fresno elections 2008

Here's some depressing news for the backers of a planned medical school at UC Merced: Mark Yudof, the new University of California president, thinks the university isn't ready the project. "I personally do not think it's realistic to think you... EJ Schultz

Sen. Dianne Feinstein has named two high-profile Fresno attorneys to a bipartisan committee that will recommend federal judges, United States attorneys and U.S. Marshals for appointment in California. Lowell Carruth, a partner with McCormick, Barstow, Sheppard, Wayte & Carruth, and... John Ellis

Former state Assembly Member Nicole Parra says she has a new job. She just won't say what it is. "I don't want to jinx it. I really want to do this job," she said by phone today. She said a... EJ Schultz

Perhaps running the CIA will prove a bit easier than fixing California government. Leon Panetta could soon find out. The Californian and former Clinton White House chief of staff is Barack Obama's choice to head the intelligence agency, according to... EJ Schultz