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Edward Smith,
Multimedia Journalist

Edward Smith began reporting for GV Wire in May 2023. His reporting career began at Fresno City College, graduating with an associate degree in journalism. After leaving school he spent the next six years with The Business Journal, doing research for the publication as well as covering the restaurant industry. Soon after, he took on real estate and agriculture beats, winning multiple awards at the local, state and national level. You can contact Edward at 559-440-8372 or at Edward.Smith@gvwire.com.

Stories by Edward Smith

Familiar Husband-and-Wife-Duo Bring Thai Food to Northeast Fresno

Many may know David Rasavong and Anna Nguyen for Banzai Japanese Bar & Kitchen in the Tower District and Love & Thai in southeast Fr...

/ 3 days ago

Fresno’s Downtown Kern Street Market Set for Return. Get Your Produce Baskets Ready

The Downtown Fresno Partnership announced that they will be bringing back its Market on Kern event, this time with longer hours. The weekly ...

/ 3 days ago

High-Speed Rail CEO Won’t Commit to Size of Fresno Station. What’s in the Future for Rail?

As part of the California High-Speed Rail Authority’s attempt to rein in a ballooning budget, its new CEO in a townhall last week walk...

/ 4 days ago

State Says Arambula CEMEX Bill Subverts CEQA. What’s Next for San Joaquin River?

State legislators denied a local lawmaker’s bill to stop a mining project that proposes to drill and blast a 600-foot pit along the Sa...

/ 5 days ago

Fresno Unified’s New Supe Allegedly Helped Promote Her Cousin. 4 Lawsuits Claim Nepotism, Incompetence

Four lawsuits against Fresno Unified allege a pattern of nepotism, incompetence, discrimination, and retaliation within the district’s...

/ 6 days ago

Feds Again Bump Up Water Allocation for Many Fresno County Farmers

The Federal Bureau of Reclamation is increasing the amount of water available for Fresno County farmers through the Central Valley Project d...

/ 1 week ago

Misty Her: Push for Fresno Unified Turnaround Starts Now With ‘Boots on the Ground’

After becoming the first female superintendent for Fresno Unified and the first Hmong superintendent in the nation, Misty Her has been takin...

/ 1 week ago

Fresno City Council Finally Passes a Tough Smoke Shop Ordinance

After a more than a year of figuring out the legality of how to regulate smoke shops, the Fresno City Council voted to implement a plan to r...

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno Unified Trustee Wittrup Says District Had Stronger Candidates Than Misty Her

Fresno Unified Trustee Susan Wittrup says the district had an opportunity to select an experienced superintendent with a track record of suc...

/ 2 weeks ago

Fresno Trustees Choose District Insider Misty Her for New Superintendent

Fresno Unified trustees on Wednesday chose Misty Her to be the district’s next superintendent. The school board selected the interim s...

/ 2 weeks ago

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