Gov. Gavin Newsom has less than three weeks to convince voters to keep him in office, and recent polls indicate that the electorate is almost evenly split. To learn the latest on the recall, and why Latino voters could decide the election, Kathleen Schock spoke to Calmatters political reporter Laurel …
Read More »San Joaquin Valley Congressional District Election Results, So Far
You can check the results for congressional races in districts throughout the San Joaquin Valley in the tables below, courtesy of CalMatters . The tables are using data from the California Secretary of State’s website . They will refresh every five minutes. Congressional District 4 Congressional District 16 Congressional District …
Read More »Where To Find The Latest San Joaquin Valley Election Results
While voting has ended, the tabulation of ballots continues through the end of this month. County election clerks have until December 4 to send results to the Secretary of State, which means in some particularly close races, a winner may not be obvious for a few weeks. The Valley Public …
Read More »Looking Back On The 2020 Election And Its Impact On The San Joaquin Valley
Valley Edition Host Kathleen Schock speaks with Jim Boren, executive director of the Institute for Media and Public Trust at Fresno State, Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America and Clint Olivier, former Fresno City Council member and executive director of the Business Federation of the Central Valley about how …
Read More »COVID-19, Homelessness, The Election: What We Learned From Our Valley Votes Survey
With the election coming up next Tuesday, we wanted to delve into what brings voters to the polls. What do they want changed? What do they want candidates to address in their neighborhoods? We decided to ask residents using a survey we called “ Valley Votes 2020 .” We collected …
Read More »Jerry Dyer Optimistic As Early Results In Mayoral Election Give Him Strong Lead
Fresno’s former Chief of Police led the city’s mayoral race late Tuesday night according to the county’s early results. By 10:30 p.m., close to a quarter of the votes were in, and more than 54% of them counted in Jerry Dyer’s favor. At a packed election party at the Elbow …
Read More »The Primary Election Is On Tuesday – But You Knew That, Right?
Polls show candidates Andrew Janz and Jerry Dyer are neck and neck. And that race, along with other local races, could be decided next Tuesday. If one candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, there’s no runoff in November. But do people know that? We spoke with several …
Read More »In The Studio: Congressmen Costa & Cox To Face Strong Contenders In 2020 Election
Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria says she’s running against Democratic Rep. Jim Costa for the state’s 16th Congressional District. Meanwhile David Valadao filed yesterday to run against Democratic Rep. TJ Cox. In 2018, Cox defeated Valadao for the 21st Congressional seat by less than 1,000 votes. Moderator Kathleen Schock gets …
Read More »‘A Coen Brothers Movie In The Making’ – Inside A Failed Attempt At Election Meddling In Tulare
When Tulare Regional Medical Center reopened its doors back in October, it was a new beginning . The embattled hospital had been closed for a year after its previous owner had bungled its finances so badly —and suspiciously—that declaring bankruptcy became the only way to start over . But there’s …
Read More »In Election Upset, Sanger City Councilmember Hurtado On Way To State Senate
When it comes to the state legislature, November’s elections contained only a handful of surprises, but one of the few occurred right here in the San Joaquin Valley: Sanger City Councilmember Melissa Hurtado will be the next State Senator to govern District 14, which encompasses parts of Fresno, Tulare, Kings …
Read More »November Election Is First Test Of New Kern County District Lines, Latino Vote
Lidia Gonzalez still lives in the same part of Delano she did a year ago. But even though she’s in the same place, she says one big thing is different- the district she lives in and the Kern County supervisor who represents her. She says it’s not just the districts …
Read More »Trailing Merced County supervisor candidate won’t concede election yet. Here’s why
The current frontrunner in the Merced County District 5 supervisor race, Scott Silveira, commanded 61.46 percent of this week’s vote, but there are more ballots left to count. He needs … Click to Continue »
Read More »Challenger in Merced school’s chief race changes his mind. Says election isn’t over
A day after conceding the Merced County Office of Education election to his opponent, the trailing candidate has changed his mind. The race between county Superintendent Steve Tietjen and Merced … Click to Continue »
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