The road has inspired rock bands and novelists. It’s sold Oldsmobiles, Chryslers and Mustangs. It has promised freedom, opportunity for introspection, or the perfect selfie. And in a feat of engineering, it clings for hundreds of miles to the edge of the continent. The Pacific Coast Highway is among the...
Silence on E. Coli Outbreak Highlights How Trump Team’s Changes Undermine Food Safety
Colton George felt sick. The 9-year-old Indiana boy told his parents his stomach hurt. He kept running to the bathroom and felt too ill to finish a basketball game. Days later, he lay in a hospital bed, fighting for his life. He had eaten tainted salad, according to a lawsuit...
Soria Replaces Attorneys In Middle of Defamation Case
With a defamation trial date scheduled later this year, a Fresno Assemblymember has swapped her legal team. Court documents show that Esmeralda Soria replaced her Sacramento-based attorneys with Fresno attorney David Emerzian of McCormick Barstow to defend a defamation suit filed by Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi. Emerzian filed the...
Should Fresno Make It Easier to Convert Office Buildings Into Housing?
After a two-hour evening hearing, the Fresno City Council took no action on a controversial proposal Thursday that would make it easier to convert office buildings into housing. Following the advice of City Attorney Andrew Janz, Thursday's discussion was for introduction. A vote would come at the June 12 meeting....
Memorial Day Weekend Packed With Fresno Area Events. Which Will You Attend?
Memorial Day is a holiday on which Americans honor our military dead. Observed originally by the Confederates following the Civil War, the idea of an annual tribute was soon embraced by the entire country in 1868. The holiday now also marks the unofficial start of summer and offers a multitude...
Fresno Affordable Housing Takes a Huge Hit. State Kills City’s ‘Pro-Housing’ Status
Mayor Jerry Dyer said at Thursday's city council meeting that Fresno has lost a state designation allowing it to apply for grant money for affordable housing projects. Dyer announced that after two years, the city had lost its Pro-Housing Designation. The designation allows the city and developers to better compete...
Israeli Politician’s Criticism of Gaza War Toll on Palestinians Sparks Outcry
TEL AVIV, Israel — Killing babies “as a hobby.” “Expelling a population.” “Fighting against civilians.” It is some of the harshest language against Israel’s wartime conduct in Gaza and it came this week from a prominent Israeli politician, sparking a domestic uproar as the country faces heavy international criticism. It is not uncommon...
What Travelers Should Know About This Messy Memorial Day Weekend
Travelers across the country are feeling anxious and uncertain during a time of upheaval at U.S. airports, and the upcoming Memorial Day weekend — the traditional start of the summer travel season — is shaping up to be especially fraught. AAA forecasts a record 45.1 million people in the United...
Attorney: Fresno Unified Needs to Find ‘Nearest Exit’ in Defamation Lawsuit
With a video showing a Fresno Unified trustee denying she said a Bullard football coach called her son the N-word, a Fresno attorney says the district should be looking for the "nearest exit." Veteran attorney Roger Bonakdar appeared on GV Wire's "Unfiltered" podcast Tuesday to discuss a deposition video showing...
Fresno EOC Spending Depleted $8 Million Reserve. Agency Needed $5 Million Loan to Survive
It took only five years for the Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission, one of the nation’s oldest anti-poverty organizations, to impoverish itself, interim Chief Executive Officer Brian Angus told the commissioners this week. Angus’ presentation at Monday’s board meeting revealed publicly for the first time the extent of the agency’s over-spending...