gvwire, Author at GV Wire

Dirty politics: Your California tax dollars help re-elect politicians

September 6, 2017

According to the law, as officially written, California lawmakers are not supposed to spend tax dollars on campaign mailings. But they are allowed to use tax dollars to communicate with constituents. And that i...

Editorial: SB 35 isn’t answer to California housing crisis

gvwire

September 5, 2017

California's housing crisis is hurting middle-class families and low-income families alike, and it's putting people out of their apartments and into the streets. The numbers are shocking. The New York Tim...

California Supreme Court Must Hear from Real Farmworkers

gvwire

September 1, 2017

, OPINION BY SILVIA LOPEZ Area farmworkers hope to tell the California Supreme Court why the state is illegally forcing us to submit to a United Farm Workers “contract” that was never negotiated with us, ...

Editorial: Insidious AB 1250 Bad for California

gvwire

August 30, 2017

It's difficult to imagine worse legislation than Assembly Bill 1250, which pretends to promote transparency and save taxpayer dollars but is really a brazen attempt to add more dues paying members to California...

Consumers are Confident about U.S. Economy

gvwire

August 29, 2017

The economy is acting like it's the year 2000 again. For those of you who don't follow such things as U.S. consumer confidence and the reports of the New York-based Conference Board, allow us to explain. ...

Housing Crisis Spawns Other California Problems: Dan Walters

gvwire

August 28, 2017

Unless you've been under a rock the past 10 years, you know that California is a Tale of Two Regions. There are the politically blue coastal areas, where salaries are high, life is generally judged to be swe...

Books and Bikes Pave Road to Summer Learning

gvwire

August 28, 2017

If Victoria Hernandez's teacher asks what she did this summer, the 9-year-old member of the East Fresno Boys & Girls Club should have no trouble answering. Victoria read 48 books from June through mid-Au...

Win ‘Hamilton’ tickets and Support Valley Health Care

gvwire

August 25, 2017

Nothing has rocked Broadway quite like "Hamilton: An American Musical." Now the tour de force from Lin-Manuel Miranda is taking California by storm with sold-out shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles. An...

Regardless of the Heat, Fresno is Forever Cool

gvwire

August 23, 2017

GV Wire's Michael Wootten and Roe Borunda teamed up on this -- dare we say it, cool video? -- showcasing Fresno. Thanks to everyone who participated. Enjoy!...

Poll: What Should Fresno’s Marijuana Limit Be?

gvwire

August 23, 2017

The Fresno City Council will try for the third time Thursday to set a limit on how many marijuana plants people can grow at home. California law allows six plants per residence, but local jurisdictions are allo...

Jobs Report: Wages Up, Unemployment Dips to 3.8%

Some Polls Show Parents’ Growing Fears of Dangers at School

ICE ‘Overwhelmed’ Yet Family Detention Space Goes Unused

US Corporations Embracing 420 as Pot Legalization Grows

Which Countries Have the Most Immigrants?

Poll: Church Membership in US Plummets Over Past 20 Years

Mental Health ‘Catastrophe:’ Vanishing Board-and-Care-Homes Leave Residents Few Options

Delays Over First-Responder Facility Irritate Local Law Enforcement

Jay-Z, Dead & Co., the Killers to Perform at Woodstock 50

College Golfer in Hijab out to Blaze Trail for Muslim Girls

Gambler Sets Another 1-Day Winnings Record on ‘Jeopardy!’

NFL’s 100th Season Schedule Finalized

Walters: School Accountability Good for Some, Not Others?

Why Easter Is Called Easter, and Other Facts About the Holiday

Will Devin Nunes Stop Talking to the Visalia Times-Delta, Too?

Brand Keeps His Word. Now Have Your Say on New Police Chief.

Brand to Human Traffickers: All of Fresno Is Coming After You!

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

A Brief History of Fresno’s Spiral Garage

Notes on Spiral Garage Appraisal

gvwire

Dirty politics: Your California tax dollars help re-elect politicians

Editorial: SB 35 isn’t answer to California housing crisis

California Supreme Court Must Hear from Real Farmworkers

Editorial: Insidious AB 1250 Bad for California

Consumers are Confident about U.S. Economy

Housing Crisis Spawns Other California Problems: Dan Walters

Books and Bikes Pave Road to Summer Learning

Win ‘Hamilton’ tickets and Support Valley Health Care

Regardless of the Heat, Fresno is Forever Cool

Poll: What Should Fresno’s Marijuana Limit Be?

Author gvwire