Mayor Jerry Dyer tells GV Wire that the Fresno City Council chambers, closed since Aug. 19, are now open. "We actually changed the policy yesterday," Dyer said on Tuesday. "So it's important, you know, we looked at what the (COVID-19) numbers are. They're coming down." Last week, GV Wire reported...
ACLU Considers Suing Fresno City Hall for Blocking Public
Since the start of the pandemic, Fresno City Council chambers have been open, closed, open, and closed once again to the public. The most recent shutdown came on Aug. 19, with the public again banned from chambers, even though the entire council and staff meet to conduct the people's business....
Police Chief Rejoices Over Court Call to Limit $0 Bail
Amid a rash of violence in Fresno, Police Chief Andy Hall praised a recent decision from the Fresno courts to limit the availability of $0 bail for more criminal suspects. The lead judges for Fresno County approved additional exemptions on Oct. 13 to the emergency bail rule — a state...
ACLU Complaint Says Clovis Unified Fails to Quell ‘Racially Hostile Environment’
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California has filed a complaint with Clovis Unified School District on behalf of a Black student who says he has been racially profiled, disciplined differently than fellow classmates, and subjected to a "racially hostile environment." The ACLU, which has filed a previous complaint...
ACLU Complaint Says Fresno Unified Fails English Learner Families
The ACLU of Northern California says Fresno Unified School District violated the civil rights of English learners and failed to follow California Department of Education and district requirements when it failed to remove language barriers that limit parent participation, including helping the district decide how to allocate its resources. The...
‘See You in Court’: ACLU Files Nearly 400 Cases Versus Trump
NEW YORK — The day after Donald Trump’s election in November 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union posted a message to him on its website: “See you in court.” As president, Trump hasn’t personally squared off against the ACLU from the witness stand, but the broader warning has been borne out....