SACRAMENTO — The federal government says California is ineligible for about $12 billion in public transit funding because of a long-running dispute over changes to the state's public pension law that the Biden administration recently determined are improper. Federal law says state and local agencies must protect the interests of...
Mayor’s Plan to Grow City and Airport? Aha!
Fresno State football plays at Nevada next year. While the date has yet to be announced, fans will be able to fly there in about an hour instead of having to make a five-hour drive. That's because service from Fresno Yosemite International Airport to the Reno/Tahoe area started Wednesday. Operated...
Rabies-Carrying Bats Prompt Warnings From Fresno County Health
A significant number of Americans have seen an increase in hospital visits for exposure to rabies after close contact with wild, rabid animals in the last few years across the U.S. and in Fresno County. With misconceptions and misinformation running rampant among COVID-19 deniers and a vaccine hesitant public, health...
Here’s How Veterans are Being Honored in Fresno, Clovis
After taking a pandemic year to go virtual, the streets of downtown Fresno will be full of bands, veterans and spectators. The 102nd annual Fresno Veterans Day Parade returns on Thursday, starting at 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11. Organizers say 170 entries, bands, cars and sometimes tanks, will travel the...
Can Fresno Councilmembers Protect Their Own Jobs as District Maps Redrawn?
Are incumbent Fresno councilmembers protected from being drawn out of their own district? Despite language in the city charter and advice received from their consultant, the answer experts told GV Wire is "no." Last week, the City Council examined the first set of electoral maps, submitted by the public and...
‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Creates Stir at Fresno State Tailgate Party
There was plenty of optimism at the Fresno State football game — before kickoff. The tailgates around the stadium were buzzing in a level of excitement not seen for years. One of the most popular locations mixed football and politics — a "Let's Go Brandon" flag at the party attended...
Dems End Deadlock. House Approves, Sends $1T Infrastructure Bill to Biden.
WASHINGTON — The House approved a $1 trillion package of road and other infrastructure projects late Friday after Democrats resolved a months-long standoff between progressives and moderates, notching a victory that President Joe Biden and his party had become increasingly anxious to claim. The House passed the measure 228-206, prompting...
50 Afghan Refugees Will Call Fresno Home. Can You Lend a Hand?
Bethany Christian Services is asking for your help in bringing 50 Afghan refugees to Fresno. The faith-based nonprofit headquartered in Michigan hopes to resettle a total of 450 refugees from the war-torn country in eight U.S cities. The group is one of many helping resettle what could be as many...
City Wants Old UMC Campus. Will County Sell It for $4.25 Million?
The city wants to buy a vacant hospital in southeast Fresno and turn it into a mixed-use facility with retail and housing. The Fresno City Council voted 6-0 on Thursday to make a $4.25 million offer on the former UMC hospital from its owner, Fresno County. Council President Luis Chavez...
Judge Sides With Assemi-Owned Touchstone vs. Wonderful Co. in Pistachio Battle
A Tulare County judge has rejected efforts by Beverly Hills billionaires Stewart and Lynda Resnick to halt the expansion of a pistachio processing plant owned in Terra Bella by the Assemi family of Fresno. Ten days after a short hearing on Oct. 18, Judge Bret D. Hillman issued a written...