With the announcement that Rep. Devin Nunes is leaving Congress at the end of the month, at least four local Republican officeholders are being seen as possible replacements. Experts GV Wire spoke with say Fresno County Supervisors Steve Brandau and Nathan Magsig, state Senator Andreas Borgeas and Fresno City Councilman...
Rep. Devin Nunes Leaving Congress at Year End. Here’s Why.
Congressman Devin Nunes announced he is retiring from Congress at the end of the year. "Recently, I was presented with a new opportunity to fight for the most important issues I believe in. I’m writing to let you know I’ve decided to pursue this opportunity, and therefore I will be...
A Year After New Liquor Store Limits, are Fresno Markets More Responsible?
One year after the Fresno City Council finalized an ordinance aimed at slowing the growth of liquor stores, the debate continues whether it is helping neighborhoods or putting businesses at a disadvantage. The Responsible Neighborhood Market Act went into effect in November 2020, increasing the hurdles alcohol purveyors had to...
Violins of Hope in Fresno. A Concert Recalls the Holocaust.
Conducting a concert with instruments played at Nazi concentration camps is personal for Fresno State music professor Thomas Loewenheim. The touring Violins of Hope arrives in Fresno on Saturday. The violins, violas and cellos once belonged to European Jews of the Holocaust. Loewenheim said 90 percent of his family perished in...
Fresno Council Picks Its Own Map for Next Decade of Elections
After using nearly $100,000 of taxpayer dollars to have a consultant draw new electoral maps, the Fresno City Council went with its own map on Thursday. It's a status-quo map that largely left many council districts intact — after eight public hearings and workshops, hundreds of comments and untold hours...
Unsafe Conditions Continue for Children Under Fresno County CPS Custody
In the two months since Fresno County social workers revealed that foster youth were being housed in harsh, unsafe, and unsanitary conditions, it appears there are continuing problems. Children once staying at the Child Welfare Services Office in downtown Fresno — the main hub for Fresno County’s Child Protective Services...
CNN Rides With Sheriff’s Deputy to Document Fresno’s ‘Meth Hell’
"Meth has taken control of a large swath of Fresno County," CNN reported Tuesday. "There were more meth overdose deaths in Fresno County in 2020 than those of any other kind of drug, according to the coroner's unit." CNN reporter Kyung Lah went on a graveyard shift ride-along with Sheriff's...
Fresno Redistricting? We Made a Map.
Anyone can be a demographer and submit the next electoral map for the city of Fresno. So, as an exercise in democracy, GV Wire submitted one. It's Public 109 on your scoresheet. The city council will consider the next round of maps submitted by the public on Thursday at 6...
Fresno State Library Namesake Was a Nazi Sympathizer. Task Force Will Review Renaming.
Fresno State's library has borne the name of longtime librarian Henry Madden since 1981, but the university is considering a name change after anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi beliefs were uncovered in his personal papers, university president Saúl Jiménez-Sandoval said Monday in an open letter to the university community. Madden's personal papers,...
CHP Searches for Car Involved in Killing of Fresno State TikTok Star
Devan Nicole Elayda, a Fresno State student and TikTok star, was killed early Saturday morning in a hit-and-run on Highway 180 near Cedar Avenue. Elayda, 23, was driving on Highway 180 when it is believed that she decided to exchange seats with a passenger, according to the California Highway Patrol....