Darius Assemi, Author at GV Wire

Checklist of must-do's for Fresno Unified

This Is How Fresno Unified Can Vault to the Top

February 13, 2019

Fresno’s future depends on Fresno Unified School District. Its 74,000 students are the biggest part of our future workforce. In fact, what happens at Fresno Unified sometimes is more important than the decis...

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno’s Best & Brightest

Darius Assemi

December 4, 2018

Opinion by Darius Assemi Fresno is California's fifth-largest city. Its budget this year is $1.15 billion. But despite all of our hard work and steady population growth, we remain a city with ...

Voters Reject Nationalism. Now Let’s Do Immigration Reform.

Darius Assemi

November 21, 2018

Whenever there is an aggressive change in direction away from the principles America was founded upon, our country has a way of coming together to restore them. Opinion Darius Assemi As it has in ...

There’s a Better Way to Make Fresno Sparkle. Vote ‘No’ on P.

Darius Assemi

October 23, 2018

Here’s something I believe people on both sides of the parks tax debate can agree on: We’ve got miles to go to make Fresno a vibrant, safe, and prosperous city for all. For decades, our elected leaders have ...

With Crime This Bad, Now Is Not the Time for a Parks Tax

Darius Assemi

October 5, 2018

This is the reality of life in Fresno, and it doesn't matter where you live. Every time you park your car, you wonder if a window will be smashed and everything inside will be stolen. This has happened to me...

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These Fixes Will Make America Prosperous For All

Darius Assemi

September 10, 2018

If President Donald Trump doesn't soon resolve the international trade war he started with tariffs, America's booming economy will be derailed. And what a shame that would be. Unemployment is near record ...

Economy is Booming. Here’s How to Keep America Prosperous.

Darius Assemi

September 7, 2018

If President Donald Trump doesn't soon resolve the international trade war he started with tariffs, America's booming economy will be derailed. And what a shame that would be. Unemployment is near record ...

Bourdain Brought Us Closer. Honor Him By Doing the Same.

Darius Assemi

June 8, 2018

In our news meeting this morning, we held a moment of silence for Anthony Bourdain and then talked about his gift for bringing people together. His death Friday by suicide affected me greatly, and I'd like t...

Congress, Can You Hear Us? Please Pass Immigration Reform Now.

Darius Assemi

February 7, 2018

Opinion by Darius Assemi Two weeks ago, after millions of Americans righteously voiced their frustration with Congress, our nation's lawmakers ended the three-day government shutdown and promi...

Darius Assemi: Why I Started GV Wire

Darius Assemi

December 15, 2017

Darius Assemi People ask me all the time why I started the GV Wire news site. The answer is, I want to help educate and inform people about what happens inside government and about issues that im...

Boeing Apologizes for 737 Max Crashes as Airbus Rakes in Sales

Tensions Rise as Iran Speeds Up Enrichment, US Sends Troops

Bakersfield Woman Dies at Costco in Pit Bull Attack

Hurtado Announces $15M for Valley Drinking Water

Is Privatizing Bookstores the Smart Move for Community Colleges?

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

Finally, Fresno Unified’s Trajectory Is Pointing Up

Soul-Crushing Cost of College in California, Explained

New California Sea Dragon Habitat Is Among World's Largest

Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge

Modesto Educator, Avid Rock Climber Dies in Yosemite

Your Dog Isn’t a ‘Furry Little Human.’ A Bioethicist Explains.

Will Fresno Unified Labor Peace End or Continue?

Your Dog Isn’t a ‘Furry Little Human.’ A Bioethicist Explains.

What Orwell’s ‘1984’ Tells Us About Today’s World, 70 Years After It Was Published

How California is Working to Reduce Wildfire Risk

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

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

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Buttigieg Scrambles to Turn 2020 Buzz Into Momentum

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

Darius Assemi

This Is How Fresno Unified Can Vault to the Top

Opinion: Council Salaries Should Attract Fresno’s Best & Brightest

Voters Reject Nationalism. Now Let’s Do Immigration Reform.

There’s a Better Way to Make Fresno Sparkle. Vote ‘No’ on P.

With Crime This Bad, Now Is Not the Time for a Parks Tax

These Fixes Will Make America Prosperous For All

Economy is Booming. Here’s How to Keep America Prosperous.

Bourdain Brought Us Closer. Honor Him By Doing the Same.

Congress, Can You Hear Us? Please Pass Immigration Reform Now.

Darius Assemi: Why I Started GV Wire

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