Dirt could finally be turning at a north Fresno park allowing for access to the San Joaquin River. At a Wednesday news conference on the bluffs of Spano Park overlooking the river, city officials committed $1 million for a traffic light and sidewalk projects. Starting the access projects could finally make real...
‘I Couldn’t Protect Allie That Night’ Says Street Racing Victim’s Mom, Grateful for Police Crackdown
Photos of three young victims of illegal street racing were laid out on a table in front of Fresno Police Chief Paco Balderrama on Tuesday afternoon. Sanger High School senior Allison "Allie" Chang, 17, and her cousins, Linda Chang, 21, and Christopher Vang, 27, died after a speeding car ran...
‘Tip of the Iceberg,’ Say Fresno Police After Major Street Racing Offensive
If you drove down Blackstone Avenue on Saturday night you may have seen more flashing police lights than street lights. Law enforcement officers swarmed the area looking to crack down on illegal street racing, drunk driving, speeding, and any other number of traffic violations. Authorities say about 85 officers took...
Street Racing Crowd Threw Bottles at Fresno Officers. Widespread Crackdown ‘Imminent.
Fresno police dodged bottles thrown at them from an unruly crowd of hundreds of people gathered in the parking lot of Target at Bullard and Blackstone last Friday night, authorities said. Police believe the group was congregating and crusing in advance of illegal street racing, with some cars doing donuts...
Fresno Speed Racers, Beware. Police and CHP Will Impound Your Car
A tragic accident at Palm and Bullard avenues in December that resulted from street racing and claimed the lives of four people was a pivotal event that heightened law enforcement agencies' resolve to battle street racing in Fresno. Now, for the first time in recent memory, the California Highway Patrol...
‘That’s Not Acceptable’ : Limited Vaccine Supply Prompts Appeal from Karbassi, Council
In a plea to President Joe Biden, the Fresno City Council unanimously passed a resolution asking for a dramatic increase in COVID-19 vaccine allocations for Fresno County. "We don't have enough vaccine," said Councilman Mike Karbassi, the resolution's sponsor. In addition to the appealing to the president, Karbassi's resolution asks...
Dyer Leads Clean-Up to Remove Over 800 Pounds of Trash (and Other Things) in NW Fresno
If you drove by the Carl's Jr. on West Shaw near Highway 99 over the weekend you saw what appeared to be a small army clad in safety vests and wielding trash grabbers. If you looked really hard you probably saw Mayor Jerry Dyer out there working alongside the residents...
Vaccine Shortfall Prompts Karbassi Letter to Biden: “We Are in Dire Need”
Fresno County has the ability to vaccinate 40,000 people a week, Councilman Mike Karbassi says, but local health officials received just 8,000 doses from the state a few days ago. "If the state isn't going to show us some love, maybe the president will," said Karbassi to GV Wire℠ by Zoom....
Karbassi Raises Over $30,000 to Pay Burial Costs for Victims of Deadly Collision
A GoFundMe account set up by Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi and The Fresno Center sought to raise $30,000 to pay burial costs for three of the victims of a high speed crash at Bullard and Palm in late December has met its goal. A check of the page Thursday...
100 MPH Crash That Killed 4 in NW Fresno Began with Street Racing, Police Say
What began as street racing on Blackstone Ave. turned into tragedy in northwest Fresno on Saturday night, police said Monday. The impact of a fatal collision that killed four people at the intersection of Bullard and Palm avenues was likely the result of one vehicle speeding in excess of 100...