FresnoBee.com: Jim Boren

Long road ahead to secure water bond

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

It may turn out that getting the $11.1 billion state water bond on next November's ballot was the easy part. The biggest problem for bond backers is opponents will have a year to raise doubts in voters' minds about the wisdom of borrowing that much money to build dams and other projects. Read comments

First let's make big changes in Legislature

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PST

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. Read comments

Family feud for the 30th district

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:00:00 PST

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 Parra, are dragging their parents into the ruckus. Read comments

Dim future lies ahead for state's colleges

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

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. Read comments

Will our state ever rise above mediocre?

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

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. Read comments

Both sides had a role in creating water loss

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

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 diverting farm water to environmental uses. Read comments