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Author Myles Barker

Myles Barker

Myles Barker

Multimedia Journalist

Myles Barker joined the GV Wire team in July 2018 as a multimedia journalist. He covers a wide range of stories on issues affecting residents in the San Joaquin Valley. He enjoys telling human interest stories while covering city government and criminal justice beats as well as local events. He graduated with his Bachelor's degree in print journalism from Fresno State in 2016. In his free time, Myles enjoys riding his bike, running and spending time with his family.

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Delays Over First-Responder Facility Irritate Local Law Enforcement

Myles Barker
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...
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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

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

Myles Barker
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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

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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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.

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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...
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