The Rotary Club of Fresno held a town hall debate on Tuesday between Fresno Councilmember Garry Bredefeld and incumbent Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau at the club’s downtown location. The candidates, positioned on opposite sides of the room, addressed audience questions and engaged in several exchanges. Both Bredefeld and Brandau...
Fresno Political Consultant Prevails Over Trustee in Court
A Fresno political consultant scored an early victory, before any votes were cast. He prevailed in a breach-of-contract lawsuit from a former client. State Center Community College District Trustee Nasreen Johnson thought she had secured the services of Jason Carns. And, even though the pair worked together in the past,...
Presidential Campaigns and Allies Plan $500 Million in TV and Radio Ads
The presidential candidates and their allies plan to spend more than $500 million on television and radio advertising over the final seven weeks of the campaign. Groups backing Vice President Kamala Harris have reserved $332 million worth of airtime for television and radio ads — 63% of the total —...
Casualties in Myanmar Push Southeast Asia’s Death Toll From Typhoon Yagi Past 500
BANGKOK — Floods and landslides in Myanmar triggered by last week's Typhoon Yagi and seasonal monsoon rains have claimed at least 226 lives, with 77 people missing, state-run media reported Tuesday. The new figures push the total number of dead in Southeast Asia from the storm past 500. The accounting...
What to Know About Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ Indictment
NEW YORK - Sean "Diddy" Combs, the disgraced hip-hop mogul, faces federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges in an indictment that was unsealed Tuesday. He was arrested Monday in New York after being indicted by a federal grand jury. The arrest and indictment come after a months-long sex trafficking investigation...
Overseas Threats Hit the Ohio City Where Trump and Vance Lies Slandered Haitians Over Dogs and Cats
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Ohio stationed state police at Springfield schools Tuesday in response to a rash of bomb threats — the vast majority that officials said came from overseas —- after former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance falsely said legal Haitian immigrants in the...
Fresno and Sierra Weather Soon Might Turn You Into a Pinball
Mark Twain could have been talking about our upcoming weather forecast when he reflected that "if you don't like the weather in New England now, just wait a few minutes." Starting Wednesday, the weather in Fresno and the Sierra will look like a giant meteorological pinball. And we can thank...
Constitution Week Continues with GV Wire’s Taub on Keynote Panel
Reedley College continues its 11th Annual Constitution Week Conference, featuring a keynote panel with GV Wire Senior Reporter David Taub on Wednesday. Taub, KMJ radio host Christina Musson, and Fresno State political science professor Thomas Holyoke will discuss the upcoming election and top political races. Topics will include how the...
Pismo Beach Police Identify Victim and Suspect in Fatal Stabbing
Jonathan Perez was found fatally stabbed at a residence Wednesday night, Sept. 11, the Pismo Beach Police Department announced late Monday. Authorities reported the suspect, Andrew Rodriguez, of Santa Maria, was initially hospitalized in Ventura after a suicide attempt. Rodriguez, who was treated and released on Sunday, was arrested by...
Gov. Newsom’s Efforts to Lower Gas Prices Are a Farce
It's time to blow the whistle on the farcical efforts of California's politicians — especially Gov. Gavin Newsom — to reduce the state's high gasoline prices. Newsom's demand that the Legislature, which adjourned for the year in early September, reconvene in a special session on gas prices continues his crusade...