Last December, then-Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer talked openly about the child abuse accusation against Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula. Listen to this article: A jury later acquitted Arambula of the charge, but the residue of that case and Dyer's words are spilling into the 2020 Fresno mayoral race. Arambula's parents, Amy...
Swearengin Named to State Committee on Housing, Econ
Ashley Swearengin, Fresno's former mayor and current president/CEO of the Central Valley Community Foundation, will serve on a new state economic committee. Organized by California Treasurer Fiona Ma, Swearengin is part of the 12-member Housing, Economic Development, Jobs and Opportunity Zone Ad Hoc Committee. Listen to this article: "I sought creative...
Divisions of Labor? Reports of Heated Debate on Parks Sales Tax.
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...
Janus Ruling Elates Sanger Dues Fighter. Fresno Union Leader Worries.
Thanks to a Supreme Court decision today Harlan Elrich will save $1,000 a year. That is how much that the Sanger High School math teacher estimated he paid in fees annually to a union to which he didn't belong. Now, keeping the money will be his right. The high court’s...