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Hundreds packed into a standing-room-only hearing Thursday to have their say on whether to mine Jesse Morrow Mountain. But after hours of public comment, mostly against the proposed 100-acre rock quarry in the Sierra foothills, the Fresno County Planning Commission postponed its vote.
Republican lawmakers led by Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Elk Grove, have been quietly overseeing the rewrite of a huge California water bill since last summer. The bill could shape everything from the San Joaquin River to Sacramento Valley water deliveries. But despite the broad-based impact, Democrats feel shut out.
The city of Lindsay is cutting costs on municipal construction projects -- such as the new library that opens Friday -- by using city workers instead of hiring contractors.
A 47-year-old Madera man was arrested today on suspicion of possessing child pornography, the Madera County Sheriff's Department said. Detectives serving a search warrant at the man's home also found a small pile of children's undergarments and a bag of processed marijuana.
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is coming to the Valley next week for a private Fresno fundraiser and a visit to the World Ag Expo in Tulare.
If Fresno residents want to transform the dropout factories in the city's largest school district, they should stop hoping for a savior.
The W.T. Grant department store opened in Fresno in 1932 at 1022-24 Fulton St., between Mariposa and Tulare streets.
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