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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.

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California Highway Patrol officers conduct a traffic stop and vehicle search in the Tenderloin district of San Francisco, California, November 19, 2025. (Reuters/Carlos Barria)

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Trump Promised a San Francisco Crime Crackdown. His Administration Did the Opposite

Jay Clayton, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks to the New York City bar association on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. Clayton had hailed his office’s prosecution of an ex-president of Honduras for narcotics trafficking a success. Here, he faced questions over President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon Juan Orlando Hernández. (James Estrin/The New York Times)

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‘The President Has the Final Word’ on Pardons, US Attorney Says

A protest against the deployment of Border Patrol agents, at Lafayette Square in New Orleans on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. Federal authorities announced the start of an immigration enforcement operation in New Orleans on Wednesday. (Kathleen Flynn/The New York Times)

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Federal Immigration Operation Starts in New Orleans

The Rafah crossing at the border between southern Gaza and Egypt, on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. Israel said on Dec. 3, 2025 that it would begin allowing some Palestinians to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt “in the coming days,” though only to leave, not return. Israel had agreed to open the crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal, but kept it closed. (Samar Abu Elouf/The New York Times)

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Israel Says a Gaza Border Will Reopen, but Only for Palestinians to Leave

Fresno police will hold a traffic enforcement operation Saturday, July 12, 2025, focused on speeding and other violations, which could lead to DUI arrests. (Fresno PD)

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Fresno Police Launch Distracted Driving Crackdown Saturday

A detail of a sculpture depicting a five hundred peso bill is pictured at the Grupo Financiero Banorte headquarters in Mexico City, Mexico, January 16, 2024. (Reuters/Toya Sarno Jordan)

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Mexico’s Peso To Trade Within Decade-Old Range in 2026: Reuters Poll

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