Regardless of whether we classify the new coronavirus as a pandemic, it is a serious issue. In less than two months, it has spread over several...
Fresno County Department of Public Health’s Interim Health Officer Rais Vohra, M.D., answers many of the questions you might have about novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the...
“Social distancing.” In this time of coronavirus, it sounds straightforward: Avoid crowds. Don’t shake hands. Shield the elderly and infirm from infection. If necessary, go home...
For three straight years, state Sen. Scott Wiener has tried to force California cities to swallow more apartment buildings near public transit, arguing it’s the only...
If agriculture in the San Joaquin Valley is going to survive, water leaders need to get cozy with new ideas and new allies. And, yes, that...
Water plays a lead role in the state’s political theater, with Democrats and Republicans polarized, farmers often fighting environmentalists and cities pitted against rural communities. Rivers...
To understand California’s climate change challenge, look no further than its popular ride-hailing companies. Uber, Lyft and other companies make up a tiny piece of the...
There can be no more excuses or pleadings for more time from Fresno Unified about its terrible academic performance. Never has the district had more tools...
Local planning officials are racing to implement a state law that could dramatically increase the cost of building new homes and businesses in many local communities....
Newspapers all over the country no longer endorse or, as The Fresno Bee says, “recommend” candidates in political contests. The Arizona Republic became the latest last week,...
