Political Stories Top stories Jerry Brown selects California’s first medical marijuana chief — California has found its czar for medical marijuana. On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of Lori Ajax, currently the chief deputy director of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to the newly-created post overseeing the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation in the […]

Political Stories Top stories California revenue dips, possible sign of ‘revenue deterioration’ to come — It’s been a heady ride for California finances in recent years, with budget revenue outpacing estimates by billions of dollars, buoyed along by the state’s healthy economic growth in 2015. Could that trend be coming to an end? Preliminary tax revenue for […]

Political Stories Top stories Costa, Valadao pile up congressional campaign cash; opponents lag – Incumbent congressmen Jim Costa and David Valadao are totally dominating their respective races in fundraising, newly released campaign finance reports show. It’s not even close between them and their challengers. Fresno Bee article California doctors’ lobbying group formally backs marijuana legalization — California Medical […]