Bill McEwen

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Gavin, This Bargain Project Will Make You a Water & Parks Hero

February 13, 2019

I have a $1 billion proposal for Gov. Gavin Newsom that will do a lot more for the Fresno economy than the 171-mile remnant of the state's high-speed rail project. Best of all, it involves water, which the governor prominently mentioned in his first State o...

On High-Speed Rail, Will the Real Gov. Newsom Please Stand Up?

Bill McEwen

February 8, 2019

Gavin Newsom has said more than once that he wants California's high-speed rail project completed between the San Joaquin and Silicon valleys. "It's not a train to nowhere," Newsom told George Skelton of the...

Robots Will Wipe Out Fresno Jobs. Here’s What We Can Do.

Bill McEwen

January 24, 2019

The robots are here. And many more are coming, as artificial intelligence enables the automation of repetitive tasks in the manufacturing, transportation, distribution, and hospitality industries. What will ...

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Want to Understand Fresno Poverty? Watch This Video.

Bill McEwen

January 23, 2019

If you want to understand poverty in Fresno County and how to grow prosperity, watch the video above before reading another word. Narrated by actor Morgan Freeman, the video succinctly explains the challenges facing poor children and the teachers entrusted ...

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Is Nelson’s ‘Happy Warrior’ Style a Fit for Fresno Unified’s New Board?

Bill McEwen

January 11, 2019

Bob Nelson is asking Fresno Unified School District trustees to evaluate his performance just four months after receiving a positive evaluation from the previous board. The request comes after two public mee...

Feds Create Hole in Marjaree Mason Budget. It’s Up to Us to Fill It.

Bill McEwen

January 10, 2019

The first rule of government should be one that's in the Hippocratic Oath: "First, do no harm." I say that because the Marjaree Mason Center — one of Fresno's best-known and most-needed nonprofits — is deali...

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Can This Retired Marine Whip Fresno Unified into Shape?

Bill McEwen

January 8, 2019

The biggest culture collision in the history of Fresno Unified School District is underway. On one side is retired Marine Maj. Terry Slatic, who was elected to succeed trustee Brooke Ashjian in November. Opinion Bill McEwen I've spent a...

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

Bill McEwen

December 31, 2018

Newsmakers come in all shapes, sizes, and impacts. There are those who dominate headlines and social media for a spell before free-falling back into obscurity. There are those who — by virtue of talent, posi...

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Is Biggest 2018 Fresno State Football Win yet to Come?

Bill McEwen

December 19, 2018

Here's a message for doubters, dropouts and down-on-the-couch types diminishing the ranks of the once nationally recognized Red Wave. These, my friends, are the good old' days. Opinion Bill McE...

Chavez Says Fresno Growth Plan Is a Dud. Wants Fixes in 2019.

Bill McEwen

December 18, 2018

Luis Chavez has seen enough of the 4-year-old Fresno General Plan to conclude that it's not working nearly well enough. He sees residential housing exploding in Clovis, Madera, and other surrounding cities, and calculates the extra miles traveled daily by p...

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Gavin, This Bargain Project Will Make You a Water & Parks Hero

On High-Speed Rail, Will the Real Gov. Newsom Please Stand Up?

Robots Will Wipe Out Fresno Jobs. Here’s What We Can Do.

Want to Understand Fresno Poverty? Watch This Video.

Is Nelson’s ‘Happy Warrior’ Style a Fit for Fresno Unified’s New Board?

Feds Create Hole in Marjaree Mason Budget. It’s Up to Us to Fill It.

Can This Retired Marine Whip Fresno Unified into Shape?

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

Is Biggest 2018 Fresno State Football Win yet to Come?

Chavez Says Fresno Growth Plan Is a Dud. Wants Fixes in 2019.