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The battle to be Fresno's next mayor kicked off at 8 a.m. Wednesday, when Lee Brand and H. Spees, two bleary-eyed former mayoral adversaries, met for breakfast at the DoubleTree Hotel. Brand and Spees gathered to talk about a gentleman's agreement they made in the weeks leading up to Tuesday's primary election: The loser between the two would support the winner.
Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters Brandi L. Orth describes how ineligible or creative names used for write-in candidates must be weeded out and delay the counting process. Nathan Magsig, a candidate for Fresno County Board of Supervisors, speaks during his primary party about his chances of an outright victory on Tuesday, June 7, 2016.
Those of us who were eagerly anticipating the debate seemingly agreed to by Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders were disappointed by the Trump campaign statement delivered at a classic document dump time slot: late Friday afternoon on a holiday weekend: Based on the fact that the Democratic nominating process is totally rigged and Crooked Hillary Clinton and Deborah Wasserman Schultz will not allow Bernie Sanders to win, and now that I am the presumptive Republican nominee, it seems inappropriate that I would debate the second place finisher. Likewise, the networks want to make a killing on these events and are not proving to be too generous to charitable causes, in this case, women's health issues.
By JILL COLVIN and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. - Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told California voters Friday that he can solve their water crisis, declaring, "There is no drought."
Donald Trump campaign rallies drew vocal crowds of protesters in San Diego and Fresno on Friday, all under heavy police presence following similar events around the country that led to violence and arrests. About a thousand Trump foes demonstrated outside San Diego's convention center, some engaging in shouting matches with the candidate's supporters and many carrying signs critical of his plan to wall off the U.S. border with Mexico, which runs just south of the city.
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