Political Stories – Top stories Fresno sheriff’s ICE partnership may give a glimpse of Trump-era deportations – The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department has a special partnership with ICE. Immigration agents have unfettered access to the jail’s database. So the info that Magallanes collected at booking? They can see that — plus any details about charges or criminal […]

Political Stories – Top stories Dan Walters: Bullet train suffers two setbacks that could be fatal – Given the implacable opposition of such heavyweight figures as House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield, electrifying Caltrain could require decoupling it from the bullet train – and that could doom Brown’s pet project. Walters column in Sacramento Bee Court: Officials’ […]

Political Stories – Top stories Dan Walters: California’s cap and trade auction another washout — February’s quarterly auction of carbon dioxide emission allowances under California’s cap and trade program was another financial washout for the state. Walters column in Sacramento Bee State Senate Republicans begin discussing transition of leadership, but some are reluctant to take on the job – Senate Republican […]