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The City of Fresno announced the 37 members of the new Police Reform Commission Friday. The city council, mayor, and mayor-elect all committed to taking the recommendations seriously. The commission’s roster includes Fresno State NAACP president D’Aungillique Jackson, retired judge Robert Oliver and representatives from non-profits, religious organizations, and law …

The state of California on Thursday greenlighted a suite of energy projects to serve the San Joaquin Valley, for a total investment of over $ 56 million. The California Public Utilities Commission has approved almost a dozen pilot projects to improve energy infrastructure in 11 disadvantaged communities across the Valley. …

Leaders from across the central San Joaquin Valley gathered Friday to promise people here they won’t give up the fight for Temperance Flat reservoir, one day after the California Water … Click to Continue »

The California Water Commission delivered bad news last Friday to the backers of a proposed new dam on the San Joaquin River near Fresno. Supporters had hoped to receive around $ 1 billion in funding for the $ 2.7 billion project from the money voters approved in the 2014 Proposition …

UC Merced’s Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Charles Nies has been appointed to the California Student Aid Commission by Gov. Jerry Brown. The commission is tasked with making education beyond … Click to Continue »

Nearly 1,000 people in the Central Valley are now officially new U.S. citizens. And for many, they say the recent Presidential election played a big role. 975 people from 57 countries took the oath of citizenship at the Fresno Convention Center Tuesday, the final step in their process of moving …

Merced’s Planning Commission has approved a 5,500-square-foot car wash for the city’s downtown, making for at least the second pending car wash project, records show. The Prime Shine Car Wash … Click to Continue »

A Merced commission on Monday recommended naming a south Merced splash pad after a former Merced Sun-Star photographer who died suddenly in 2012. The Merced Parks and Recreation Commission voted … Click to Continue »

A decision by the supreme court is keeping California State Election Districts exactly where they are. The court announced the 5 to 4 ruling Monday to uphold the constitutionality of Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission, the same type of redistricting that’s practiced here in California. Independent commissions are non-partisan groups of …