Bill McEwen, Author at GV Wire

Environmental portrait of Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic

Slatic Must Shape Up or Face Getting Shipped Out

July 15, 2019

It's obvious seven months into his service on the Fresno Unified school board that Terry Slatic misunderstands his trustee duties. A trustee's biggest jobs are to set the vision for the district, keep a clos...

Costa ‘Disappointed’ By Soria’s Challenge of His House Seat

David Taub and Bill McEwen

July 11, 2019

Esmeralda Soria officially revealed a poorly kept secret — she is running for Congress against fellow Democrat Jim Costa. Soria made the announcement Thursday with a three-minute video on Facebook. “I am ...

Shutterstock photo of a young male student celebrating his admission to a magnet schooltu

Are Fresno Unified Magnet School Lotteries on the Up and Up?

Bill McEwen

July 11, 2019

Fresno Unified School District's magnet schools are some of the best anywhere. They're innovative, challenging, and staffed with top-flight teachers. In many of them, naturally, applicants exceed capacity. T...

Is Fresno Ready to Talk About Race? If Not, Shame on Us.

Bill McEwen

July 10, 2019

Is Fresno ready to honestly talk about race with willing ears and open minds? If not, the economy of our metropolitan region will never truly hum and scores of residents in poor neighborhoods will continue t...

DA Smittcamp Talks Gangs, Stolen Guns, Sentencing Reforms

Bill McEwen

July 9, 2019

Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp is calling for a community-wide effort to prevent children from joining gangs. She also has a message for otherwise law-abiding citizens: Lock up your guns! If ...

Aerial perspective of new Central Unified high school

With New High School, Central Unified Reaches for the Stars

Bill McEwen

June 28, 2019

Pick a word. Stunning. Exciting. Expensive. Bill McEwen Opinion All apply to Central Unified's newest high school, which breaks ground Saturday morning at Ashlan and Grantland avenues an...

Photo of disgraced former Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Keith Foster’s Drug Convictions

Bill McEwen

June 24, 2019

In a ruling filed last week, the Ninth Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the 2017 heroin and marijuana trafficking convictions of then-Fresno Deputy Police Chief Keith Foster. "Foster’s phone calls...

Got a Beef With Code Enforcement? A New ‘Sheriff’ Is in Charge.

Bill McEwen

June 21, 2019

Cars parked in the front yard, broken-down RVs seemingly anchored to the street, and junk stockpiled by hoarders have driven residents and Fresno City Council members bonkers for years. On Thursday, the coun...

Advance Peace Isn’t About Paying Gang Members Not to Shoot People

Bill McEwen

June 20, 2019

A renewed effort to convince gang members to become law-abiding citizens is coming Fresno's way. What that initiative looks like, how much it costs, and who funds it, however, will be decided over the next t...

Fresno Judge Is Latest to Rule New Murder Law Unconstitutional

Bill McEwen

June 19, 2019

Fresno County Superior Court Judge Brian Alvarez has ruled that a change made by the Legislature to the state's felony murder law is unconstitutional. His ruling adds to the growing divide about whether SB 1...

Police Cameras Track Hawks' Family Time on Clovis Water Tower

Club One’s Spiral Garage Deal in Jeopardy As Partner Drops Out

House Condemns Trump’s ‘Racist’ Words. 4 GOP Join Dems in Vote.

California Set to Pay $1.65 Billion for Work on High-Speed Rail

California Has Housing Crisis, Legislature Has No Fix Yet

Police Aren’t the Only Ones Who Can Make Communities Safer

Poll: Many Feeling Vulnerable Despite Economic Gains

Trump Said Water Wars ‘Easy’ to Fix. What Do Farmers Say Now?

As Craft Beer Market Grows, so Do Wild Flavors

Fresno’s Mike Oz Explains How He Got His Own 2019 Topps Allen And Ginter Baseball Card

49ers Sign K Robbie Gould to Four-Year Contract

Graphic Suicide Scene Edited out of ’13 Reasons Why’ Finale

Walters: New State Budget Has Some Big Caveats

As Hedge Funds Fight for Control of PG&E, Here Is How Workers See It

Black Mother in Labor Told Not to Scream. Can California Fix Maternity Care Racism?

Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Space Race

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Biden and Trump Attack Each Other in a Possible 2020 Preview

NW Fresno Traffic is a Horror Show. How Would Council Candidates Fix It?

O’Rourke’s Fundraising Woes Revive Concerns About Campaign

Buttigieg, Biden Represent Democrats’ Generational Divide

Bill McEwen

Slatic Must Shape Up or Face Getting Shipped Out

Costa ‘Disappointed’ By Soria’s Challenge of His House Seat

Are Fresno Unified Magnet School Lotteries on the Up and Up?

Is Fresno Ready to Talk About Race? If Not, Shame on Us.

DA Smittcamp Talks Gangs, Stolen Guns, Sentencing Reforms

With New High School, Central Unified Reaches for the Stars

Ninth Circuit Court Upholds Keith Foster’s Drug Convictions

Got a Beef With Code Enforcement? A New ‘Sheriff’ Is in Charge.

Advance Peace Isn’t About Paying Gang Members Not to Shoot People

Fresno Judge Is Latest to Rule New Murder Law Unconstitutional

Author Bill McEwen