Gavin Newsom found a receptive audience at the Teamsters 431 hall in Fresno on Friday (June 1) afternoon. Speaking to about 100 supporters, Newsom played the hits: gun control, immigrant rights and fighting Donald Trump. The lieutenant governor vowed to increase Valley representation on state boards, including those overseeing the...
Valley Native Is Gov. Brown's New Chief of Staff
Gov. Jerry Brown has picked a longtime loyalist as his chief of staff for the final months of his fourth term. Diana Dooley, a Hanford native and Fresno State graduate, was named to the position Thursday by Brown. She replaces Nancy McFadden, who died of cancer in March after serving...
How Clovis Thinks Big Without Creating Big Problems
Residential growth doesn't pay for itself, we are told time and again. Especially in California, the experts say, pointing to a state tax system that limits property taxes courtesy of Proposition 13 and has failed to acknowledge the economy's shift from retail sales, which are taxed, to services, which aren't...
She Changes Lives. Here and Around the World.
One of Fresno's most remarkable people is fearless, compassionate and always ready to take on new challenges. She has been to war-torn Afghanistan nine times and can't wait to touch down there again. She's a registered nurse, a respiratory therapist, an accountant, a fundraiser and a nonprofit executive. She has...