TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Top 5 and bottom 5 US metro areas for broadband subscription Brookings Institution Fresno is in the bottom 5. Tulare County Supervisors approved $2.1 billion spending budget visaliatimesdelta.com Supervisors fully approved the raises for the elected officials. Tracy city manager fired Tracy Press News Early Wednesday morning, the City Council fired […]
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional Politics: Fresno council reverses course on pot cultivation Fresno Bee The Fresno City Council voted down an attempt Thursday that would have cemented a restriction on the number of marijuana plants allowed per Fresno home – a reversal of its decision after a contentious June meeting. However, the council maintained course in its […]
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Westlands Water District says it won’t help pay for Delta tunnels Fresno Bee An influential group of San Joaquin Valley farmers Tuesday voted against helping to pay for the Delta tunnels, denying Gov. Jerry Brown crucial financial support for the $17.1 billion project. Villaraigosa to address Fresno PAC that typically supports […]
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Mathews: Small and Speedy, Gonzales Is a City on the Move Connecting California | Zócalo Public Square Here’s a nasty bit of conventional wisdom: California’s small, rural places are supposedly desperate and doomed, with few economic prospects in an era when state policy favors the urban coastal mega-regions with high-paying jobs […]
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Poythress makes a bid for senate The Madera Tribune Madera County Supervisor Rob Poythress, R-Madera, has announced his candidacy for the 12th Senate District. California Central Valley Assemblyman Adam Gray Secures Rare Victory for Water Rights Holders Sierra Sun Times Assemblyman Adam C. Gray’s (D-Merced) announced the […]
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Fresno Mayor Lee Brand’s first nine months on the job The Collegian Nine months into his term, Fresno Mayor Lee Brand gave an update on some of his 2016 mayoral campaign promises, and weighed in on the national issue of immigration. State: Housing crisis bills pass California Assembly […]
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TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Rep. Jeff Denham released a PSA targeted at DACA recipients Politico California Playbook From Politico California Playbook: Want more evidence about how President Donald Trump’s DACA order is complicating life for California Republicans? On Tuesday, Rep. Jeff Denham released a PSA targeted at DACA recipients, acknowledging – in the understatement […]
TOP POLITICAL STORIES Local/Regional: Fresno Republican Party Faces Backlash For Inviting Sheriff Joe Arpaio to Fundraiser yourcentralvalley.com The Fresno County Republican Party in Fresno is facing backlash after booking Joe Arpaio, the former Sheriff of Maricopa County in Arizona to their First Amendment Barbecue. California Republican Jeff Denham Calls for National Immigration […]
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