Archive for February 3rd, 2010

12:56 p.m.: The Fresno City Council this morning unanimously approved an emergency resolution to hire Graham Prewett, Inc. to put a new roof on the Fresno Art Museum. Read comments »

The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department faces another gender-based legal challenge, the fifth in a series of claims by female employees. »

Attorneys selected jurors Wednesday in a sexual harassment case brought by a former female records clerk against the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department. »

A Stanislaus County pilot remained in critical condition Wednesday, one day after his crop-dusting helicopter crashed in an almond orchard a few miles southeast of Escalon. »

50 YEARS AGO: Modesto High School's varsity basketball team carried a 24-home-game winning streak into a battle with Downey High. The Panthers had not been beaten in their home gymnasium since Jan. 10, 1958. »

TURLOCK -- For the second time in three weeks, a co-ed duo of thieves snatched a purse from a woman at a grocery store parking lot, police here said. »

KETTLEMAN CITY -- The regional administrator for the federal Environmental Protection Agency said he "learned a lot" after talking Wednesday with residents of this poor farmworker community about a cluster of birth defect cases. Read comments »

Wildlife officials have ended the search for two mountain lions after two hikers reported a confrontation in a San Mateo County park. »

A rising tide of complaints has led to plans at Fresno City Hall for a crackdown on unlicensed contractors. Read comments »

The arraignment of a Turlock man charged with murder in what investigators say was a road rage attack has been delayed until next week. »

Evelyn Haas, a prominent philanthropist and widow of Levi Strauss & Co. CEO Walter Haas Jr., has died. »

Residents of Mission Viejo have voted to recall their embattled mayor, Lance MacLean, by a slim 19-vote margin. »

Work crews have met a major milestone in the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge construction project. »

I just caught this on the City of Santa Clara press release feed: If you want to learn Spanish, French, Mandarin, Japanese, or Russian, and you live in Santa Clara, go and get yourself a library card right away. With your Santa Clara City Library card you can now access Mango Languages, an online... »

WASHINGTON — Republican state Sen. Jeff Denham of Atwater built a million-dollar state campaign war chest, but he can’t directly tap it as he runs for Congress. Read comments »