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The Fresno County Board of Supervisors approved CEMEX gravel mine expansion by a 3-2 vote that followed party lines.
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Kern County residents voted on an open seat for the Mojave Air and Space Port this midterm election. The port serves as a public airport with research and space operations. -
Advocates for individual privacy rights warn that other companies could be just as “frightening” as Flock. -
The minority leader of the California State Assembly could be swept up by the Democrats’ midterm blue wave. -
This is the first time a Democrat party governor candidate has been backed by a majority of Kern County voters in more than 45 years. -
The City’s Homeless Assistance Response Team has now added a second unit despite longtime advocates saying the approach is inhumane and not solving homelessness. -
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REMEMBERING DOLORES HUERTA
California is remembering Dolores Huerta. Here are key dates.
The late civil rights leader Dolores Huerta will lie in honor at the California State Capitol in Sacramento ahead of other events.
At vigil honoring Dolores Huerta, mourners get one last push to vote
Huerta died just days before the 2026 Midterm Election, in which she had been active with campaigns.
Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta's love of jazz revealed her awe for art
Dolores Huerta was a civil rights icon and labor leader who met countless famous people in her long life. She was also a passionate jazz fan, who found herself speechless when she met Charlie Parker.
In Dolores Huerta’s hometown, she’s remembered as ‘someone who challenged how things were’
Dolores Huerta died on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. She was 96.
Worker rights pioneer Dolores Huerta wanted others to feel seen
Dolores Huerta fought for causes even in her golden years, when many others would be enjoying retirement. She marched or spoke at protests, panels and other events into her 90s.
What Dolores Huerta meant to longtime friend and filmmaker Luis Valdez
Dolores Huerta, a celebrated labor leader and civil rights activist, died on Wednesday at 96.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, a former Republican turned independent, lost his reelection bid. He discusses what went wrong for the GOP, the challenges of the two-party system and how Congress could work better. -
Two economists debate what California's vote on Prop 40 means for the wealth tax movement. -
The novel proposal would have charged billionaires a one-time 5% tax on most of their overall wealth, including their ownership in companies. -
Transient occupancy tax measures are approved in Madera County and Farmersville but not in Lemoore.
Nearly 250 high school students will represent the Central Valley on New Year’s Day.
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Allison Hunter / SJV WaterWhen it comes to how prepared San Joaquin Valley communities are for potential El Niño-fueled flooding, it depends on location. -
Omar Rashad / FresnolandCouncilmember Mike Karbassi made the motion to quash the imminent hearing, with Arias as a second. -
Martin do Nascimento / CalMattersGov. Gavin Newsom commuted death sentences for 548 state prisoners, saying “state-sanctioned killing is incompatible with California’s values.” Victims rights advocates criticized his decision. -
Kerry Klein/KVPRFormer Bakersfield OB-GYN Arthur Park was on trial for negligence in the 2019 deaths of his patient Demi Dominguez and her baby boy.
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Banker William Ralston balked at the idea of a town named in his honor. -
She's best known as the ex-wife of both Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, but Bonnie Owens was a country star in her own right.
