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I Faced a Challenge One of Every Three People in America Has: Depression and Anxiety

July 8, 2020

On Friday, April 10, at 5 p.m., Californians learned I had resigned as chief economic and business advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsom and chair of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The press release stated I was leaving “to focus on family and personal bu...

It’s a Bust for Gaming Rooms Betting on Small Business Loans

David Taub

April 15, 2020

It's been a bust for California's gaming industry betting on federal stimulus dollars to get through the COVID-19 pandemic. Club One Casino in Fresno laid off its employees after voluntarily shutting down Ma...

Fresno is the Future, Gov. Newsom’s Economic Adviser Says

David Taub

November 7, 2019

Gov. Gavin Newsom's chief economic adviser believes in Fresno. As the California Economic Summit convened at the downtown Double Tree Hotel ballroom, an estimated 900 attendees from around the state listened...

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

CalMatters

June 16, 2019

Let me start with an admission: government officials — at all levels — don’t do a good job of engaging the public as we grapple with big, complex challenges. Lenny Mendonca Special to CALmatters Hearings only go so far. Videos and social pos...

Photo of Miguel Arias and Nelson Esparza

Arias Will Resign Fresno Unified Post on Friday

David Taub

January 8, 2019

Miguel Arias and Nelson Esparza are officially Fresno city councilmen, assuming office Tuesday, as prescribed by the city charter. They will be ceremonially sworn in Thursday (Jan. 10). Politics 101 ...

Social Media Platforms Face a Reckoning Over Hate Speech

Tulare County DA Charges Ex-Hospital Leaders With Theft, Money Laundering

Biden Selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as Running Mate

Israeli PM’s Uneasy Alliance Seems Headed Toward Collapse

How COVID Is Deepening California’s Income Inequality in 5 Charts

Duke Study: One Mask Type Spreads COVID-19 Faster. Will MLB Take Note?

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

ViacomCBS Drops Nick Cannon, Cites 'Anti-Semitic' Comments

No Football for Fresno State Until Spring 2021 at the Earliest

Duke Study: One Mask Type Spreads COVID-19 Faster. Will MLB Take Note?

Simon Cowell Has Surgery for Broken Back After Bike Accident

Walters: Newsom Now Owns the COVID-19 Pandemic

Got Questions About Voting? We Are Here to Help: Brandi Orth

Walters: California’s Immense Pension Mess

Walters: Another Version of ‘Ethnic Studies’

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

New Website Allows Voters to Track Their Ballot, Registration

Got Questions About Voting? We Are Here to Help: Brandi Orth

‘Herd Immunity’ Gets Tested at San Quentin. How Did That Go?

Biden Selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as Running Mate

I Faced a Challenge One of Every Three People in America Has: Depression and Anxiety

It’s a Bust for Gaming Rooms Betting on Small Business Loans

Fresno is the Future, Gov. Newsom’s Economic Adviser Says

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

Arias Will Resign Fresno Unified Post on Friday

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