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This Thanksgiving, Thank a Republican Farmer

December 1, 2025 12:21 pmDecember 1, 2025 12:23 pm

Apart from tech, agriculture reigns supreme in the state of California, with a whopping $61.2 billion in annual receipts, according to the California Dept of Food and Agriculture, a peculiar political harvest trend has taken root. Forget the old red...

From the Cheap Seats: Prop 50 is an Indecent Proposal

October 15, 2025 2:01 pmOctober 15, 2025 2:01 pm

In the 1993 film “Indecent Proposal,” a couple accepts a million dollars for a single night that destroys their marriage. California’s Proposition 50 offers a similar bargain: surrender your constitutional right to independent redistricting, and in return, you will “get...

Ringside: Saving California’s Rural Water Users

May 8, 2025 7:05 amMay 8, 2025 7:05 am

Despite its status as an agricultural superpower, eclipsing every other U.S. state in farm output, California’s farming sector wields relatively little influence in Sacramento. When you evaluate the state’s GDP components, the sectors that dominate are financial, IT, and services, at...

Fresno School District Sued Over $12M Office of African American Academic Acceleration

March 7, 2025 3:52 pmMarch 7, 2025 3:52 pm

Racial tribalism is under legal assault in Fresno. The Californians for Equal Rights Foundation last week filed a lawsuit that says the Fresno Unified School District’s special remedial program for black students is illegally discriminating against the non-black students it...

‘Governor Newsom Fails to Protect Californians against Bird Flu’

December 23, 2024 7:14 amDecember 23, 2024 8:57 am

Recently elected Assemblywoman Alexandra Macedo (R-Tulare) represents the largest agricultural region in the state – the Central Valley. The Globe spoke with Assemblywoman Macedo Friday about Governor Gavin Newsom’s recent State of Emergency declaration over the Bird Flu. When the...

Newsom Begins Red County Blitz In Fresno Unveiling New Job Creation Efforts

November 22, 2024 2:45 amNovember 22, 2024 2:46 am

Governor Gavin Newsom began his first of a series of visits to areas of the state where a majority voted for President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday, hoping to win back voters in the area who have been disappointed with recent...

13th House District Race Between Duarte, Gray Within 351 Votes With 98% Of The Vote In

November 21, 2024 1:21 pmNovember 21, 2024 4:31 pm

The 13th Congressional District race between Congressman John Duarte (R-CA) and former Assemblyman Adam Gray (D) continues to be the last of two remaining undecided House races, with Duarte holding a small 351 vote lead with only about 5,000 uncounted...