A new Great Wolf Lodge luxury resort planned for the south valley is expected to generate nearly $2 billion in economic output, Tulare County officials say. The nationwide family attraction is scheduled to break ground in late 2023 and open in the fall of 2025 at the southeast corner of...
Duarte’s Priorities are Water, Oil, and Inflation
Congressman-elect John Duarte of Modesto made it clear in an exclusive interview with GV Wire that his goal is to fight for water for the Valley and not waste time on Donald Trump's antics or those of far-right Republicans. Duarte, who squeezed out a narrow win over Merced Democrat Adam...
DA Drops Attempted Extortion Charges Against Fresno Council President Esparza
The Fresno County District Attorney's office dropped charges against Fresno City Council President Nelson Esparza during a pre-trial hearing on Monday morning. The unexpected move clears Esparza of two misdemeanor counts that he attempted to extort then-city attorney Douglas Sloan last April. Esparza was accused of threatening Sloan's job during...
Hurtado Has 12-Vote Lead Over Shepard for 16th Senate Seat
State Sen. Melissa Hurtado has clawed back a deficit of nearly 3,400 votes and now leads her Republican opponent by 12 votes in the 16th District race. The latest count from the Secretary of State shows Hurtado, a Bakersfield Democrat, with 68,302 votes to 68,290 for David Shepard of Porterville....
Fresno’s New City Attorney Wants More Transparency in Dealings
Andrew Janz starts as Fresno City Attorney Monday. He wants more transparency from the city, while shedding his political past. Janz resigned his position as deputy district attorney with the Fresno County District Attorney's office on Wednesday. His role was prosecuting felony criminal cases. Now, answering to the City Council,...
Rain, Followed by More Rain for Valley. (Yes, It’s December.)
If you haven't already unearthed your galoshes from your closet, now would be a good time. The National Weather Service is predicting that more intense rain will fall from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday night, on top of the more-gentle rain that started falling earlier today. Meteorologist Andy Bollenbacher...
Brother Vows to Keep Fighting for Justice for Late Fresno State Professor
Fresno State Professor A. Sameh El Kharbawy was 53 years old when he died of a heart attack in his Fresno home in December 2021. His siblings back in Egypt would not learn of his passing for nearly 10 months. During the interval, strangers decided how and where their brother...
Housing Coming to Manchester Center
The second floor of the Manchester Center mall in central Fresno will become 592 units of housing. Mayor Jerry Dyer confirmed the widely-rumored plans at a speech Monday opening up a senior center. "What you may not know is Manchester Center, that is generally been a commercial development/retail, that the...
Mayor, Business Group Host Chinese Delegation. Councilmember Voices Objection
A group of Fresno elected and business leaders met with a Chinese delegation Monday to discuss trade. But not everyone was happy about the local-level diplomacy. The topic, at the Kodiak Club within Chukchansi Park, was trade, Fresno County Economic Development Corporation president and CEO Lee Ann Eager said. She...
McCarthy’s Warning: Dems Could Pick Speaker if GOP ‘Plays Games’ With Vote
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is warning Republicans that if they oppose him, House Democrats could select the next Speaker. "If we don’t do this right, the Democrats can take the majority. If we play games on the floor, the Democrats can end up picking who the Speaker is,” McCarthy...