Bill McEwen, Author at GV Wire

Say It Ain’t So, Devin. Congress Turned You Into a Fat Cat?

July 19, 2018

Rep. Devin Nunes portrays himself as a humble, hard-working servant of the people. Just a dairyman's son sticking up for farmers and (nonunion) blue-collar workers who are always getting the shaft from city ...

A Better Fresno Is Within Our Grasp. Will We Do the Smart Thing?

Bill McEwen

July 16, 2018

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand isn't giving up on seeing a half-cent public-safety and parks sales tax — split right down the middle — make it to the November ballot. Opinion Bill McEwen Despite t...

Fed Up, He Takes on River West Trash With His Own Hands

Bill McEwen

July 11, 2018

Sometimes there comes a point when even a patient person who has spent much of his life in government and understands how things work there can't take the red tape and turf wars anymore. That's what happened...

Next Time a Fresno Kid Gets Shot, Call Your Council Tax Fighter & Give ‘Em an Earful

Bill McEwen

June 29, 2018

I'm fed up with so-called leaders who complain about Fresno crime but really are more concerned about burnishing their credentials as tax fighters. Opinion Bill McEwen As tax fighting is an...

Combined photo board of Rep. Devin Nunes, left, and challenger Andrew Janz

Janz Presses Attack Against Trump & Nunes on Immigration

Bill McEwen

June 26, 2018

Democratic congressional candidate Andrew Janz of Fresno returned from his weekend trip to the U.S-Mexico border "disappointed" that he wasn't able to see the conditions there for incarcerated detainees. But...

Housing Project Honors Sal Gonzales Sr.’s Inspiring Legacy

Bill McEwen

June 20, 2018

One hundred and thirty-five units of affordable housing are coming to southeast Fresno. Eighty-nine of the units will be for low-income families. Forty-six will be reserved for low-income seniors. There will...

Photo of one of the 700 grizzlies in the Yellowstone region

Grizzly Bears in California? The Dream Lives.

Bill McEwen

June 14, 2018

In 2014, an environmental group began a "Bring Back the Bears" petition drive in California that has attracted almost 20,000 signatures. Additionally, research shows that a section along the crest of the Sie...

Photo of Tim Draper talking to the Commonwealth Club of California

Draper’s 3 States Folly Would Create 1 NorCal Super-State

Bill McEwen

June 13, 2018

Inspired by what Robin Williams said about cocaine, pardon me for stating the obvious: Ballot measures are God's way of saying that Tim Draper is making too much money. Opinion Bill McEwen ...

Madera County Voters Lead the Way Among Valley Counties

Bill McEwen

June 8, 2018

It's not clear what exactly drove California voters to mail in their ballots and show up at the polls. For Republicans, perhaps it was President Donald Trump's endorsement of John Cox and the opportunity to ...

Who Will Arias Face in November? It’s Too Close To Call

Bill McEwen

June 6, 2018

Every vote counts. That is the takeaway in Fresno City Council District 3, where just 14 votes separate three contenders for a ticket to the run-off against top vote-getter Miguel Arias. Bill McEw...

US Government: Over 1,800 Migrant Kids Reunited by Deadline

Need a New Car? Air District Will Give You Up to $9,500.

Valadao Challenges Cox to Congressional TV Debates

Trump Honors Federal Immigration Officials at White House

AP Fact Check: Trump's Take on Immigrant Crime Off Mark

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Would New Fresno CC Science Building Give Blackstone a Lift?

Singer Chris Brown Walks Off Stage & Into Deputy's Handcuffs

That Scrutinized Bit of Meyer’s OSU Contract May Be New Norm

Beating ‘Thriller,’ the Eagles Have No. 1 Album of All-Time

Silver & Blackout TV: Why Fresno Can’t See Derek Carr in Preseason

Time to Pass Safe & Affordable Drinking Water Fund Legislation

Tax Vote Should’ve Been 50/50 For Parks & Police: Ashjian

Why Anti-Trump Latino Voters Won’t Swing the Midterms

Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Social Media Must Stop Targeting Conservatives

Want To Boost Creativity? Connect With Someone From a Foreign Country.

Leaders Applaud New Community Center for Highway City

Inside the Sacred Danger of Thailand’s Caves

The Syrian War as Told Through the Photographer’s Eyes

Bill McEwen

Say It Ain’t So, Devin. Congress Turned You Into a Fat Cat?

A Better Fresno Is Within Our Grasp. Will We Do the Smart Thing?

Fed Up, He Takes on River West Trash With His Own Hands

Next Time a Fresno Kid Gets Shot, Call Your Council Tax Fighter & Give ‘Em an Earful

Janz Presses Attack Against Trump & Nunes on Immigration

Housing Project Honors Sal Gonzales Sr.’s Inspiring Legacy

Grizzly Bears in California? The Dream Lives.

Draper’s 3 States Folly Would Create 1 NorCal Super-State

Madera County Voters Lead the Way Among Valley Counties

Who Will Arias Face in November? It’s Too Close To Call

Author Bill McEwen