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Gov. Newsom, DWR Announce $5 Million In New Desalination Project Investments

April 19, 2023 5:20 pmApril 19, 2023 5:20 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Wednesday that the state would commit to more desalination programs to get more potable water in the future, allocating $5 million each to programs in Los Angeles, Fresno, and Mendocino counties. In the past several...

Former Californian Eastern District Judge Oliver Wanger Released From Jail Following Domestic Violence Allegations

December 21, 2022 2:30 amDecember 20, 2022 7:50 pm

Former U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California Oliver Wanger was released on bail on Tuesday over domestic violence allegations following an arrest in Fresno during the weekend. A graduate of USC and UC Berkeley, Wanger served as...

CA High-Speed Rail Authority Awards $35 Million Stations Design Contract

October 21, 2022 11:47 amOctober 21, 2022 2:19 pm

The California High-Speed Rail Authority Board of Directors approved a $35 million design and support services contract for four Central Valley stations on Thursday to Foster + Partners and Arup (F+P Arup), inflating the $113 billion high-speed rail budget even...

Extended Alcohol Serving Hours Bill Killed in Assembly – Again

August 25, 2022 2:07 pm

A bill that would have enacted a pilot program to allow alcohol to be served between an extra one to two hours per night was voted down in the Assembly on Thursday, killing the bill and prior similar ones for...

Former Rep. T.J. Cox Arrested By FBI on 28 Counts for Election Fraud

August 16, 2022 4:09 pmAugust 16, 2022 4:11 pm

Former Congressman T.J. Cox, a Democrat from California’s 21st congressional district, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday on 28 counts over multiple fraud, election fraud and many other charges. According to a pubic affairs release from the Department of Justice,...

Senator Andreas Borgeas Announces He Will Not Run For Re-Election This Year

January 12, 2022 3:20 pmJanuary 12, 2022 4:19 pm

Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno) announced on Tuesday that he would not be running for state Senate again, less than a week after he had announced that he would also not be running for Congress. Borgeas, a graduate of Northern Arizona,...

Recall Candidates Focus on Los Angeles, Sacramento Areas in Final Full Day of Campaigning

September 13, 2021 11:26 amSeptember 13, 2021 5:44 pm

Top recall candidates across the state plan to focus on the large and politically diverse Los Angeles and Sacramento areas on Monday, both showing their importance to recall election and making one final statement for each candidate ahead of Tuesday’s...