Decked out head to toe in workout gear, Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer enjoyed an early morning workout session on Tuesday with McLane High School's varsity football team. Then the mayor said his One Fresno Foundation would donate $1,000 to the team to start a nutrition program. That followed the mayor...
That Used Car in Your Garage Might Be Worth More Than You Think
You might have a pot of gold sitting in your garage — even if it's just a 5-year-old Toyota RAV4. That's what I discovered recently when I got a call from an employee of Michael Automotive in northwest Fresno, asking if I still owned the RAV4 (I do) and whether...
State Eviction Moratorium Ends, but Fresno Renters Protected. Here’s How To Get Help.
California's eviction moratorium officially ended Thursday night, but renters inside Fresno's city limits remain protected. In addition, the city's COVID-19 rent relief program will continue to assist anyone unable to pay rent and utilities until tens of millions of dollars are exhausted. Moreover, Fresno County renters outside the city can...
ACLU Considers Suing Fresno City Hall for Blocking Public
Since the start of the pandemic, Fresno City Council chambers have been open, closed, open, and closed once again to the public. The most recent shutdown came on Aug. 19, with the public again banned from chambers, even though the entire council and staff meet to conduct the people's business....
Contractor’s Deal on California Rent Relief Gets More Lucrative
Despite an initial slow rollout of rent relief money, the state of California is extending and more than doubling its deal with the outside contractor it hired to get the money to tenants and landlords. The contract with Horne LLP, a Mississippi-based accounting firm that specializes in disaster relief, jumped...
CMC Lawsuit Calls Trauma Physician Walkout ‘Despicable,’ Seeks Damages
Community Medical Centers is suing a physicians' medical group over a contract-related work stoppage last year that jeopardized patient safety as well as Community Regional Medical Center's Level 1 Trauma Center designation. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Fresno County Superior Court, seeks unspecific compensatory and punitive damages from the Community...
Who’s Dying in California from COVID-19?
It’s been longer than a year and a half since COVID-19 first arrived in California, and the demographics of who is dying from the virus are changing. So far, 67,628 people have died in California during the pandemic, more than in any other state. In recent months, those who are...
Recall Deadline for Kingsburg’s Hurtado Approaching
Supporters of a recall of Kingsburg City Councilwoman Jewel Hurtado have until Monday to turn in 354 signatures. Organizers say they will meet their goal. "It's going well," Lance Jackson — a recall supporter — told Politics 101. He expects his group to turn in more than 400 signatures from...
Dyer Says City Business Continues Despite Lawsuit, FBI Probe
Mayor Jerry Dyer said Wednesday that despite a corruption lawsuit and FBI investigation at City Hall, the city is committed to providing services to Fresno residents. In response to a question from GV Wire, Dyer sidestepped the lawsuit filed by the company of developer Cliff Tutelian against the city and...
Fresno, Tulare Counties Report Cases of Mosquito-Borne Viruses
Public health officials in Fresno and Tulare counties are reporting the infection of residents with potentially fatal mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis virus. The Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency announced the infection of five human cases of the West Nile virus on...