Bill McEwen

Say It Ain’t So, Devin. Congress Turned You Into a Fat Cat?

July 19, 2018

Rep. Devin Nunes portrays himself as a humble, hard-working servant of the people. Just a dairyman's son sticking up for farmers and (nonunion) blue-collar workers who are always getting the shaft from city slickers, radical environmentalists, mainstream me...

A Better Fresno Is Within Our Grasp. Will We Do the Smart Thing?

Bill McEwen

July 16, 2018

Fresno Mayor Lee Brand isn't giving up on seeing a half-cent public-safety and parks sales tax — split right down the middle — make it to the November ballot. Opinion Bill McEwen Despite t...

Fed Up, He Takes on River West Trash With His Own Hands

Bill McEwen

July 11, 2018

Sometimes there comes a point when even a patient person who has spent much of his life in government and understands how things work there can't take the red tape and turf wars anymore. That's what happened...

Next Time a Fresno Kid Gets Shot, Call Your Council Tax Fighter & Give ‘Em an Earful

Bill McEwen

June 29, 2018

I'm fed up with so-called leaders who complain about Fresno crime but really are more concerned about burnishing their credentials as tax fighters. Opinion Bill McEwen As tax fighting is an essential element of getting elected in most part...

Housing Project Honors Sal Gonzales Sr.’s Inspiring Legacy

Bill McEwen

June 20, 2018

One hundred and thirty-five units of affordable housing are coming to southeast Fresno. Eighty-nine of the units will be for low-income families. Forty-six will be reserved for low-income seniors. There will...

Photo of Tim Draper talking to the Commonwealth Club of California

Draper’s 3 States Folly Would Create 1 NorCal Super-State

Bill McEwen

June 13, 2018

Inspired by what Robin Williams said about cocaine, pardon me for stating the obvious: Ballot measures are God's way of saying that Tim Draper is making too much money. Opinion Bill McEwen ...

Who Will Arias Face in November? It’s Too Close To Call

Bill McEwen

June 6, 2018

Every vote counts. That is the takeaway in Fresno City Council District 3, where just 14 votes separate three contenders for a ticket to the run-off against top vote-getter Miguel Arias. Bill McEwen News Analysis Seven candidates entere...

Fresno State graduates at commencement ceremony.

Memo to Bee Sportswriters: Fresno State’s Priority Must Be Academics

Bill McEwen

May 21, 2018

The Fresno Bee sports page delivered quite a 1-2 punch in the gut to Fresno State recently. Opinion Bill McEwen First, Marek Warszawski wrote, "At some point Fresno State baseball stopped b...

Pharmacy School Grads Will Boost Our Valley Communities

Bill McEwen

May 18, 2018

Lauren Park graduated from USC. She was born and raised in Southern California, which she loves with all her heart. Intent on becoming a pharmacist, Park sent out multiple applications and got the thumbs-up ...

How Clovis Thinks Big Without Creating Big Problems

Bill McEwen

May 15, 2018

Residential growth doesn't pay for itself, we are told time and again. Especially in California, the experts say, pointing to a state tax system that limits property taxes courtesy of Proposition 13 and has failed to acknowledge the economy's shift from ret...

Here’s a Look at the Key Rams-Saints Match-ups The gumbo the New Orleans Saints are coo...

Chiefs; Reid Trying to Rewrite History of Playoff Letdowns KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid sat inside ...

Less Beef, More Beans. Experts Say World Needs a New Diet NEW YORK — A hamburger a week, but no mo...

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry As we watch Britain going through the pa...

Total Lunar Eclipse Meets Supermoon Sunday Night CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Here comes a tota...

Researchers Come Face to Face With Huge Great White Shark HALIEWA, Hawaii — Two shark researchers ...

Navy SEAL to Plead Not Guilty to Murder Charge of ISIS Teen

Less Beef, More Beans. Experts Say World Needs a New Diet

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

Total Lunar Eclipse Meets Supermoon Sunday Night

Whiter, Poorer, Trumpier: The New Republican California

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

Numbers Show Why US Needs More Immigration, Not Less

What’s Next From FUSD’s Measure X? Air Conditioning for All.

Warriors Named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsperson of the Year

Here’s a Look at the Key Rams-Saints Match-ups

Chiefs; Reid Trying to Rewrite History of Playoff Letdowns

Sorry America, Team You Love to Hate Headed to Super Bowl

They Made the News in 2018. Who Is No. 1?

The EU is a Great Idea That has Gone Awry

My Band of Brothers Died in Vietnam. Only They Didn’t Know It.

Werner: Don’t Blame Environmental Law for California’s Housing Crisis

Bulldog AD’s Bold Ideas: He Talks Football, Facilities, and Education.

This Video Brings the Cost of Freedom Close to Home

Rep. Jeff Denham on Water Actions, Migrant Caravan and Marijuana Taxes

Say It Ain’t So, Devin. Congress Turned You Into a Fat Cat?

A Better Fresno Is Within Our Grasp. Will We Do the Smart Thing?

Fed Up, He Takes on River West Trash With His Own Hands

Next Time a Fresno Kid Gets Shot, Call Your Council Tax Fighter & Give ‘Em an Earful

Housing Project Honors Sal Gonzales Sr.’s Inspiring Legacy

Draper’s 3 States Folly Would Create 1 NorCal Super-State

Who Will Arias Face in November? It’s Too Close To Call

Memo to Bee Sportswriters: Fresno State’s Priority Must Be Academics

Pharmacy School Grads Will Boost Our Valley Communities

How Clovis Thinks Big Without Creating Big Problems