The largest union representing Merced County employees voted to authorize a strike Saturday, following months of negotiations that have failed to result in an agreement. Jerald Phelps, president of AFSCME Local 2703, confirmed the news with The Merced FOCUS. He said its the first time the union has authorized a...
CHSU Students Build Book Exchange Libraries for Underserved Communities
The Student Affairs team at California Health Sciences University came up with a much-needed community service project for its incoming class of students. The students built book exchange library boxes and stocked them with donated books for underserved communities last week. Disclosure: GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi is a CHSU...
The Cybertruck: A Culture War on Wheels
If a car can embody the age that created it, the Tesla Cybertruck is, fittingly, a culture war on wheels. When Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled it at a presentation in Los Angeles five years ago, he seemed to know that this hulking wedge of stainless steel would be polarizing....
Cal State Trustees Weigh Bid to Merge Cal Maritime, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
A steep drop in enrollment has put Cal Maritime, the smallest of the California State University's 23 campuses, on a path to merge with Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Under the plan, which will go before the Cal State board of trustees for discussion Tuesday, Cal Maritime's 761 students would...
A ‘Token’ Officer? Black Female Ex-Fresno Cop Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Fresno PD
The Fresno law enforcement career of Amya Brooks lasted two years at age 23. Brooks is now suing the city of Fresno, accusing the Fresno Police Department of creating a hostile work environment and discrimination. In a lawsuit filed last week in Fresno County Superior Court, Brooks said her training...
Biden Shepherded Europe on Ukraine and NATO. What Happens Now?
European leaders have been relying on President Joe Biden to guide them through some of the continent’s darkest days in decades. When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, they found in him a shepherd of sorts, who worked with them to unite behind Ukraine and shaped the response to Russia’s...
Ukraine Strikes Preliminary $20 Billion Debt Restructuring Deal
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine said Monday that it had struck a preliminary deal with a group of international private creditors to restructure more than $20 billion of the debt it owes them, a step that would save the war-torn country billions and preserve funds to support its battered armed forces....
Summer Yo-Yo Brings Extreme Heat Back to Fresno. Will There Be a Weekend Cooldown?
A new spate of extremely hot days is lining up to hit Fresno this week, starting with a forecast high Monday of 107 followed by 111 degrees on Tuesday and 108 on Wednesday, said Carlos Molina, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Hanford. The month's well-above average heat...
JD Vance Makes Solo Debut as GOP Vice Presidential Nominee With Monday Rallies in Ohio and Virginia
MIDDLETOWN, Ohio — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance will make his first solo appearances on the campaign trail Monday, a day after the 2024 presidential race was thrown into upheaval as President Joe Biden dropped out of the race, leaving the Democratic candidate an open question. Vance to Hold Rallies Vance,...
$1 Million Settlement in Fire Death Sparking Fresno Mobile Home Park Controversy
A settlement has been reached in a trailer park fire death that sparked years of continuing controversy surrounding Trails End Mobile Home Park — now La Hacienda Mobile Estates. The former owner of the trailer park will pay $1 million to the family of a man who died and to...