David Taub, Author at GV Wire

Image of Back the Blue marchers in Fresno, California

Blue Lives Matter. Hundreds March in Fresno to Support PD.

July 23, 2020

When hundreds gathered in downtown Fresno on Thursday afternoon for a march to support police, it was short on ceremony but long on appreciation. Carrying American flags, "Support the Blue" flags, and variou...

Photo of Boston Red Sox relief picture Marcus Walden delivering a pitch to the plate.

Fresno’s Marcus Walden Readies for Most Unusual MLB Season

David Taub

July 23, 2020

There is nothing like baseball's Opening Day, even if it happens in July with an empty stadium. That's the reality for Fresno native Marcus Walden and hundreds of other big-leaguers. Walden, a product of ...

Side-by-side images of conservative activist Tal Cloud and Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula

Radio Ad Slams Arambula Over Run-in with Supervisors

David Taub

July 22, 2020

Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula's confrontation last week with members of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors has made him the target of conservative activist and campaign consultant Tal Cloud. David...

Nursing Home Denies Workers’ Claims of Dirty Play, Low Pay

David Taub

July 21, 2020

A nursing assistant and her union are sounding the alarm of unsafe and unfair practices at one local nursing home. Sylvia Castillo, a certified nursing assistant, says Fresno PostAcute Care is not providing ...

How Much Did Fresno Pay for 63,000 Masks?

David Taub

July 21, 2020

The city of Fresno purchased nearly 63,000 face masks for about $137,000, documents reveal. Last week, the Fresno City Council voted to mandate masks at all businesses, whether indoor or outdoor. The city...

Ad Calls Gandhi a Racist, Pedophile. Urges Removal of Fresno State Bust.

David Taub

July 20, 2020

A movement to remove a bust honoring Mahatma Gandhi from the Fresno State campus has grown from an online petition to a radio ad campaign. Listen to the ad here or below. However, Fresno State Preside...

Image of a woman in a bank wearing a COVID-19 mask across from a customer

Fresno Employers Now Must Inform Workers About COVID Cases

David Taub

July 16, 2020

Employers in the city of Fresno now must notify their employees if there is a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace. That was one part of a change to the city's emergency order approved by the Fresno City ...

COVID-19 Kills Parks-Safety Sales Tax Effort, Brand Says

David Taub

July 16, 2020

Mayor Lee Brand says there is no chance that a successor to Measure P — the 2018 sales tax measure for parks currently ruled to have failed — will be on the November ballot. "You're going to see nothing on t...

Will City Settle High Profile Police Shooting Case? Fresno Council Considers Next Move.

David Taub

July 14, 2020

A Fresno police shooting death that has received more attention in the era of George Floyd is on the Fresno City Council's agenda this week. The 2017 shooting of 16-year old Isiah Murrietta-Golding as he ran...

Family Says Race Led to Lake Altercation with Fresno Deputies. What Does Video Show?

David Taub

July 13, 2020

A family says they were targeted because of their race during a July 4 confrontation with Fresno County sheriff's deputies at a popular local lake. The department says the family group escalated a situation tha...

Census Takers to Visit Homes That Have Not Responded

Big Creek Has Essential Workers, a Closed School, and No Child Care Center for Kids

Vehicle Access Plan for San Joaquin River Gets Conservancy OK

Valley Hospitals Get Two More Weeks of Military Help

Taxpayers Helped Make it, So Why Does Remdesivir Cost $3,200 a Patient?

Duke Study: One Mask Type Spreads COVID-19 Faster. Will MLB Take Note?

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

Ex-Wife of 'Da Vinci Code' Author Alleges He Led Double Life

College Football in the Spring: When? How Much? Who Plays?

Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.

No Football for Fresno State Until Spring 2021 at the Earliest

Right Man at the Right Time for Fresno Police Reform

Walters: An Official Crusade Against Proposition 22

Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.

Walters: State Tech Failures Hit Home Again

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump vs. Biden: Where They Stand on Health, Economy, More

Valley Dems Excited by Harris Pick. Local GOP Leader Says It Helps Trump.

FiveThirtyEight: Biden Has a 71 Percent Chance of Winning the White House

Need a Job? Fresno County Is Hiring Hundreds of Election Workers Right Now

David Taub

Blue Lives Matter. Hundreds March in Fresno to Support PD.

Fresno’s Marcus Walden Readies for Most Unusual MLB Season

Radio Ad Slams Arambula Over Run-in with Supervisors

Nursing Home Denies Workers’ Claims of Dirty Play, Low Pay

How Much Did Fresno Pay for 63,000 Masks?

Ad Calls Gandhi a Racist, Pedophile. Urges Removal of Fresno State Bust.

Fresno Employers Now Must Inform Workers About COVID Cases

COVID-19 Kills Parks-Safety Sales Tax Effort, Brand Says

Will City Settle High Profile Police Shooting Case? Fresno Council Considers Next Move.

Family Says Race Led to Lake Altercation with Fresno Deputies. What Does Video Show?

Author David Taub