Just days after appearing at the U.S. Capitol during the riot there, and later confronting a U.S. senator at a Washington D.C. airport, a trio of Donald Trump supporters posted a video of themselves in front of the home of Fresno City Councilman Miguel Arias. Ben Bergquam posted the video...
DA: No Charges Against Arias for Protester Altercation
Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias will not face charges for a May 12 altercation with protesters led by conservative activist Ben Bergquam at Arias' downtown condominium. The incident, captured on several videos and posted to the internet, found several people at Arias's doorstep protesting the city's shelter-in-place orders. The...
Simultaneous Peaceful Protests At Fresno City Hall
Simultaneous peaceful protests took place at Fresno City Hall on Friday. About 15 protesters with Power California, gathered wanting more federal support for workers left behind during the pandemic. Also in Politics 101: City starts first process of bus route change. Council approves Fresno EOC contract. Jasmine Leiva, one of...
Arias Has More to Say About Defending His Family From Bergquam
Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias released this statement Wednesday evening about the Tuesday night confrontation at his downtown condominium with conservative activist Ben Bergquam: "Yesterday afternoon, as my two kids slept, the safety of our home was violated by a dozen out-of-town individuals led by Sanger resident Ben Bergquam, a...
Bredefeld Talks Fresno Reopening, Activists’ Confrontation of Arias
Councilman Garry Bredefeld said Wednesday he plans to introduce a resolution at next week's city council meeting to repeal Fresno's shelter-at-home COVID-19 ordinance and emergency orders. None of the other six councilmembers attended Bredefeld's afternoon news conference at City Hall. "We've seen tremendous anger and frustration across our city. This...
Arias Cited After Tussle With Conservative Activist Bergquam Caught on Camera
Facebook video posted at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday shows Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias in a shouting match with conservative activist Ben Bergquam. The video also shows Arias pushing a man accompanying Bergquam, who is attempting to question Arias about COVID-19 business restrictions on the stairs outside his downtown Fresno...
Protest Rally to Reopen Fresno Set for Wednesday
A protest rally to reopen businesses in Fresno and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled for City Hall on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event is being hosted by Ben Bergquam, a conservative activist with Frontline America. He said community leaders reached out to him...
Congressmen Deride 'No Match' Letters. Does Farm Bureau Leader Agree?
Last week, Congressmen Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and TJ Cox (D-Fresno) sounded the alarm about the Social Security Administration reinstating the practice of sending “no match” letters to employers. The letters notify employers that an employee’s name and social security number don't match. SSA encourages corrective action, such as filling out...
What Randa Jarrar Thinks of Ben Bergquam Arrest
Ben Bergquam, a Fresno based right-wing activist known for heckling at political events, was arrested earlier this week for trespassing at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mansion. He calls it his latest political stunt. “The whole idea is to expose the hypocrite Democrats. We went to test to see if everyone is...