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Shaw Avenue Highway 99 Interchange Poised for Upgrade. How Long Will the $120M Fix Take?

■Upgrading Highway 99 interchange at Shaw Avenue could cost $120 million. ■Caltrans highway interchange projects typically take seven years, provided all funding is secured. ■City fixing Shaw Avenue potholes. High-Speed Rail adding grade separation at Shaw and Golden State Blvd. The city of Fresno requested $5 million from the federal...

How Much Did Brandau’s Campaign Spend on Super Bowl Ad?

■Supervisor Steve Brandau spends big on election Super Bowl ad. ■Is Andreas Borgeas gearing for a comeback? ■Hearings for massive new northwest Fresno Costco are set. A record-setting Super Bowl audience means record prices for ads on the big game. And, one local politician took the plunge. Fresno County Supervisor...

Mega-Warehouse Builder Embraces Visalia, Says Fresno ‘Not as Welcoming’

■CapRock Partners' 1.2 million-square-foot building is set for late July or August opening. ■ Visalia's unemployment rate is 10.2% compared to Fresno's 8.2%. ■Builder says it doesn't look at Fresno for new construction. Five months after announcing a new mega-warehouse for the city of Visalia, the Southern California developers anticipate...

Teachers Union Exec Reportedly Vying for Fresno Unified Superintendent Job

Multiple sources tell GV Wire that Louis Jamerson, executive director of the Fresno Teachers Association, and other teachers union leaders have been lobbying district officials and community members to support his candidacy for superintendent of Fresno Unified School District. Jamerson did not respond immediately to a voicemail Wednesday evening seeking...

How CA Lawmakers Keep Public in the Dark With One Legislative Trick

Over the last four decades, as California’s state budget became more complicated, governors and legislators have used “trailer bills” to sometimes pass major legislation with little or no public input. California’s state budget process was relatively straightforward, albeit often opaque, prior to 1978. Governors and legislators would estimate how much...

Fresno’s Literacy Instruction ‘Anemic;’ Changing That Would Boost Fresno, State and Nation

Fresno Unified School District needs to move past its longtime "anemic" reading instruction so students can be successful in education, School Board President Susan Wittrup said Monday night at Fresno High. Wittrup was speaking to a small audience of administrators, teachers, and community members who had gathered at the high...

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