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20 Oct

BLOG: The kids have spoken. Dave’s Hot Chicken is Fresno’s new hot spot

published on October 20, 2025 - 10:58 AM

While North Fresno, River Park and Fig Garden are the hot spots for fine dining, the former Burger King by

14 Oct

BLOG: Why Prop. 50 could cost the Central Valley its voice

published on October 14, 2025 - 2:20 PM

California faces real problems — a housing crisis, natural disasters and a business climate that drives employers away. So why

14 Oct

BLOG – Multifamily Insights: Expense growth, income stability and the 1031 exchange opportunity

published on - 9:42 AM

Multifamily investors have felt real pressure over the past few years from rising operating costs. Operators we work with report

06 Oct

BLOG: California Farm Bureau urges rejection of Prop. 50

published on October 6, 2025 - 4:41 PM

Voters may have hoped for a break from politics in what is usually a nonelection year, but like it or

30 Sep

BLOG: The Case for Domestic Manufacturing — Making things matters

published on September 30, 2025 - 9:13 AM

To the typical citizen, the principle that “making things matters” probably seems self-evident. In a recent poll by my organization,

26 Sep

BLOG: California’s tax rules under siege — Howard Jarvis strikes back

published on September 26, 2025 - 10:06 AM

Proposition 13 may be one of the only things California has going for it when it comes to making it

23 Sep

BLOG: A most successful 60 Ideas in Sixty Minutes for 2025

published on September 23, 2025 - 2:04 PM

The Business Journal hosted its eighth-annual 60 Ideas in Sixty Minutes virtual event on Tuesday morning, welcoming hundreds of viewers

22 Sep

BLOG – The Case for Domestic Manufacturing: Making things matters

published on September 22, 2025 - 2:38 PM

To the typical citizen, the principle that “making things matters” probably seems self-evident. In a recent poll by my organization,

12 Sep

BLOG: Prescription Affordability Crisis: How SB 41 Could Make a Bad Situation Worse

published on September 12, 2025 - 12:23 PM

In recent months, Governor Gavin Newsom and the state legislature have responded to California’s growing affordability crisis with initiatives to

12 Sep

BLOG: Two years later, Californians still don’t know full impact of the $20 fast food wage

published on - 8:49 AM

As the California Legislature churns toward the end of its 2025 session this week, processing the remnants of thousands of

BLOG: For the Central Valley, policy must work in practice — not just on paper

Posted: February 18, 2026 at 2:41 pm

For the Central Valley, Sacramento is not abstract. State policy
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BLOG: Hobby Lobby called California “off limits” — then Visalia broke sales records

Posted: February 17, 2026 at 8:22 am

When Hobby Lobby decided to open its first store in
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