GV Wire's Edward Smith has been probing into how much Fresno Unified trustees have been billing taxpayers for their board-related travel to conferences and the like, and apparently his reporting has caused some heartburn for at least one trustee. Trustee Keshia Thomas, whose expenses far outpaced her fellow trustees over...
Jimmy Clark and Parnelli Jones Both Drove This Amazing Lotus Ford Indy Car
The 1964 Lotus Ford Type 34 is a car that didn’t just race, it waltzed onto the track with the grace of Fred Astaire and the power of a thunderstorm. This mechanical marvel, also known as Chassis 34/3, was the brainchild of Colin Chapman, the automotive equivalent of a mad...
Wonderful Co. Seeks to Halt Union Card-Check Law Amid Protests in Bakersfield
Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators gathered outside a hearing in downtown Bakersfield on Wednesday The Bakersfield Californian reported. Wonderful Co. Asks Judge to Halt Union Card-Check Law The Wonderful Co. asked a judge to halt a union card-check law, claiming it's being misused by the United Farm Workers union. UFW supporters assembled...
Cargill’s Fresno Plants to Lay Off Nearly 180 Workers
Nearly 180 workers will be laid off from a national meat processing giant as a local company looks to purchase its facilities. Minnesota-based Cargill will lay off 178 workers from two plants in Fresno, according to the Employment Development Department of California. The layoffs will be effective Aug. 4. The...
Brown Berets Rip, Stomp US and Israeli Flags in Fresno City Hall Chambers
Jose Solorio, a Fresno Brown Beret, used his public comment time at Thursday's city council meeting to excoriate the council for not passing a resolution supporting a cease-fire in Gaza and demanded that the city disinvest from corporations that do business from Israel. In addition, he cursed councilmember Garry Bredefeld,...
Tyson Foods Heir Suspended as CFO After Second Alcohol-Related Arrest
Tyson Foods suspended its chief financial officer – a great-grandson of the company’s founder – after his arrest Thursday on charges of driving while intoxicated. John R. Tyson, 34, was arrested early Thursday by University of Arkansas police in Fayetteville, Arkansas, according to police records. He was also charged with...
Ex-US Customs Officer Convicted of Letting Drug-Filled Cars Enter from Mexico
LOS ANGELES — A former U.S. Customs officer has been convicted of accepting bribes to let drug-filled vehicles into the United States from Mexico, giving traffickers a one-hour window to reach his lane at a San Diego border crossing and pocketing at least $13,000 per vehicle, officials said Thursday. Prosecutors...
Elon Musk Wins Back His $44.9 Billion Tesla Pay Package in Shareholder Vote
DETROIT — Tesla shareholders voted Thursday to restore CEO Elon Musk's record $44.9 billion pay package that was thrown out by a Delaware judge earlier this year. Vote totals weren't immediately announced at Tesla’s annual stockholders' meeting, but the company said they voted for Musk's compensation plan, which initially was...
Dos Rios Ranch State Park Opens in Modesto After Nearly 20-Year Wait
Dos Rios Ranch State Park opened its gates to the public Wednesday, marking the debut of Stanislaus County's second state park, The Modesto Bee reported. Turlock Lake State Recreation Area, the only other state park in the county, has been closed since 2021 as officials seek a new operator. The...
Arias Asks the Big Question: Is Benching Chief Balderrama About Race?
Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias is speaking on the sidelining of Police Chief Paco Balderrama — the first of his colleagues to go public with their thoughts. In comments from the dais during Thursday's council meeting, Arias asked the media to leave Balderrama's family out of stories and openly questioned...