Brandon Vang and his wife are incensed about a recent campaign mailer accusing him of statutory rape. In an exclusive interview with GV Wire on Wednesday, Vang and May Lee denied allegations made in the mailer by the dark money political group Fresno Future Forward. "This is wrong. These accusations...
After Fresno Unified Student Dies, District Punishes Whistleblower: Lawsuit
In 2022, a Fresno Unified elementary student died after having an asthma attack at school. Following the asthma attack, a staff member took the student to the school nurse after the girl used her inhaler six times to little effect, alleges a lawsuit filed against the district Tuesday. Very quickly,...
Fresno County Confirms Measles Case. Health Officials Stress Vaccination
The Fresno County Department of Public Health, in collaboration with the Madera County Department of Public Health, confirmed a case of measles involving a local resident who had not been vaccinated and had traveled internationally. Health officials said the Fresno County adult is recovering and quarantining at home. They said...
Special Ed Teachers Are Hard to Recruit. Here’s How Clovis Unified Is Succeeding.
Clovis Unified School District is tackling the long-standing shortage of special education teachers plaguing districts nationwide. In May 2019, the district implemented a new strategy, Special Education Credentialing of Teacher Residents aka “SPECTER,, to help recruit teachers to the district. The program, in partnership with Fresno State, provides financial support...
Fresno Supervisor Luis Chavez, Trustee Jonasson Rosas Allegedly Use Superintendent Search for Political Gain
Multiple independent sources say former city councilmember Luis Chavez made a deal to get Fresno Unified administrator Misty Her selected as the district's next superintendent in exchange for support from the Hmong community in his bid to become a Fresno County supervisor. Chavez's wife, Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas, is a Fresno...
Fresno City Attorney Janz Launches Probe Into Attack Campaign Mailer
Fresno City Attorney Andrew Janz is investigating whether a campaign mailer for an upcoming city council election violated the law. Last week, a group called Fresno Future Forward sent a mailer to residents in Fresno City Council District 5, which covers much of southeast Fresno. The mailer claimed candidate Brandon...
Capitol Rioter Ben Martin of Madera to Be Released From Federal Prison
A Central Valley man convicted of Jan. 6-related crimes and pardoned by President Donald Trump but also found guilty on a separate gun charge is expected to be a free man later today. A three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Benjamin Martin of Madera County released...
Trump Wants to Fix US Lumber Industry. Home Prices Hang in the Balance.
Beyond tariffs from President Donald Trump on Tuesday, he also ordered the U.S. Commerce Department to investigate Canada's lumber market — an industry integral to the U.S. housing market. Industry advocates praise the move, saying Canada has subsidized their cheap exports that make up 30% of the U.S. market. They...
Trump Tariffs Have Valley Farmers on Edge With Billions of Dollars at Stake
With countries issuing retaliatory tariffs in response to President Donald Trump's protective orders Tuesday morning, actions from import destinations may soon hit close to home for Central Valley farmers. China made it clear that it would impose tariffs up 15% on chicken, pork, soy, and beef products from the U.S....
California Beat Big Tobacco. Can It Now Make Big Oil Pay for Climate Damage?
Big Oil faces mounting lawsuits as extreme weather worsens, with California leading efforts to make fossil fuel giants pay billions of dollars for the climate damage they have long denied. Across the country, states, cities, tribes and environmental groups have filed dozens of lawsuits against oil companies alleging that they misled the...