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A still-unidentified "parking meter avenger" has intensified a campaign against Scotland's parking enforcement system by repeatedly disabling meters with glue and foam. While officials are treating the acts as vandalism and trying to find the culprit, the search has been complicated by a community that appears more frustrated with parking enforcement than with the mystery saboteur. 

Fox News reports that Republicans generally agree on holding Fauci accountable for refusing to answer questions, but they are divided over Rand Paul's plan to bypass a full Senate vote and send a contempt referral directly to the DOJ.

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Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer says the upcoming City Council election could significantly change the direction of city government, and he admitted that possibility "scares" him. At least three new councilmembers, and possibly four, will take office after the November election because no incumbents are running in the contested council races. 

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Newsom has signed AB 1923 into law, ensuring the Better Roads, Safe Streets measure will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot. AB 1923 passed the California Legislature amid intense political fighting. Supporters such as Esmeralda Soria describe it as a victory for voter choice and democratic participation, while opponents including Garry Bredefeld and Diane Pearce see it as state overreach that bypasses local authority. The legislation has now been signed by Gov. Newsom. 

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AB 1923, authored by Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria, became the legislative vehicle used to place Fresno County's Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation initiative before voters on Nov. 3, 2026. A key feature of the bill is its urgency clause, which allows it to become law immediately upon the governor's signature rather than waiting until the start of the next year. 

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This Washington Post column by Monica Hesse argues that the return of Ted Lasso is timely because the character's defining strength, optimism, remains a rare and valuable trait in modern culture. The piece is less a TV review and more a reflection on why audiences connected with Ted in the first place and why they may need him again now. 

Scientists have successfully used CRISPR gene-editing technology to create what may be the world's first dogs specifically engineered to eliminate a major dog allergen, potentially opening the door to truly hypoallergenic pets in the future.  

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Perez Hilton was transported to a Miami area hospital this week, where he was said to be receiving medical attention after appearing to harm himself on a TikTok livestream video. 

The Wall Street Journal reports that Jeanine Pirro's decision to drop criminal cases tied to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool followed growing concerns among prosecutors that the evidence did not support the government's original vandalism theory.

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Philip dives into an opinion article about the Tea Party. The columnist's central claim is that comparisons between today's democratic socialist movement and the Republican Tea Party movement of 2009-2010 are only partially correct. The author argues that both movements gained support by channeling frustration with their parties' establishments, but that the goals and implications of democratic socialism are significantly different. 

The Trump White House released newly declassified FBI documents showing that, after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey in 2017, the FBI opened a counterintelligence investigation into whether Trump might have been acting on behalf of Russia. The investigation was code-named “Oxferd Comma” and was part of the broader Russia-related inquiry known as Crossfire Hurricane.

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U.S. officials are investigating a wave of cyberattacks targeting water and wastewater systems in at least 12 states, with Iran emerging as the leading suspect, according to sources cited by ABC News. Despite the breadth of the attacks, authorities say there have been no widespread disruptions to drinking water supplies or wastewater treatment operations so far. 

A New Jersey police department used an unusual tactic to catch distracted drivers: an officer dressed up as a bush-like shrub and hid along a busy roadway. The strategy proved highly effective, resulting in 74 distracted-driving citations in just six hours.

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The Fresno Bee reports that Clovis leaders are increasingly concerned about the tone of local political campaigns as several high-profile elections approach. While disagreements over Measure C and other issues remain sharp, council members including Drew Bessinger and Lynne Ashbeck are urging candidates to focus on policy differences instead of personal attacks, with much of the current controversy centering on social-media exchanges involving Mayor Pro Tem Diane Pearce and Mayor Vong Mouanoutoua.  

Former California Assembly GOP leader Heath Flora was removed from his leadership role amid allegations that he carried on two overlapping extramarital affairs, along with ongoing scrutiny of campaign spending and active ethics investigations. While the allegations remain disputed and investigations are ongoing, the controversy was significant enough that Assembly Republicans replaced Flora with Alexandra Macedo as caucus leader.

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Bill McEwen argues that former Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin is aggressively supporting the Better Roads Safe Streets transportation tax initiative because of her broader influence in Fresno politics and public policy. 

Assemblymember Esmeralda Soria transformed a bill originally designed to help financially distressed hospitals into legislation aimed at getting Fresno County's Better Roads, Safe Streets transportation measure onto the November ballot. Supporters see it as a way to fund long-needed road repairs, while critics, particularly healthcare leaders, argue that abandoning the hospital-loan proposal could hurt medical facilities across California. 

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