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Author Bill McEwen

Bill McEwen

News Director

Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at bmcewen@gvwire.com.

(Fresno Unified)

Fresno Unified Trustees Will Decide Measure X Projects Friday

Bill McEwen and Myles Barker
April 11, 2019
One of the thorniest issues for many school boards is deciding which construction projects to fund. For Fresno Unified's seven trustees, the challenge is how to spend $172 million in remaining Measure X bond...
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U.S. Attorney Ends Probe Into Fresno Unified Construction Projects

Bill McEwen
April 5, 2019
U.S. Department of Justice officials based in Sacramento say that a federal investigation into construction contracts awarded by Fresno Unified School District is over and no charges will be filed. The probe...
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Brandau and Bredefeld Deserve to be Read the Riot Act

Bill McEwen
April 3, 2019
Can I just call in Jack Nicholson to give Steve Brandau and Garry Bredefeld the full "You Can't Handle the Truth" treatment? If anyone deserves a big-league butt-chewing from the fictional Col. Nathan Jessup...

300K to Expand ShotSpotter? Get It Done Today.

Bill McEwen
March 29, 2019
What if you could keep Fresno residents safer, significantly reduce gunfire, and take more guns off the street for $300,000? Most folks would say that's a great deal — let's do it today. Opinion ...
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Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

Bill McEwen
March 27, 2019
Fresno Mayor Lee Brand put human traffickers on notice Wednesday morning. We're coming after you. We're arresting you. You're going to prison. Opinion Bill McEwen And here's one more thi...
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Wild Chase Reveals FUSD Failure to Support Troubled Student

Bill McEwen
March 22, 2019
Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson and the district's trustees face perhaps the biggest challenge in his nearly 27 months of leadership. Opinion Bill McEwen On Wednesday, a student wa...
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Can Fresno State Win the Mountain West Tournament? Absolutely.

Bill McEwen
March 13, 2019
Yes, the Fresno State men's basketball team can win the Mountain West Tournament and an automatic slot in the NCAA Tournament. What happened Tuesday night in Las Vegas is evidence of that. Opinion...
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Job One for Fresno Unified Bureaucracy? Self-Preservation.

Bill McEwen
March 8, 2019
The notion that Fresno Unified School District's mission is to educate and equip children to succeed as adults was shredded Thursday at Starr Elementary School. Rather than let Trustee Terry Slatic observe a...

DA Clears Slatic and Bullard Student in Physical Confrontation

David Taub and Bill McEwen
February 15, 2019
Fresno Unified Trustee Terry Slatic will not face criminal prosecution related to a physical confrontation with a student at Bullard High School. The Fresno County District Attorney’s office announced Friday...
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Gavin, This Bargain Project Will Make You a Water & Parks Hero

Bill McEwen
February 13, 2019
I have a $1 billion proposal for Gov. Gavin Newsom that will do a lot more for the Fresno economy than the 171-mile remnant of the state's high-speed rail project. Best of all, it involves water, which the g...
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