There aren't many people who think state government is operating properly, but the disagreement comes when you start discussing how to fix it. While the reform movement in California has many champions, it has no real direction.

If the Florez and Parra families didn't hate each other so much, next year's legislative elections in the San Joaquin Valley would be boring. But now the chief instigators in the feud, state Sen. Dean Florez and former Assembly Member Nicole Par

We'll soon be celebrating two important centennial events in Fresno, and the entire San Joaquin Valley is expected to participate in the festivities honoring the work of two educational institutions.

Oh, what a great state California once was. We were the leader in almost every phase of American life and people flocked here to be a part of the Golden State magic.

To hear all the shouting over the lack of water for farms on the San Joaquin Valley's west side, you'd think this problem was created solely by Democrats catering to their environmental friends. But the Republicans also played a major role in di