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Walters: Voters Face Hundreds of Local Tax Measures

January 23, 2020

California voters have seen a deluge of local government tax and bond measures in recent elections and will face even more this year. The California Taxpayers Association has counted 231 local sales and parcel tax increases and bond issues (which automatica...

Could City Ordinance Punishing Leakers Also Go After Media?

David Taub

November 1, 2019

A proposed Fresno City Council ordinance would punish City Hall officials and staff who reveal confidential information, as well as those who receive privileged materials. "We have problems with information ...

Borgeas Goes to White House. Talks About Trump Meeting.

David Taub

October 11, 2019

State Sen. Andreas Borgeas of Fresno isn't quite sure how he received an invitation to the White House this week. On Wednesday, Borgeas stood behind President Donald Trump while the president signed two exec...

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

David Taub

August 23, 2019

Andy Hall learned he would be named Fresno's next chief of police only two days ago. The deputy chief ascended to the top position in the department without ever applying for the job. Hall said he received a call from the mayor’s office on 3 p.m. Wednesday....

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Are Fresno Unified Magnet School Lotteries on the Up and Up?

Bill McEwen

July 11, 2019

Fresno Unified School District's magnet schools are some of the best anywhere. They're innovative, challenging, and staffed with top-flight teachers. In many of them, naturally, applicants exceed capacity. T...

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

June 19, 2019

Given their druthers, many government officials would prefer to do their business – our business, actually – behind closed doors and provide sanitized, self-serving versions of their actions after the fact. ...

Walters: Bond Issue Transparency Still Under Assault

Dan Walters, CalMatters Commentary

April 14, 2019

Two years ago, in a rare display of support for transparency in government finance, the Legislature and then-Gov. Jerry Brown required local governments and school districts to tell voters how proposed bond issues would affect their property taxes. ...

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All 62 Clovis Police Patrol Officers Outfitted With Body Cams

Myles Barker

February 13, 2019

For the first time, all 62 Clovis Police Department patrol officers are outfitted with a body-worn camera. Wednesday morning, the department finished mounting the docking stations for the cameras at headquar...

What Would Happen if Hospitals Openly Shared Their Prices?

The Conversation

February 13, 2019

Imagine there was a store where there were no prices on items, and you never knew what you’d pay until you’d picked out your purchases and were leaving the shop. You might be skeptical that the store would have...

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State Politicians Still Up to their Sneaky Tricks: Walters

David Taub

June 14, 2018

Californians like transparency when its comes to their elected leaders. Voters demanded that legislation be printed three days in advance when Proposition 54 passed in 2016. 'Mushroom Bills' Grow in the Dark But as CALmatters columnist Dan Walters notes i...

Costa Yanks Request to Let Someone Else Cast House Votes for Him

Mitch McConnell Stresses Need to Wear Face Masks in Public

Harmeet Dhillon Emerges as GOP Voice, Defender of Constitution

Masks on Leatherneck Square: Virus Changes Marine Training

Here's Why It's Crazy to Go Outside Without a Mask

Community Medical Centers Says 2 Masks + 6 Feet Apart = No COVID-19 Exposure

Eviction Protection Bill Will Trigger Commercial Mortgage Crisis: Opponents

Over $1.5M in Local Business Grants Go Unclaimed as Deadline Looms

Jerry Stiller, Comedian and 'Seinfeld' Actor, Dies at 92

Here’s One Sport That COVID-19 Couldn’t Stifle

Merced Lawmaker Pitches Legalized Sports Betting in California

Don’t Bring a Corkscrew — Fresno State’s Tailgate Wines Soon in Cans

California Should Lead the National COVID Response

Want a Real Education, California Students? Go on Strike!

Walters: The SF-LA Economic Gap Is Growing Wider

Opinion: COVID-19’s Fifth Column — American Health Choices

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

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

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

Must Muslims Fast for Ramadan During COVID-19?

Polls Show Biden Leading Trump in Most Battleground States

This 2020 Presidential Forecast Says Trump Faces Historic Defeat Due to Terrible Economy

Battered California Republicans See Hope in Rare House Win

Biden Hires Chávez Granddaughter to Help on Latino Outreach

Walters: Voters Face Hundreds of Local Tax Measures

Could City Ordinance Punishing Leakers Also Go After Media?

Borgeas Goes to White House. Talks About Trump Meeting.

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

Are Fresno Unified Magnet School Lotteries on the Up and Up?

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

Walters: Bond Issue Transparency Still Under Assault

All 62 Clovis Police Patrol Officers Outfitted With Body Cams

What Would Happen if Hospitals Openly Shared Their Prices?

State Politicians Still Up to their Sneaky Tricks: Walters

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