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...
Reform Misguided Laws, Don’t Raise Minimum Wage, to Address California’s High Cost of Living
California isn’t yet finished hiking the minimum wage from the last bill that increased it to $15 an hour starting in 2023 for all businesses, and now comes another proposal to move it to $18. Imagine the response from companies struggling to keep up with current payrolls when they...
Anti-Vax Mandate Congresswoman Owns Stock in Vaccine Companies
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, of Georgia, a vociferous critic of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, reported owning stock in three different COVID-19 vaccine makers during 2020, according to financial disclosures she submitted on Aug. 13. The revelation was first reported by the Chattanooga Times Free Press newspaper. For those of...
How We Drained California Dry: Mark Arax
Writes Fresno author and journalist Mark Arax in "How We Drained California Dry": "No civilization had ever built a grander system to transport water. It sprawled farmland. It sprawled suburbia. It made rise three world-class cities, and an economy that would rank as the fifth largest in the world....
Unfiltered – Around the Wire
On this week's show, we discuss a variety of current topics affecting people in the Central Valley and beyond. Special Guests: Bill McEwen, GV Wire News Director David Taub, GV Wire Senior Reporter Join us for Unfiltered every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. live on gvwire.com and Facebook. Download the Unfiltered Podcast here or...
Man Hired to Fix CA Schools Lives and Has a Business in Philadelphia
California’s first superintendent of equity lives in Philadelphia and has a separate job there, more than 2,500 miles from the schools he advises. His name is Daniel Lee and he's one of the highest-paid officials in the state Department of Education at $179,832, reports Politico's Mackenzie Mays in an exclusive...
Today Is the Deadline for Redrawing California’s Congressional Map
After three straight days of reviewing and revising Congressional maps, what – exactly – is the status of California and the Central Valley’s Congressional landscape for the next decade? Clear as mud heading into today's deadline. After launching into a full-scale, 23-day sprint to finalize boundaries for the California State...
Unfiltered – School Shootings and Cops On Campus
In this week's episode of Unfiltered, we discuss the recent school shooting in a small Michigan town and the continuing debate over cops on campuses. Special guest: Paco Balderrama, Fresno Chief of Police Tune into Unfiltered every Tuesday night at 6 p.m. live on gvwire.com and Facebook. Download the Unfiltered Podcast here or...
Unfiltered – Wellness Solutions: Cops, COVID, Cancer
On this week's show, we discuss wellness solutions relating to a range of topics including COVID-19, cancer, and mental health in law enforcement. Special Guests: Dr. Chris Perkins, Oncologist, Founder of Women's Cancer Care Jesus Cerda, Employee Services Coordinator, Fresno Police Department Michael Fortune, Employee Services Unit, Fresno Police Department...