commission

‘Opportunity Fresno’ Links Investors With Projects in Low-Income Zones

LA Times’ Steve Lopez Is All Wet. Finish High-Speed Rail in Valley.

On High-Speed Rail, Will the Real Gov. Newsom Please Stand Up?

Politics 101: Bredefeld Apologizes For Some Remarks in NFL Rant

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