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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

Council Rejects Luxury NW Fresno Apartment Project. What’s Next?

The Fresno City Council rejected a proposed market-rate apartment complex in northwest Fresno on Thursday night after scores of neighbors ve...

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Brandau Wants County to Start Clearing Homeless Encampments

Local governments no longer have to have available shelter before ordering homeless people to move. And one Fresno County supervisor wants t...

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Fresno Gaza Supporters Call on Costa, Padilla to End Support of Arms Sales to Israel

A coalition of local groups opposed to continuing military action against Palestinians called on Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and U.S. Sen. Ale...

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As US Home Sales Fall, California Expert Predicts Affordability Will Improve

The nation’s housing market has still not found the bottom of the slide it’s riding as home sales hit the lowest point since December 2023. ...

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$1 Million Settlement in Fire Death Sparking Fresno Mobile Home Park Controversy

A settlement has been reached in a trailer park fire death that sparked years of continuing controversy surrounding Trails End Mobile Home P...

/ 4 days ago

Did Biden Do Right by Dropping Out? Valley Leaders Share Their Views

With news that President Joe Biden had dropped out of the race, leaders at the local, state, and national levels reacted — with some Republi...

/ 5 days ago

City Wants Hard Reset on ArtHop. Don’t Expect Food Trucks or Vendors in August.

A fight between what ArtHop was and what it has become led to a sudden declaration by the city of Fresno to cancel all outdoor food and vend...

/ 1 week ago

Is the Food Safe at Fresno County Restaurants? Grand Jury Says Diners Face Significant Risks

A faulty software program and an understaffed, underpaid inspection team creates significant health threats for Fresno County diners, a civi...

/ 1 week ago

Fresno State Weighs in on City’s Industrial Battle: Be Wary of University’s Data

For a university of renown, a new study from Fresno State comes with questionable conclusions. Edward Smith Opinion Advocacy groups have ...

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Authorities Nab Suspected Serial Arsonist. They Think She Torched More Than Fresno

The suspected arsonist believed to have left notes at the scenes of fires was arrested on July 8, the Fresno Fire Department said in a news ...

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