Bill McEwen, Author at GV Wire

The Days of Rubber-Stamping Liquor Licenses Are Over

April 22, 2019

The shameful City Hall ritual of rubber-stamping liquor licenses finally faces its deserved demise. For decades, residents, school officials, and ministers have sought to convince city officials the last thi...

Will Devin Nunes Stop Talking to the Visalia Times-Delta, Too?

Bill McEwen

April 19, 2019

Cheers to the Visalia Times-Delta editorial board for calling Rep. Devin Nunes' $150 million defamation lawsuit against The Fresno Bee what it is: "poppycock." Opinion Bill McEwen Many out...

Brand Keeps His Word. Now Have Your Say on New Police Chief.

Bill McEwen

April 18, 2019

Lee Brand faces the biggest decision of his first mayoral term with eyes wide open. Whoever succeeds Jerry Dyer as Fresno police chief, the mayor says, "somebody is going to be unhappy." Opinion ...

Madera Pharmacist Arrested on Opioid Trafficking Charges

Bill McEwen

April 16, 2019

A Madera pharmacist and two Fresno men were arrested Tuesday for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to distribute the opioids oxycodone and hydrocodone, according to federal officials. The arrests followed a...

Six Essential Things to Know About Devin Nunes’ Lawsuits

Bill McEwen

April 15, 2019

After the Republicans lost the House of Representatives in November, my colleague, David Taub, asked Fresno State political science professor Thomas Holyoke how the election results might affect Rep. Devin Nune...

Fresno Unified Trustees in No Hurry to Decide Measure X Projects

Bill McEwen

April 12, 2019

A special meeting Friday on how to spend the remaining $170 million in Fresno Unified's Measure X construction bonds didn't produce action on a single project. Instead, the trustees voiced their thoughts on ...

Newsom Teams With Fresno on New Affordable Housing Idea

Bill McEwen

April 12, 2019

Affordable housing developed in partnership with the state will be put on the fast track in Fresno and other cities under a plan unveiled Thursday by Gov. Gavin Newsom. The housing will be built on vacant st...

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...

Photo of Rutherford B. Gaston Middle School in Fresno, CA

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...

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...

Gray Whale Found Dead on San Francisco Beach Was Hit by a Ship

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Newsom Apologizes, Calls Treatment of Native Americans Genocide

Toxic Algae a Danger for Swimmers at San Luis Reservoir

Mapping US Counties Where Traffic Air Pollution Hurts Kids the Most

Valley Children’s Again Ranks Among the Nation’s Best

Fact Check: Trump’s Falsehoods on Electoral College, Border Wall

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Summer Movie Preview: 'The Lion King' Roars Again

Mariska Hargitay: Haven’t Been in Touch With Linda Fairstein

Police: 4 Shot, 3 Arrested at Raptors Rally in Toronto

Former Clovis High, Fresno City Wrestler Released Without Charges

What Does Fresno Want in Next Police Chief? Everything.

Walters: Bill Reduces Ballot Measure Transparency

In California, a Blue Wave and Progressive Governor: So Why Are so Many Leftist Plans Going Under?

Cities Pledge to Find Solutions to California’s Homeless Crisis

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

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

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

2020 Fresno Mayoral Poll: Police Chief and Janz Lead Brand

A Look at Fresno’s Judiciary as Mangano Takes His Robe

California Poll: Biden the Choice of Likely Democratic Voters

Trump Says He’d ‘Want to Hear’ Foreign Dirt on His Rivals

Bill McEwen

The Days of Rubber-Stamping Liquor Licenses Are Over

Will Devin Nunes Stop Talking to the Visalia Times-Delta, Too?

Brand Keeps His Word. Now Have Your Say on New Police Chief.

Madera Pharmacist Arrested on Opioid Trafficking Charges

Six Essential Things to Know About Devin Nunes’ Lawsuits

Fresno Unified Trustees in No Hurry to Decide Measure X Projects

Newsom Teams With Fresno on New Affordable Housing Idea

Fresno Unified Trustees Will Decide Measure X Projects Friday

U.S. Attorney Ends Probe Into Fresno Unified Construction Projects

Brandau and Bredefeld Deserve to be Read the Riot Act

Author Bill McEwen