This winter brings with it poor air quality — and a renewed focus on the sprawling eight-county San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District. Dean Florez,...
Remember the ballyhooed “GROW” Act (H.R. 23) passed by the House of Representatives last July? Authored by Valley Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford), the bill passed 230-190. It...
Immigrants helped build this city. That’s something we should never forget. The ingenuity, enterprise, capital investment and back-breaking labor of immigrants are splashed all over Fresno....
Is California’s statewide plastic bag ban working? The proponents enthusiastically say yes. But it’s impossible to determine what grocers are doing with the 10 cents they’re...
Senate Bill 1, known colloquially as the gas tax, has been controversial since the day it was introduced by state Senator Jim Beall. Since its passage...
To: California Association of Realtors Re: Death and Taxes Yes, all Californians eventually will die. But why can’t our property tax discounts live forever? That question...
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump said that he supported medicinal marijuana. He also said that the legalization of cannabis for adults should be left to...
In his Jan. 3 CALmatters column, Dan Walters discusses California’s issues with accountability in the public education system. Local Control Funding Formula dollars are apportioned primarily...
In Sunday’s CALmatters column, Dan Walters explains the demographic shifts at play in California’s population. As Walters points out – and GV Wire’s own reporting verifies...
Central Valley farms could see increased water deliveries in future years if Trump administration officials have their way. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced plans Friday...
