The U.S. is considering coordinating sales of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve with releases from other countries as prices soar during the war on Iran, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Monday. Wright also said the U.S. has "some other options" on allowing more sales of Russian oil...
Arambula No-Shows at News Conference After Rehab Stay Revealed
Assemblymember Joaquin Arambula backed out of a news conference in Sacramento on Monday, days after GV Wire was the first to report that he had checked into a substance-abuse rehabilitation facility in January. Arambula, D-Fresno, co-authored SB 1422 — with Sen. Maria Elena Durazo, D-Los Angeles — to extend Medi-Cal...
Fresno Transportation Authority Faces $27K Fine for Election Violations
A state agency says the Fresno County Transportation Authority violated state election laws ahead of the failed Measure C renewal effort in 2022 by paying for advertisements with taxpayer money and not properly disclosing the source. The California Fair Political Practices Commission recommends a $27,000 fine to the Measure C...
Clovis East, Reyburn Placed on Shelter in Place as Police Investigate Call
Update at 4:21 p.m. The Clovis Unified School District announced an update: "As of 4:06 p.m. law enforcement has given Clovis East High and Reyburn Intermediate the all clear to conduct a phased release of students for the day. We apologize about the longer than anticipated delay to our end...
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber Steps Down, Advisor Toni Schneider Named Interim Chief
Jay Graber is stepping down as the CEO of Bluesky and will transition to the role of chief innovation officer at the social media platform. Graber, who was named to lead Bluesky in 2021, will be replaced by advisor Toni Schneider as interim CEO, she said in a blog posted...
Lawsuit Challenges US Policy Barring Visas for Social Media Researchers
A group of technology researchers filed a lawsuit on Monday alleging that U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has adopted an unconstitutional policy that targets foreign nationals who study disinformation and hate speech on social media for visa denials and deportation. The San Francisco-based Coalition for Independent Technology Research in a...
Sex Offender Out. Who Will Be On the Fresno Ballot?
Fresno City Hall can relax. A registered sex offender who contemplated running for city council failed to qualify for the ballot. Rene Campos did not collect enough signatures to run for Fresno City Council District 7, Fresno County Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus told GV Wire. Campos returned the other...
As Kari Lake Sought to Shutter Voice of America, Parent Agency Rebuffed Auditors
WASHINGTON — The federal media agency that oversees Voice of America, and whose Trump-appointed leadership has been deemed illegal by a judge, failed to cooperate with a required annual audit of its finances, according to a newly released report. The U.S. Agency for Global Media had consecutively received clean audit...
Iran’s Choice of New Leader Signals Defiance to Foes
On its face, Iran’s choice of a new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, sent a message of continuity to a country battered by war. It was also a show of open defiance to Iran’s attackers. The United States and Israel killed the new leader’s father and predecessor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in...
Ohio State President Resigns Following ‘Inappropriate Relationship’
The president of Ohio State University resigned after disclosing to university trustees that he had an "inappropriate relationship" with someone seeking public resources to support her personal business, the school announced on Monday. Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. had been the university’s president for two years. The school did not announce...