Despite a strong push from city councilman Bob Whalen, backyard chickens will not be legally allowed in Clovis for at least a year. Also in Politics 101: Milton running for SCCCD trustee. Police Reform Commission meets publicly on Monday. Commissioner conflict-of-interest forms trickling in. Controversial Republican aided Dyer's mayoral run....
How Clovis Unified Trustees Are Elected Is Under the Microscope
Community activist Chris Milton says Clovis Unified School District is breaking state law and failing to provide true representation to residents by continuing to elect trustees at large instead of by area. A more diverse board, Milton said in a recent open letter to the district posted on Facebook, would...
Milton: A Positive Outcome After Run-In with Georgia Police
Despite a negative interaction with police last week, Chris Milton said things ended on a positive note. Milton, a Clovis businessman and civil rights activist, visited Athens, Georgia last week, home of the University of Georgia — where his son Kendall is a freshman running back on the vaunted Bulldogs...
Emerging Voice: Milton on Black Economic Empowerment, Police
In front of 3,000 protesters at Fresno police headquarters, Chris Milton delivered a strong message on the path from poverty to empowerment. "Build your equity! Your equity. Your equity. That's the thing that cannot be taken from you," Milton said during Sunday's protest over inequality and policing practices following the...