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2020 General Election Preview: 22nd Congressional District

October 28, 2020 7:01 amOctober 28, 2020 6:34 am

The 22nd Congressional District sits squashed in the San Joaquin Valley, sitting in both Fresno County and Tulare County. Part of the city of Fresno is in the district, as is Visalia and Turlock. Almost evenly Hispanic and white, the...

Fresno County Judge Orders Private Christian School To Stop In-School Learning

September 16, 2020 9:07 pm

On Tuesday, Fresno County Superior Court Judge D. Tyler Tharpe ordered that a private Christian school in Reedley is to stop all in-school instruction due to going against state and local health orders. Immanuel Schools ordered to stop in-person learning...

More Sheriff’s Departments, Cities Refuse To Enforce Statewide Mask Order

June 23, 2020 2:05 amJune 22, 2020 10:01 pm

Since Friday, several County Sheriff’s Departments and cities across California announced their refusal to enforce the statewide mandatory mask order. More Sheriff’s Departments defy state mandate Issued last week by Governor Gavin Newsom, the order stated that masks must be...

2020 Q1 Campaign Finance: What 22nd Congressional District Candidates Raised And Spent

April 29, 2020 6:22 amApril 29, 2020 2:01 pm

Back in 2018, the 22nd Congressional District, which covers Tulare and parts of Fresno in the the central part of the state, was seemingly up for grabs. Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) fought hard against Democratic challenger Andrew Janz, barely winning...

San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Agency Sued By Environmental Groups

March 21, 2020 7:48 am

One of the largest pollution controls districts in California received a lawsuit on Wednesday, charging the district with favoritism toward oil companies among other alleged wrongdoings. The national environmental advocacy group Clean Water Action joined with 5 local environmental groups...

2020 March Primary Preview: 21st Congressional District

February 19, 2020 5:46 am

The 21st Congressional District: Taking up the lower San Joaquin Valley with bits and pieces of Fresno, Kern, Kings, and Tulare Counties, the 21st Congressional District stretches from outer Bakersfield to outer Fresno. An overwhelmingly Hispanic region at 71% of...

First Public Meeting Of Redirected Gas Tax Funds Will Take Place In Fresno

November 2, 2019 6:56 amNovember 2, 2019 7:58 pm

The first public meeting over the controversial redirection of state highway improvement funding will take place in Fresno on November 15th. The meeting is a direct result of Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-19-19, which shifted gas tax funding from highway...