Standing at the depleted San Luis Reservoir on Wednesday, State Sen. Melissa Hurtado (D-Sanger) called for additional funds to help California residents and businesses withstand the drought. Hurtado's rallying cry came on the anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s visit to the reservoir 59 years ago. "I am frustrated that...
Valley Legislator Meets ‘Patients’ During Visit to High Tech Clovis Campus
A Valley legislator offered praise this week for contributions a Clovis medical school is making to address health care disparities across the region. State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, visited the College of Osteopathic Medicine at California Health Science University, getting a close up look at the cutting edge technology available...
If You Want a Home, ‘Move to Another State’ CA Building Assoc. Says to State’s Middle Class
A new law meant to change the way California builds into the future might be leading people to leave the Golden State in their past. As of July 1, 2020, housing construction projects are no longer assessed a fee by how much traffic congestion they generate. Instead, a "Vehicle Miles...
Newsom Brings News of New Valley Vaccine Site. Big FEMA Site Plans Still on Hold.
Gov. Gavin Newsom came to Fresno on Wednesday to slake the region's thirst for bigger supplies of COVID-19 vaccinations for the Central Valley, but for some observers the glass he brought was only half full. Newsom announced at a Fresno Fairgrounds news conference that an OptumServe testing facility at Reedley...
No California Funding for Friant-Kern Canal Fix
Any hope that the state of California might kick in to fix the sagging Friant-Kern Canal was killed Thursday when a bill providing $400 million toward the effort was stripped of all funding. The bill, SB 559 by State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, had been stuck in the suspense file...
State Senate Disrupted By Woman Throwing Red Liquid on Legislators
SACRAMENTO — A woman threw a feminine hygiene device containing "what appeared to be blood" onto the floor of the state Senate Friday, splashing onto lawmakers and forcing them to finish their work in a committee room on the final day of the legislative session. Senators had just finished taking...