David Taub, Author at GV Wire

Soria Tired of Waiting Her Turn in Congressional Challenge to Costa

August 16, 2019

Just a day after she held her first congressional fundraiser, Esmeralda Soria sat next to the man she wants to knock out of office. Soria and incumbent 16th district Congressman Jim Costa (D-Fresno) attended...

Police Chief Finalists: Fresno, Stockton, Out-of-State Candidates

David Taub

August 16, 2019

GV Wire has learned the identities of four of the five finalists to succeed retiring Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer. The candidates from within the Fresno Police Department are deputy chief Mike Reid and Cap...

Jewish Experience Will Be in Ethnic Studies, Thurmond Says

David Taub

August 15, 2019

After feeling the heat in a scathing letter from Jewish lawmakers, California's top elected education official says he hears them. At a news conference Wednesday (Aug. 14), state Superintendent of Public Ins...

Fresno’s Parks Tax Likely Headed to State Supreme Court

David Taub

August 15, 2019

Explaining why she didn't decide Wednesday whether voters passed Measure P, Judge Kimberly Gaab stated the obvious — no matter what she ruled, the case probably is going to the state's Supreme Court. The que...

Does Karbassi’s Dominant Win Offer Clues to Key District 4 Race?

David Taub

August 14, 2019

Mike Karbassi's special election victory Tuesday is particularly notable. Not only did he win, but he crushed a crowded field. With six names on the ballot, and four of them running serious campaigns, the od...

Balch Exits Mayoral Race, Citing Family Priorities

David Taub

August 13, 2019

Elliott Balch, the chief operating officer of the Central Valley Community Foundation, pulled the plug on his Fresno mayoral campaign Tuesday night. Balch's exit, along with Mayor Lee Brand's earlier decisio...

Karbassi Takes Fresno District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

David Taub

August 13, 2019

Jump to Results ↓ Perhaps the most joyous person in the room at an election return party was the elder Mike Karbassi. Neither a cane nor a stoop in his walk prevented him to going around from guest to gue...

Will Council Override Brand Veto? Would be First in 12 Years.

David Taub

August 13, 2019

After five years of a mayor not executing a veto, Lee Brand in 2019 issued three. And, he may suffer his first veto override at Thursday's council meeting. If the council is successful, it would be the first...

Karbassi Takes District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

David Taub

August 13, 2019

Jump to Results ↓ Perhaps the most joyous person in the room at an election return party was the elder Mike Karbassi. Neither a cane nor a stoop in his walk prevented him to going around from guest to gue...

Armenian, Jewish Groups Upset Over Exclusion in State Curriculum

David Taub

August 13, 2019

According to a draft proposal of the state's ethnic studies model curriculum, Armenians and Jews aren't worthy of inclusion. Neither are their genocides. Organizations representing both groups want that f...

Slatic Defiant as Investigations into Trustee Come to Light

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?

Mexican Man Who Supports Trump Convicted of Voter Fraud

When Will Politicians Stop Repeating Myths About Mass Shootings?

At UC Merced, a Pipeline for More Diverse Faculty

What’s Holding Up Start of $38M Affordable Housing Project?

Kids Rewarded with Shiny New Wheels for Summer Reading Success

Dolphins Hall of Fame Linebacker Buoniconti Dead at 78

Rolling Stones Get Name on Martian Rock That Rolled

Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to NBA Star Bob Cousy

Column: Antonio Brown Is All in. At Least for Now

Polls Show Americans Support Immigration at Record Levels

Brand’s Police Chief Choice Reflects His Integrity, Not a Charade

At UC Merced, a Pipeline for More Diverse Faculty

Walters: Do ‘Red Flag’ Laws Actually Save Lives?

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NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Trump Blasts 4 Congresswomen; Crowd Roars, 'Send Her Back!'

A Clovis Unified Trustee Will Retire in 2020. Who Wants the Seat?

Trump Ties US Success to 2nd term: ‘You Have to Vote for Me’

Colorado’s Hickenlooper Ending 2020 White House Bid

David Taub

Soria Tired of Waiting Her Turn in Congressional Challenge to Costa

Police Chief Finalists: Fresno, Stockton, Out-of-State Candidates

Jewish Experience Will Be in Ethnic Studies, Thurmond Says

Fresno’s Parks Tax Likely Headed to State Supreme Court

Does Karbassi’s Dominant Win Offer Clues to Key District 4 Race?

Balch Exits Mayoral Race, Citing Family Priorities

Karbassi Takes Fresno District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

Will Council Override Brand Veto? Would be First in 12 Years.

Karbassi Takes District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

Armenian, Jewish Groups Upset Over Exclusion in State Curriculum

Author David Taub