Myles Barker, Author at GV Wire

Image of cadets in formation at the Fresno City College police academy

Delays Over First-Responder Facility Irritate Local Law Enforcement

April 16, 2019

The patience of local law enforcement officials is wearing thin as they continue to wait for a new first-responder training facility to be built. Fresno City College's fire and police academies have served a...

Fresno Unified Trustees Will Decide Measure X Projects Friday

Bill McEwen and Myles Barker

April 11, 2019

One of the thorniest issues for many school boards is deciding which construction projects to fund. For Fresno Unified's seven trustees, the challenge is how to spend $172 million in remaining Measure X bond...

Historic Building With ‘G’ Sign Will Welcome College District Staff

Myles Barker

April 10, 2019

By mid-June, employees with State Center Community College District will begin moving into the historic Guarantee Building in downtown Fresno, district officials say. Interior renovation work is nearing complet...

Fresno Unified students collect surplus food from the cafeteria after lunch as part of the district's Food to Share partnership.

FUSD’s Surplus Food Used to Go to the Dump. Not Anymore.

Myles Barker

April 8, 2019

Fresno Unified schools used to throw away millions of pounds of leftover food every year that students didn't eat. Now, much of that surplus is going to food pantries, homeless shelters, and other sites that fe...

Clovis Expands Its Award-Winning Cottage Home Effort

Myles Barker

April 5, 2019

More homeowners in the city of Clovis will soon be able to add a small second home on their property and save nearly $10,000 along the way. This week, the Clovis City Council approved an expansion of the cit...

Photo of Fresno City College parking lot

Come 2022, Fresno CC Parking Hassles Should Ease for All

Myles Barker and Randy Reed

April 3, 2019

Neighborhoods near Fresno City College are looking forward to some relief from the deluge of cars that overflow daily from the school’s parking lots and crowd onto their tree-lined streets. “It is just getti...

Photo of Design Science Middle College High School students in 2017

Impoverished Students at This School Chalk Up Big Successes

Myles Barker

March 27, 2019

Design Science Middle College High School has achieved a lot since opening its doors in 2005. Education 101 Myles Barker For the past two years, the school has maintained a 100 percent grad...

A photo of Duncan Poly student Enoc Lopez working in the school's new heavy maintenance facility

How to Meet Workforce Demands? Duncan Poly Leads the Way.

Myles Barker

March 25, 2019

For years, there has been a nationwide shortage of workers in vocational and technical careers, largely caused by society adopting a more college-going culture. According to Adecco, an estimated 31 million c...

When Will ‘All Means All’ Happen at Starr Elementary?

Myles Barker

March 22, 2019

"All means all" is a slogan Fresno Unified Superintendent Bob Nelson often uses to describe inclusion efforts at California's fourth-largest school district. However, past and present trustees and parents ar...

How Do NFL Players Make a Difference? They Donate Their Cleats.

Myles Barker

March 21, 2019

In addition to special-ed students' artwork and the sound of swing-era music, those visiting the Kids' Cafe 2019 in downtown Fresno are greeted by another treat. Custom-designed cleats from Detroit Lions cor...

More California Counties See Their COVID Restrictions Eased

Judge Throws Out Extortion Charges Against Megachurch Leader

Epstein Ex Maxwell Denied Getting Prince Andrew Sex Partners

US Officials Link Iran to Emails Meant to Intimidate Voters

Hair Salons & Barbershops Reopen in Fresno, Major Chain Shifts Hours

Rally Leaders Say Funds, Communication Lacking from City Hall in Anti-Violence Effort

Fresno Again at Risk of Slipping Back to COVID Purple Tier. Madera Sees Improvement.

Curfew? No Alcohol Sales After 10? Councilman Says Nothing Off Limits After Surge in Violence.

Carnivorous Tasmanian Devils Back in Mainland Australia After 3,000 Year Absence

Jeff Bridges Says He Has Lymphoma, Cites Good Prognosis

Guitars Played, Partly Made by Eddie Van Halen Go to Auction

Dodgers-Rays Rare Wild-Card Era Matchup of Baseball’s Best

Brandi Orth: Vote-by-Mail Signature Verification Ensures Safety and Integrity

Walters: When Will California Schools Reopen?

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

Opinion: Why Sikhs Should Vote for Biden

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Trump Caravan Rolls Through Fresno; Ballots Arrive in Mailboxes

Face to Face: Trump and Biden to Meet for Final Debate

Will Voting in a Non-Battleground State Make a Difference?

When Will Your Ballot Be Counted? The Perks of Voting Early.

Myles Barker

Delays Over First-Responder Facility Irritate Local Law Enforcement

Fresno Unified Trustees Will Decide Measure X Projects Friday

Historic Building With ‘G’ Sign Will Welcome College District Staff

Clovis Expands Its Award-Winning Cottage Home Effort

Come 2022, Fresno CC Parking Hassles Should Ease for All

Impoverished Students at This School Chalk Up Big Successes

How to Meet Workforce Demands? Duncan Poly Leads the Way.

When Will ‘All Means All’ Happen at Starr Elementary?

How Do NFL Players Make a Difference? They Donate Their Cleats.

Author Myles Barker