TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional Politics:   U.S. Supreme Court nixes Fresno’s appeal in police shooting The Fresno Bee The U.S Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the city of Fresno’s petition to overturn the more than $1 million it has been ordered to pay in the federal civil rights case of Stephen Willis, who was […]

    TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional Politics:   California GOP leader (Modesto’s) Kristin Olsen resigns – and warns about infighting The Sacramento Bee Republican activists are claiming credit for the resignation of a key party official, but former Assembly Minority Leader Kristin Olsen says she wrestled for months over her decision last weekend to […]

TOP POLITICAL STORIES​​​​​​​   Local/Regional Politics: Protesters face off near site of Joe Arpaio speech in Fresno Fresno Bee Joe Arpaio talked about being accused of racism, his misdemeanor conviction in federal court, former President Barack Obama’s birth certificate, the proposed border wall with Mexico, NFL protests and other topics in an at-times rambling news […]