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Price Gouging Ordinance on Tap for Emergency Fresno Council Meeting Today

March 16, 2020

The Fresno City Council has a tentative emergency meeting today at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a news release from Council President Miguel Arias, the council will discuss declaring a state of emergency and an anti-price gouging...

Photo of Andrew Janz voting with his daughter

Janz Casts His Vote, Warns About ‘Rejected’ Ballots

David Taub

February 28, 2020

Give Andrew Janz credit. He answered the question of whether you can vote one-handed with a baby on your shoulder. The Fresno mayoral candidate appeared at the voting center at the Central California Blood C...

Now With Lawyer, Former Clovis Student Revises N-Word Suit

David Taub

December 17, 2019

Andy Castro, who has engaged Clovis Unified in a First Amendment lawsuit, appears to have learned a valuable legal lesson: Listen to the judge. Heeding the advice of federal judge Dale Drozd, Castro — a form...

Tateosian Challenges Embattled Payne for Trustee Seat

David Taub

December 3, 2019

State Center Community College District Trustee Eric Payne will have competition for reelection. Payne, a two-term trustee, said he intends to run again on the November 2020 ballot. Sevag Tateosian, a longtime Fresno County employee, filed his intention ...

Requested Probe of Trustee Payne Falls One Vote Short

Nancy Price

November 8, 2019

The State Center Community College District board decided — for the second time this year — not to investigate trustee Eric Payne over allegations of misconduct. Payne was accused of misuse of a rental car p...

State Center: Payne Rented Cars Early, Was Tardy to Conferences in Tahoe, SF

Nancy Price

November 1, 2019

State Center Community College District trustees next week will consider whether to further investigate allegations of misconduct against trustee Eric Payne, who has been fined by the state Fair Political Pract...

Campaign Watchdog Hits Payne With $54K in Fines

David Taub

June 14, 2019

The state agency in charge of enforcing campaign finance law gave State Center trustee Eric Payne a break on Thursday. Facing 21 counts for various infractions, including failures to file paperwork in a timely manner and improperly spending campaign funds o...

State Watchdog Drops Hammer on Fresno-Area Politicians

David Taub

June 4, 2019

The state agency in charge of campaign finance enforcement has detailed its case to justify $66,000 in fines against community college board trustee Eric Payne. Payne, a two-term trustee of the State Center ...

$75,000 Raised for Fresno Vets Memorial at City Hall

David Taub

May 20, 2019

One week before Memorial Day, Fresno councilman Garry Bredefeld revealed good news about the memorial project on City Hall grounds. At last week’s city council meeting, Bredefeld announced that $75,000 has b...

Payne on Campaign Funds: There’s Nothing I’m Trying to Hide

David Taub

May 8, 2019

Eric Payne says he’s working with state campaign finance regulators. The State Center Community College District trustee faces $66,000 in fines on 21 counts, including failing to file required forms to run for office. Politics 101 David Taub ...

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Price Gouging Ordinance on Tap for Emergency Fresno Council Meeting Today

Janz Casts His Vote, Warns About ‘Rejected’ Ballots

Now With Lawyer, Former Clovis Student Revises N-Word Suit

Tateosian Challenges Embattled Payne for Trustee Seat

Requested Probe of Trustee Payne Falls One Vote Short

State Center: Payne Rented Cars Early, Was Tardy to Conferences in Tahoe, SF

Campaign Watchdog Hits Payne With $54K in Fines

State Watchdog Drops Hammer on Fresno-Area Politicians

$75,000 Raised for Fresno Vets Memorial at City Hall

Payne on Campaign Funds: There’s Nothing I’m Trying to Hide

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