Is there a split among city labor organizations over Measure P, the 3/8 of a cent sales tax initiative for parks that Fresno voters will decide next month? A mini-debate broke out at a recent city labor function, that multiple sources told GV Wire became heated. The Coalition of Organized...
Fresno Mayor Brand Endorses Public Safety Tax Ahead of Parks Tax
UPDATE: 5:32 p.m., Thursday, April 5 Fresno Mayor Lee Brand put his shoulder squarely behind a proposed sales-tax increase for public safety today in a statement emailed to GV Wire. "While the City of Fresno has many challenges, including parks and green space, my job as your Mayor is to...
Will Fresno Voters Support Public Safety Tax? Police Union Wants to Know.
Are Fresnans willing to pay more in taxes in the name of public safety? The Fresno Police Officers Association is researching that question. The police officers union says it is partnering with Fresno City Firefighters IAFF Local 753 and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce on a quality-of-life poll. One of...
Will Fresno Voters Support Public Safety Tax? Police Union Wants to Know.
Are Fresnans willing to pay more in taxes in the name of public safety? The Fresno Police Officers Association is researching that question. The police officers union says it is partnering with Fresno City Firefighters IAFF Local 753 and the Fresno Chamber of Commerce on a quality-of-life poll. One of...
Fresno Police Suspensions Tick Up Slightly to Six-Year High
Fresno police suspensions were at a six-year high, according to the latest Fresno police auditor report. The quarterly report, prepared by Independent Police Auditor John Gliatta, showed 19 officers suspended during 2017, up from 16 in 2016. Available data goes back to 2011. Gliatta also made two documentations in the report...
Fresno Police Suspensions Tick Up Slightly to Six-Year High
Fresno police suspensions were at a six-year high, according to the latest Fresno police auditor report. The quarterly report, prepared by Independent Police Auditor John Gliatta, showed 19 officers suspended during 2017, up from 16 in 2016. Available data goes back to 2011. Gliatta also made two documentations in the report...