In this week's episode, GV Wire Publisher Darius Assemi, Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau, and Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi discuss the latest news and events Valley residents are sinking their teeth into. Topics include the resignation of Fresno City Manager Tommy Esqueda, California's crime policies, homelessness, Fresno Restaurant Week,...
How Do We Make Fresno Unified Great? Let’s Start With a Stadium at Every High School
As a school psychologist and former special education teacher who has worked 35 years in Fresno Unified, I study student learning. A stadium at every high school makes perfect sense to me. Could it be an opportunity to bring deep-rooted transformation to a failing school system? Right now, only...
Unfiltered – Safe Streets For All; Avoiding Fresno Cycling Deaths + Solar Power Benefits Threatened
On this week's show, the GV Wire Unfiltered panel discusses recent cycling deaths in Fresno. Also, the team dives into a proposal to drastically limit the financial incentives for California homeowners to go solar. Special Guests: Joe Martinez, safe street advocate Bryce Robicheau, Citadel Roofing and Solar Join us for...
National Geographic’s Sartore Headlines Valley Town Hall
Award-winning National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore will kick off 2022 for the San Joaquin Valley Town Hall lecture series by taking the audience behind the scenes of his 25-year effort to document more than 12,000 vanishing species in zoos and wildlife sanctuaries. His From Noah to Now — The Photo...
Unfiltered – Omicron Has Hit the Valley: Are Our Schools Prepared?
On this week's show, GV Wire Unfiltered looks at COVID-19 in schools and its impact on education. Also, the panel discusses other trending topics making news this week in our popular roundtable conversation. Special Guest: Eimear O' Brien, Superintendent, Clovis Unified School District Join us for Unfiltered every Tuesday night...
Unfiltered – Is There an End to COVID?
On this week's episode of Unfiltered, we discuss the state of COVID-19 and if there's any end to the pandemic in sight. Special Guests: Dr. John Zweifler, Public Health Physician Dr. Ali Rashidian, Arya Medical Group Join us for Unfiltered every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. live on gvwire.com and Facebook. Download the Unfiltered...
Fresno Police Wound Man After He Stabs Sheriff’s K-9
Fresno police shot and wounded Gabriel Mata, 27, on Sunday after he repeatedly stabbed a law enforcement dog, authorities said. Mata, a Fresno resident, is at Community Regional Medical Center in critical condition, Fresno County sheriff's spokesman Tony Botti said in a news release Monday. K-9 Cyra (pronounced "Kiera") is...
Unfiltered: A Teacher’s Point of View, Redistricting, Tax Hikes & Inflation
On this week's episode of Unfiltered, GV Wire discusses the topic of educating our children. In addition, the panel will analyze the coming impacts of redistricting, tax hikes, and inflation on our daily lives. Special Guest: Donato Mireles, Math Teacher, Sanger High School Join us for Unfiltered every Tuesday...
Just 27% of Voters Pleased With Biden on Immigration
Both Democratic and Republican voters are losing confidence in President Joe Biden's ability to handle crime and immigration challenges. The results of a national telephone and online survey by Rasmussen Reports published Tuesday, Dec. 28, found 31% of likely U.S. voters rate Biden excellent or good on crime...
Water, Drought, and the Supply Chain Crisis
This holiday season, every family is paying close attention to a topic no one ever expected would be a debate around the dinner table: the supply chain crisis. But even as cargo ships line up at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach delaying the delivery of glass...