[4] The two Central Valley newspapers, closely linked by family ownership and editorial philosophy, formed the core of what later grew into The McClatchy Company.

[5] The Fresno Republican had been founded in 1876, by Dr. Chester A. Rowell and a group of investors that included inventor and entrepreneur Frank Dusy.

The Fresno Bee began publishing the Spanish newspaper Vida en el Valle in 1990.

Nunes took issue with several op-eds the paper had published on his handling of Russian interference in the 2016 elections.

[10] In July 2024, the newspaper announced it will reduce its print days to three a week: Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays.