San Joaquin Valley (California)

CSUS faculty express distrust in Shirvani: No-confidence vote on president widely supported

TURLOCK, Nov 21, 2009 (The Modesto Bee - Faculty at California State University, Stanislaus, overwhelmingly supported a no-confidence vote against President Ham Shirvani. In fact, our lack of confidence in Shirvani has been...

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GOP gubernatorial hopeful pays visit to Modesto: Poizner suggests business-friendly fixes to heal...

Nov 21, 2009 (The Modesto Bee - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Poizner touted tax cuts and regulatory reforms as a path to economic stability for the state in a...

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Wine lovers find huge buys in Ripon bins

RIPON, Nov 21, 2009 (The Modesto Bee - The Wine Group is holding one of its occasional sales to clear warehouse space at the old Franzia Winery. "We've been here before and saw some very good wines and thought we would get some...

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Second autopsy contradicts county's findings in jail Taser death

Nov 21, 2009 (The Modesto Bee - An autopsy report commissioned by Craig Prescott's family says the 38-year-old former sheriff's deputy died from a lack of oxygen to the brain during a struggle with jailers in April while in...

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Update: Few details as ’study-in’ ends

Participants in the “study-in” at the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno exited the building Saturday at 7:45 a.m. after staying overnight. Following a night of discussions with the library dean, which...

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Gallo Center warns of high-cost tickets: 'Unscrupulous' Web sites called a ripoff

Nov 21, 2009 (The Modesto Bee - For example, tickets to the touring Broadway show "The Wedding Singer," to be performed Nov. 27-29 at the Gallo Center for the Arts are $45-$89 when purchased from www.galloarts.org. Lynn...

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StanCERA releases list of $100,000-plus pensioners

Nov 21, 2009 (The Modesto Bee - Fifty public service retirees are getting pensions greater than $100,000 a year from the Stanislaus County Employees' Retirement Association, according to records released Friday. Former County...

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'UConn Women To Visit Stanford Next Season'

'UConn's athletic department has announced the dates for two games next season that will be played between Christmas and New Year's Day. The Huskies will play the University of Pacific in Stockton, Calif, on Dec. 28 and then...

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Bad times spark talk of world's end

By Ron Orozco McClatchy-Tribune News Service Prophecies about the end of the world have been debated by scholars, theologians and religious leaders for a long time. Margaret Gonsoulin, a sociology professor at California State...

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Students protest cut hours with library study-in

Brianna Campbell / The Collegian Students took over the Henry Madden Library at California State University, Fresno Friday night to push the administration to extend its hours. Ninety-four students, along with several...

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