Nancy Price, Author at GV Wire

Downtown Hanford’s First Marijuana Store Gets Council Greenlight

September 23, 2019

Hanford's first downtown shop selling medical and recreational marijuana to adults could open as soon as early 2020 in downtown, and another downtown marijuana dispensary is on the horizon, Mayor Sue Sorensen t...

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Starr Elementary Celebrates Its Heroes, Then Starts Running

Nancy Price

September 20, 2019

Starr Elementary School said "thank you for your service" in a big way Friday to active duty military and veterans, police, fire, and other first-responders before the start of the school's annual "Heroes Jog-a...

FUSD Trustees Looked Into Retroactive Pay Raise — to 2002

Nancy Price

September 20, 2019

Before they voted to give themselves a 5% annual pay increase, some Fresno Unified School District trustees asked whether they could make that pay raise retroactive to 2002 — two years before any of the board m...

Critic of Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians Speaks in Fresno

Nancy Price

September 18, 2019

America's foreign policy in Israel is being guided by neoconservatives whose plan is to build up Israel while destabilizing nearby countries — and American tax dollars are helping to pay for it, author Alison W...

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Fresno Unified Trustees Approve Pay Raise — for Themselves

Nancy Price

September 18, 2019

Fresno Unified trustees' paychecks will get a boost for the first time since 2001. Board members unanimously approved a 5% pay raise for this year, and every year after, at Wednesday night's meeting. FUS...

Slatic Opponents Looking for Cash to Fuel Recall Campaign

Nancy Price

September 18, 2019

The campaign to recall Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic will take another step forward Sunday with a kickoff fundraiser. "An Evening of Food, Music & Wonderful People" will be held in the home of Howa...

Portrait of former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera

Will FUSD’s Newest Elementary Be Ready by 2021? Maybe Not.

Nancy Price

September 17, 2019

The first day of classes at a new elementary school in southeast Fresno might have to be pushed back to August 2022 unless Fresno Unified School District soon advertises for bids on the $44 million project, a d...

Kaiser Permanente Grants Help Local Schoolkids Get Fit, Stay Hydrated

Nancy Price

September 13, 2019

There's a whole lot less sitting around in after-school programs at Fresno Unified School District these days after a $75,000 grant from Kaiser Permanent Fresno helped buy new equipment and hire staffers to hel...

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Report: Clovis, Sanger Districts Among Best at Closing ‘Achievement Gap’

Nancy Price

September 10, 2019

Clovis and Sanger unified school districts are among seven in California that are making the most progress in closing the so-called "achievement gap" for students of color and those in poverty, according to a n...

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Survey Says: Huge Support for Central Unified’s Potential $120 Million Bond Measure

Nancy Price

September 9, 2019

It looks like Central Unified School District voters would be willing to hike their own property taxes if it means improving the quality of their Fresno-area schools, including replacing portable classrooms wit...

Judge Temporarily Stops 1st Federal Executions Since 2003

James Dean Revival Spurs Debate on Raising the Digital Dead

Fresno Dem Leaders Divided on Presidential Endorsements

Catch ‘Hype Man of the Valley’ on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’

The Kanye Effect? New Polls Show Black Support for Trump Surging

‘Not the Golden State Anymore’: Middle- and Low-Income People Leave California

Dyer and Janz Go Toe-to-Toe in Hard-Hitting Forum

Last Year’s Hottest Housing Fight Just Got Resurrected — Here’s What to Know

This Bulldog's Video Tribute to His Dad Is a Must-See

Catch ‘Hype Man of the Valley’ on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’

Utti Joins 1,000 Point Club in Runaway Bulldogs’ Victory

‘Bad Boys for Life’ Debuts so Good With Box Office Top Spot

Lyme Disease Led to My Daughter’s Death. Join the Fight Against Tick-Borne Disease.

Black Americans Mostly Left Behind by Progress Since Dr. King’s Death

Walters: The Man Who Changed the Capitol

Walters: An Uber-Complex Presidential Primary

Video: Alonzo vs. Maxwell in GV Wire City Council Forum

Video: Dyer vs. Janz in GV Wire Mayoral Forum

Rabbi Rosove: Two-State Solution Only Road to Peace for Israel, Palestine

Political Activist Sarsour Will Speak at Local CAIR Banquet

Leading White Democrats Court Black Votes; Some Find Trouble

AP Fact Check: Distortion in Trump’s Impeachment Defense

Martin Luther King Holiday: Faith, Politics Mix This Holiday

Michael Bloomberg Outlines Plans for Cleaner Buildings, Cars

Nancy Price

Downtown Hanford’s First Marijuana Store Gets Council Greenlight

Starr Elementary Celebrates Its Heroes, Then Starts Running

FUSD Trustees Looked Into Retroactive Pay Raise — to 2002

Critic of Israel’s Treatment of Palestinians Speaks in Fresno

Slatic Opponents Looking for Cash to Fuel Recall Campaign

Will FUSD’s Newest Elementary Be Ready by 2021? Maybe Not.

Kaiser Permanente Grants Help Local Schoolkids Get Fit, Stay Hydrated

Report: Clovis, Sanger Districts Among Best at Closing ‘Achievement Gap’

Survey Says: Huge Support for Central Unified’s Potential $120 Million Bond Measure

Author Nancy Price