Fresno Unified's expansion of career-related learning centers could someday include a site where high school students get training in manufacturing and other industry jobs while earning a diploma and possibly college credits. The school, which is still very much on the district's drawing board, is the Innovation, Discovery, Education and...
Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s 6 Shutout Innings Help Dodgers Finish Sweep, Defeat Nats 2-1
WASHINGTON — Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched six shutout innings, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 2-1 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Teoscar Hernández homered for the Dodgers, who matched a season high with four straight wins. Joey Meneses had three hits for Washington, which was swept...
The 49ers Add Florida Receiver Ricky Pearsall With the 30th Draft Pick
SANTA CLARA — San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch received a text from star receiver Brandon Aiyuk shortly after drafting Florida’s Ricky Pearsall with the 30th pick. Aiyuk's message about his former teammate was glowing: “Fire pick. Can’t lie.” The Niners concluded the first day of the NFL draft...
Political Stunt, Egg on His Face, Personal Vendetta. Who’s Fresno DA Talking About?
Fresno County District Attorney Lisa Smittcamp responded to a Fresno city councilmember wanting to know about her office's political activities to revise Proposition 47. Miguel Arias, through Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz, submitted a Pubic Records Act request, seeking information about communications Smittcamp and her office may have had regarding...
Did Fresno Trustees Violate Brown Act in Superintendent Search Decisions?
An attorney representing GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi has notified the Fresno Unified School Board and Superintendent Bob Nelson that recent decisions taken by the board behind closed doors on whether to interview internal and external candidates allegedly violated the Brown Act. The letter, sent Wednesday by Anaheim attorney Chad...
LA Judge Deals a Blow to Law Allowing Duplexes in Single-Family Tracts
A recent decision by a Los Angeles County judge highlights that charter cities such as Fresno are not bound by Senate Bill 9, also known as the "duplex" law, enacted in 2021. This law permits the construction of up to four homes on a single lot in single-family neighborhoods. Superior...
US Announces New Patriot Missiles for Ukraine as Part of New $6 Billion Aid Package
WASHINGTON — The U.S. will provide Ukraine additional Patriot missiles for its air defense systems as part of a massive $6 billion additional aid package, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Friday. The missiles will be used to replenish previously supplied Patriot air defense systems and are part of a package...
Andy Reid and Taylor Swift Agree: Fresno’s Xavier Worthy Is a Great 1st-Round Draft Pick
Chiefs Kingdom quickly gave a thumbs-up to Super Bowl champion Kansas City's selection of former Central High School standout Xavier Worthy in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. "The moment @worthyyy became a Kansas City Chief 💛," the Chiefs captioned the Instagram video, which was then...
The Protests Over the Israel-Hamas War Put a Spotlight on College Endowments
“Divest from death” read the bubble letters written in chalk on the sidewalk on Tuesday outside of The New School in New York City. The slogan articulates one of the demands of the antiwar protests on campuses which call on colleges or universities to divest their endowments from companies profiting...
Fed Plan to Rebuild Pacific Sardine Population Was Insufficient, California Judge Finds
SAN JOSE — A plan by federal agencies to rebuild the sardine population in the Pacific was not properly implemented and failed to prevent overfishing, a judge in California ruled this week. Monday's decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi was a victory for environmentalists who said officials did not...