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Delegates Mixed On How To Make GOP More Competitive In California

By Ben Adler • Jul 22, 2016
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First-time delegate Tony Leal is a long way from home - and not just geographically.

"Well, if you don't mind getting spit at, talked down to, cursed at, thrown rocks at, thrown bottles at, then you're okay," says Leal. "And that's what it's like to be a Republican in my district."

Live Blog: Calif. Delegates Await Trump's Speech On Final Night Of The GOP National Convention

By Ben Adler • Jul 21, 2016
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Congressman Repeats Mostly True Claim: Donald Trump ‘Rooted For The Housing Crisis’

By editor • Jul 20, 2016
Democratic Congressman of the 52nd district Scott Peters campaigns at a town hall meeting with senior citizens Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.
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Democratic Congressman of the 52nd district Scott Peters campaigns at a town hall meeting with senior citizens Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014.

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PolitiFact California looks at claims made by elected officials, candidates and groups and rates them as: True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False and Pants On Fire.

Oliver Baines: "I Had A Lot Of Fear Growing Up In LA Of Police"

By & • Jul 19, 2016
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Oliver Baines has a unique perspective on the issue of Black Lives Matter and law enforcement. Currently the only African-American on the Fresno City Council, Baines also served around 12 years as an officer with the Fresno Police Department.  Speaking on Valley Public Radio’s Valley Edition Tuesday, Baines recalled his own experiences with racially biased policing, while pleading for calm and understanding in the wake of recent shootings and protests.  Baines said the often heated rhetoric from people on both sides of the issue serves to distract from the goal of racial reconciliation.

Is Coverage Of The Dylan Noble Shooting Driven By His Race?

By • Jul 19, 2016

Race, police involved shootings, and the Black Lives Matter movement have captivated the Valley’s media attention over recent weeks. The case of the fatal police shooting of 19-year-old Dylan Noble, an unarmed man from Clovis, rocketed back into the news last week with the release of police body camera footage of the shooting. The video was released, in part, due to public pressure to see the informative but graphic scene.

But some are questioning the motives for the intense media scrutiny.

PolitiFact California: It's No Whopper: Licensed Gun Dealers Outnumber McDonald’s About 2-to-1 In California

By editor • Jul 19, 2016
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PolitiFact California looks at claims made by elected officials, candidates and groups and rates them as: True, Mostly True, Half True, Mostly False, False and Pants On Fire.

Gun control advocates make a lot of claims about how easy it is to get a firearm in America.

California Delegates Rule Rudy Giuliani's Speech As Best On First Night Of RNC

By editor • Jul 19, 2016
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California GOP delegate ShirleyHusar officially announces the state's 172 votes for Donald Trump as the Republican Party's presidential nominee.

Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio

 

UPDATE 6:43 p.m.: California delegates voted Tuesday to officially name Donald Trump as the Republican party's presidential nominee. Two Californians also took to the main stage Tuesday night.

Visalia City Council To Consider Sending Sales Tax Hike To Voters

By • Jul 18, 2016
Joe Moore / Valley Public Radio

The Visalia City Council is set to take up debate tonight whether to send a sales tax increase to voters this November. The half-cent tax on retail sales would bring in about $10 million a year to help fund public safety, road and facilities maintenance.

It would be in addition to Measure T, an existing voter-approved sales tax that funds law enforcement in the city. Because the new tax would not be dedicated for any one specific use, it only requires a simple majority to pass.

Live Blog: Who's Representing California At The RNC, And Who's Not?

By Ben Adler • Jul 18, 2016
A fireworks display wrapped up the opening party at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on July 17, 2016.
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A fireworks display wrapped up the opening party at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on July 17, 2016.

Ben Adler / Capital Public Radio

Fresno Police Arrest Black Lives Matter Protest Organizer

By & • Jul 14, 2016
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Fresno Police have arrested the organizer of a Black Lives Matter protest that shut down a major street in Fresno and Clovis on Saturday. Authorities say 20 year-old Clovis resident Justice Medina was cited for blocking streets without a permit. Police say Medina directed several hundred marchers to block traffic on Shaw Avenue. The protest began at Blackstone and Shaw in Fresno and continued east into Clovis. 

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