The state Supreme Court denied a petition to keep schools open and overrule the state's emergency order closing them down during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two private Valley schools, Immanuel Schools of Reedley and Clovis Christian Schools, were among nine plaintiffs seeking to overturn the order. The court did not hold...
State Law Could Push Middle Class Out of Housing
Local planning officials are racing to implement a state law that could dramatically increase the cost of building new homes and businesses in many local communities. The law, which goes into effect July 1, changes the way planners evaluate the impact of vehicle trips generated by new development. The intent...
Do Devin Nunes’ Constituents Think He’s as Ridiculous as the Rest of Us Do?
[aggregation-styles] Los Angeles Times I came to Nunes Country this week to talk to folks about their representative, an ardent defender of President Trump who denigrates Democrats, the free press, the impeachment committees and anyone else who gets in Trump’s way. The 22nd Congressional District spans parts of Fresno and...
Success, Leadership, Philanthropy Propel Musson to Leon S. Peters Award
Karen Musson of GAR Tootelian Inc. is the 2020 recipient of the Leon S. Peters Award from the Fresno Chamber of Commerce. “It really truly is an honor to be recognized,” Musson said. “I’m a small-town farm girl and nurturing and cultivating is part of everything we do — on the...
State Center College District Adds $10 Million to 2019-20 Budget
The State Center Community College District board will consider a $10 million boost to the proposed final budget for the 2019-20 school year, raising the unrestricted general fund budget to $224.9 million and the total budget to $366.5 million. District staff are recommending using $5.5 million from reserves funds for...
'President' Newsom Visits Valley School With Unsafe Water to Sign 1st Bill
Gerard Lyons didn’t quite know what was going on. The 8-year old Riverview Elementary second-grader normally would be heading home on a Wednesday early release schedule. Instead, he sat in a classroom, full of news cameras in the back and important-looking people crowding the door. Gerard and his friend Owen...
Furry Orphans Find Love and Safety at Unique River Sanctuary
Along the banks of the Kings River, just outside of Reedley, is California's largest no-kill sanctuary and adoption center for abandoned cats. Cat House on the Kings founder Lynea Lattanzio estimates that more than 38,000 animals have been rescued through the organization's efforts in its 26 years of operation. The...
Half Billion Dollars Might Not Fulfill SCCCD Promises
It has been less than two years since voters in State Center Community College District passed a $485 million bond to build new facilities and renovate old ones. But district trustees already are facing the real possibility of making changes to the projects advertised to voters. What's going on? Christine...
Half Billion Dollars Might Not Fulfill SCCCD Promises
It has been less than two years since voters in State Center Community College District passed a $485 million bond to build new facilities and renovate old ones. But district trustees already are facing the real possibility of making changes to the projects advertised to voters. What's going on? Christine...