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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

Slumping California Risks Losing World’s ‘5th Largest Economy’ Title

In 2022, analysts forecast the Golden State surpassing Germany in terms of economic growth. Analysts now think the state will lose its No. 5...

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Fresno County Appoints New Librarian. What’s Her Favorite Book Genre?

Fresno County Supervisors appointed long-time county employee Sally Gomez to be the county’s top librarian on Tuesday. Gomez started a...

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Fresno Home Care Workers Threaten Civil Disobedience Over Low Pay

Home care workers say they will resort to civil disobedience if pay negotiations with Fresno County supervisors don’t progress. While ...

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Did Fresno Unified’s Biggest Contractor Not Pay Its Workers? Company Still Gets Millions After Civil Penalty

After nearly six years, 22 construction workers still have not been paid for work they did at Slater Elementary School in 2018, according to...

/ 6 days ago

Fresno Unified Says It Has No Superintendent Succession Plan Despite HR Leader’s Claim

Fresno Unified says it doesn’t have a superintendent succession plan even though a human resources leader pointed to one in her public...

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Real Estate Experts Talk Fresno’s Economic Future. Are Tough Times Ahead?

The Fresno Economic Development hosted a panel of experts to lay out their vision of the Fresno economy for the coming year on Thursday nigh...

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$11M State Grant Will Help Fresno’s Emergency Shelter Beds, Mental Health Services

Fresno got a $10.9 million piece of California grant money to shelter people living in encampments. The money from California’s $192 m...

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Prop 47 Reformers Send Nearly a Million Signatures to Sacramento

A bipartisan group looking to undo what Proposition 47 did to California’s legal environment submitted more than 900,000 signatures in...

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Don Arax Talks About His New Football Job at Visalia’s Central Valley Christian

The life of a football coach means long hours, says Don Arax, new football head coach at Central Valley Christian School. But despite adding...

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Acquisition of Historic Fresno Real Estate Brand Creates Area’s Largest Brokerage

Fresno-based Realty Concepts has purchased another local real estate giant, bringing the historic company back to local ownership. Guarantee...
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California Charter School Battles Intensify as Education Finances Get Squeezed

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California Officials Debate Prop. 47 Changes to Curb Crime. On the Street, Answers Aren’t That Simple.

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Campus Chaos: Students Across the US Rise Up Against Universities’ Ties to Israel-Hamas War

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California Legislation Wants to Uncover the ‘Hidden Homicides’ of Domestic Violence

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The Summer After Barbenheimer and the Strikes, Hollywood Charts a New Course

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Fresno Oops? Garbage Hike Protest Vote Delayed by Error

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