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The San Joaquin River’s first pulse of restoration water — moving slowly about 45 miles downstream of Friant Dam — soon may hit a temporary block. Except this barrier is legal, not physical.

The apartments along Lowe Avenue in southeast Fresno sound like a good deal. For about $600 a month you can get two bedrooms, and bad credit won't keep you out.

How has the Valley changed over the decades? Bee photographer John Walker matches historical photos with images of his own, taken from the same point of view. Walker spices the pictures with stories of early Fresno and its inhabitants.

SACRAMENTO — Valley farmers scored big wins in the package of water bills state lawmakers passed Wednesday, but most of the benefits are years away — if they come at all.

In a recession, it seems, people eat more tortillas and stop buying bouquets for their sweethearts. Tortilla-makers landed on a recent top-10 list of best-performing privately held companies, and florists landed in the bottom 10.

A looming balloon payment is the driving force behind secretive stadium lease renegotiations that promise to dramatically change the troubled relationship between the Fresno Grizzlies and City Hall.

The Crime Map charts the time and location of reported felonies in the city of Fresno. You also can search a neighborhood for crime reports, and track the frequency of crime types over a chosen period of time.

The Data Center makes available to the public many of the links and databases – including some developed by The Bee – that reporters and editors use for research. You can search records ranging from property assessments to public employee salaries.