For a great many Americans, the November election results elicited an intense reaction. These responses, played out in real time on election newscasts and social media timelines, included everyday working people, media celebrities, television and movie stars, and even past and present politicians, including our own Gov. Gavin Newsom, who...
How Did Fresno County Elections Office Mail Out Wrong Ballots?
Fresno County Election Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus wants elections to be perfect. He can take solace that his vote machines counted every ballot correctly. However, not every voter got the correct ballot. After a GV Wire investigation, Kus said that at least 11 voters received ballots with the Fresno...
Business, Environmental Interests Oppose South Fresno Industrial Plan. What’s Next?
Despite neither community advocates nor business interests supporting a plan dictating land use in south Fresno, a top city official pressured planning commissioners Thursday to send the document to the city council. Planning Commission Chair Peter Vang agreed with other commissioners that the city's South Central Specific Plan required more...
How About an Honest Conversation About the Range of Light Monument Proposal?
It sometimes seems that we have lost the ability to truly communicate with one another. It is not so much what we say to one another, but how we listen. Even friends can find it difficult to hear opposing views from each other. But the outcome can be rich if...
Is Fresno Mobile Home Park Controversy Over? Tenants Applaud Federal Judge’s Ruling
With a federal judge ordering a trustee to oversee the sale of a controversial mobile home park, the story of the fight between tenants and the park's ownership appears nearing the end. After U.S. Judge Jennifer Niemann on Wednesday called La Hacienda Mobile Estates' bankruptcy filing not in "good faith,"...
Conservative Professors and Students Are Beating CA Community Colleges in Court
In numerous lawsuits, conservative professors and students allege that California's community colleges are hindering their right to free speech under the First Amendment. At California's community colleges, conservative professors and students are making their voices heard — not just in the classroom but in court. Their lawsuits have already led...
Former Bitwise Employees Settle for $20 Million: Fresno Attorney
Nearly 18 months after Bitwise Industries went out of business, its former employees settled with the remnants of the company for $20 million. Fresno attorney Roger Bonakdar, representing a group of employees who lost their jobs, said any former Bitwise employee could collect. He estimates nearly 700 employees could be...
Fresno County Sent Out Wrong Ballots. Will Errors Affect Close Races?
Fresno County sent out some wrong ballots, Clerk/Registrar of Voters James Kus said on Tuesday afternoon. "These voters were then mailed or otherwise provided a ballot for their incorrect registration precincts, instead of the appropriate ballot based upon their registration addresses. The Department has identified a total of 11 persons...
Fresno Officials, Local Groups Prepare for Trump’s Promised Mass Deportations
Nonprofits, churches, and community-based organizations will gather alongside Fresno officials this week to discuss strategies to protect immigrants as the country speculates about what President-elect Donald Trump meant when he promised mass deportations. "We're going to focus a lot on obviously know your rights campaigns and educating our community here...
Fresno Based Nonprofit, Mell’s Mutts, Gives Dogs a Second Chance at Life
What started nearly a decade ago with a simple act of rescuing stray dogs has blossomed into a full-fledged operation thanks to community support and tireless efforts by local volunteer organizations. Mell’s Mutts, founded by Mell Garcia, began as a personal mission to save abandoned dogs in the streets. After...