On his 20th appearance before the parole board, an 87-year-old former Tulare County anti-poverty director convicted in a 1975 double murder, was approved for release on Tuesday. Henry Valles Borbon, who is incarcerated at the California Substance Abuse Facility in Corcoran, won his freedom over the objections of the Tulare...
Will Fresno City Council End Public Comments Via Zoom?
A pandemic-era method to participate in Fresno City Council meetings could end as soon as Thursday. Councilmembers Garry Bredefeld and Miguel Arias propose to end comments via Zoom "to encourage in-person public participation in Council meetings" according to their motion. "Zoom for Council meetings was initiated when the COVID pandemic...
Wired Wednesday: Prop 47 Reform and Poison Pill Legislation
GV Wire reporter Edward Smith speaks with KMPH Fox 26 “Great Day” anchor Jim De La Vega about the politics impacting Proposition 47 reform in California. Even though nearly 1 million registered voters signed a petition to put a bipartisan Prop. 47 revise on the November ballot, Gov. Gavin Newsom...
Netanyahu Does Not Speak for Us. Congress Should Disinvite Him.
Opinion by David Harel, Tamir Pardo, Talia Sasson, Ehud Barak, Aaron Ciechanover and David Grossman on June 26th, 2024. WE BELIEVE THE PRIME MINISTER IS DRIVING ISRAEL DOWNHILL AT AN ALARMING SPEED, TO THE EXTENT THAT WE MAY EVENTUALLY LOSE THE COUNTRY WE LOVE. The leaders of the U.S. Congress...
Polls: Where Do Biden and Trump Stand Before the Debate?
With Thursday's debate looming, The Washington Post's presidential polling averages offer a clear snapshot of where the nominees stand: Donald Trump leads in five of the seven battleground states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina), crucial in shaping the election's outcome. Trump and President Joe Biden are tied in Biden's...
Feds Boost Water to Central Valley Farmers. Is it Too Late?
Better-than-expected water supplies prompted the federal government to increase the water it gives to farmers in the Central Valley on Tuesday. The latest boost from the Bureau of Reclamation grants water districts 50% of their allotment, up from 40% earlier. But farmers hoped to get the increase earlier. "Our family...
WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Returns to Australia After US Legal Battle Ends
CANBERRA, Australia — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out...
Why U.S. Schools Are Facing Their Biggest Budget Crunch in Years
After several cash-flush pandemic years, school districts across the country are facing budget shortfalls, with pressure closing in on multiple fronts. $122 Billion from Pandemic Relief Running Dry A flow of federal dollars — $122 billion meant to help schools recover from the pandemic — is running dry in September,...
Newsom’s State of the State Address Looked Like a Presidential Campaign Launch
The California Constitution requires that “the Governor shall report to the Legislature each calendar year on the condition of the State and may make recommendations.” Traditionally, that has meant that the governor would personally address a joint session of the Legislature early each year to lay out a legislative agenda,...
The Benefits, Concerns, and Pathways for Hydrogen Fuel in the Central Valley
Recent publicity on SoCalGas’s Orange Cove project, covered by Edward Smith of GV Wire in his article "Stoves to Big Rigs: Hydrogen Aggressively Powers into the Valley's Energy Profile," highlights the ambitious efforts to integrate hydrogen into the Central Valley’s energy landscape. As a proponent of hydrogen technology and a...