Myles Barker, Author at GV Wire

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...

How Powerful Lawmakers are Killing California Bills—Without a Peep

Tougher Vaccination Requirements Move Forward in California

Politics, Killings Stifle Wolf Recovery Amid Hefty Price Tag

D-Day Veterans Revisit Normandy, Recall Horror and Triumph

Is Privatizing Bookstores the Smart Move for Community Colleges?

Key Conflicts Roil California’s Ever-Evolving Waterscape

Fewer Babies as US Birth Rate Fails to Rise With Economy

Payne on Campaign Funds: There’s Nothing I’m Trying to Hide

Brook Lopez Carries Bucks, Then Rocks a Fresno Grizzlies Jersey

Exhibits About Ali, Nature, Motorcycles Opening at Graceland

Police Cameras Track Hawks’ Family Time on Clovis Water Tower

Southwest Fresno Youth Get Boost From Kaiser Permanente

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

Walters: Trump Doing California a Bullet Train Favor

What Ramadan Means to Muslims: 4 Essential Reads

Walters: California Gets a Hollow Victory in Tax Battle

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

Janz Insists Chief Search Not Part of 2016 Mayor's Race. Is That True?

Details Revealed for Buttigieg’s ‘Hardball’ Town Hall in Fresno

Community Leaders and Groups React to Brand’s Shocking News

Six Will Battle for Brandau’s Vacated Seat. Hunsaker Doesn’t File.

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