About 75 people assembled on a northeast Fresno street corner on a cold Thursday evening to urge that the United States avoid a war with Iran at all costs. At exactly the same time, in Toledo, Ohio, President Donald Trump addressed a crowd of 8,000 at a campaign rally. As...
Valley Congressmen Split on Trump Decision to Kill Iranian General
Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani helped oversee Iran's policy of state-sponsored terrorism that killed and injured thousands of people in the Mideast, and his death from a U.S drone strike early Friday was justified — and long overdue, U.S. Rep. Devin Nunes said Friday. But U.S. Rep. Jim Costa said other...
Costa Gets Feisty on Election Challenge While Home for Holiday
Jim Costa kept his calm while discussing his recent votes on issues that have gripped the country of late. He voted for impeachment, sharing his reasoning in a speech on the House floor. He celebrated legislative victories in his agricultural wheelhouse:Â the USMCA, and the Farm Worker Modernization Act. But, when...
How Valley Congressmen Voted on Impeachment
The House delegation representing the San Joaquin Valley voted along party lines on the two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. Democrats Jim Costa (Fresno), TJ Cox (Fresno), and Josh Harder (Turlock) voted in favor. Listen to this article: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Bakersfield) and fellow Republicans...
Dem Opponents Zing Costa for Attending Trump Christmas Party
Rep. Jim Costa's political opponents are making hay of the fact the Fresno Democrat reportedly attended President Donald Trump's congressional holiday party at the White House on Thursday night. In Costa's defense, holiday cheer should be a bipartisan issue. But two of Costa's election opponents, fellow Democrats Esmeralda Soria of...
City Hall Proposal Would Leave Guns to the Cops
Update, 12/12/19:Â The city council voted 7-0 to table the introduction of this bill until later. The next meeting is Jan. 16. The final vote to approve would be at the second meeting the item appears on. It would then go into effect 31 days later if passed. Also, City...
GOP's Cookingham Likes His Chances in Valley's Blue CA-16
Many Republicans have tried to knock off Jim Costa since the congressman representing Fresno and the Central Valley first won federal office in 2004. Some have come close, like Johnny Tacherra in 2014 — to the point he attended freshman orientation in Washington, D.C. — before Costa was declared the...
One Victim's Family Tries to Scrub Away the Horror
The soap bubbled off the modest-sized backyard Monday afternoon as Vu Xiong frantically tried to scrub off the horror of the night before. The smell of bleach overtook the rotting food and perhaps death. On Sunday night, Vu's brother — 38-year old Kou Xiong — gathered with friends and family...
Fresno Mass Shooting: Costa Calls for Passage of Gun Safety Bills
Rep. Jim Costa reacted to a mass shooting in Fresno that left four people dead and six others injured Sunday evening by offering his support to law enforcement and renewing a call for passage of bipartisan gun safety legislation. “It saddens me once again, to hear of another mass shooting,...
Congressman Costa: Quid Pro Quo Impeachable Offense
Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) says allegations of quid pro quo against President Donald Trump could be grounds for impeachment. "I think that anytime a President of the United States takes an action in which it's contrary to the bipartisan efforts of the nation, in which they are asking for something...