The Fresno police officer at the center of former Police Chief Paco Balderrama's fall from grace is making a new claim of retaliation by the city. Attorneys for Jordan Wamhoff, who is also an elected Madera County Supervisor, said the city is conducting an investigation into their client. "This is...
Will Costa’s New Bill Become the Long-Awaited Fix for DACA?
A bill from Democratic lawmakers would provide a long-awaited path to citizenship for children protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The American Dream and Promise Act from Reps. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) and Sylvia Garcia (D-Houston) provides citizenship opportunities to the nearly 500,000 people in the U.S. protected...
Fresno EOC Postpones Deleting DEI Language in Job Descriptions
The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission postponed scrubbing DEI-related language from job descriptions, which interim CEO Brian Angus is recommending so as not to jeopardize tens of millions of dollars in federal funding for the anti-poverty community action agency. Delaying the vote to next month's meeting will give the agency time...
Fresno Wants Frazier Out of Granite Park. He’s Fighting Back.
Terance Frazier is not going down without a fight. The city of Fresno is going to court to force the nonprofit Frazier operates to exit the Granite Park sports complex. The city filed an unlawful detainer lawsuit in January, and a judge next week will decide if the eviction case...
1.1 Million Bee Colonies Died This Winter. Race Is On to Learn Why.
When beekeepers opened their hives for the first time this year, many of them found devastating numbers of empty hives. Even good beekeepers saw mortality rates they've never seen before, said Omer Davidi, CEO and co-founder of BeeHero, a hive monitoring company. "There's a big crisis out there," Davidi told...
Misty Her Calls for ‘Huge Mindset Shift’ at Fresno Unified as She Campaigns for Top Job
Misty Her became Interim Superintendent in early May of last year, and she's leading Fresno Unified with blunt words and an urgency that her mentor, retired superintendent Bob Nelson, rarely exhibited. She's also a candidate for the permanent position as the School Board begins a national search for Nelson's successor....
Will Soria Run for State Senate Instead of Assembly?
Could Esmeralda Soria eschew a third term in the state Assembly and make an attempt for the chamber on the other side of the state Capitol? Several Democratic insiders told Politics 101 there is considerable buzz that Soria, D-Fresno, is considering a run for state Senate District 14 in 2026....
Why Have CA Electric Rates Exploded? Report Blames ‘Runaway’ Spending by Utilities
A new report commissioned by the California solar industry contends that higher utility rates are not being caused by rooftop solar customers buying fewer electrons from investor-owned utilities or from construction costs of wildfire mitigation, including hardening lines. In fact, the report says, customer-owned solar systems have kept rates from...
New Self-Pollinating Almond Tree Could Be Huge for a Big Fresno Cash Crop
The nonpareil has nearly everything an almond grower wants. With a consistent color, sweet taste, and strong production, consumers love them just as marketers do. The varietal typically generates upwards of 40% of all almond production in California, according to the Almond Board of California. But the nonpareil can be...
After Criminal Case Tossed, Madec Fights to Get Fresno CC Classroom Job Back
Ed Madec is still fighting for his job. The one-time highly successful Fresno City College basketball coach is appealing to keep his teaching job for a second time. He is in the middle of a second week of hearings overseen by Office of Administrative Hearings Judge Coren Wong. The proceedings...