With only a week before Fresno Unified teachers are scheduled to go on strike if they don't have a contract, the two sides appear to be intensifying their negotiations. Superintendent Bob Nelson told GV Wire on Wednesday that the two sides negotiated late into the evening on Tuesday and are...
San Luis Reservoir Expanding Water Storage. Are Pine Flat and Eastman Lake Next?
Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by a whopping 304,000 acre-feet. Each of the projects would raise existing dams, not build new ones. The project that is furthest along would raise the B.F. Sisk Dam in Merced County to expand San Luis...
San Luis Reservoir Expanding Water Storage. Are Pine Flat and Eastman Lake Next?
Three dam expansion projects could increase water storage for use in the Central Valley by a whopping 304,000 acre-feet. Each of the projects would raise existing dams, not build new ones. The project that is furthest along would raise the B.F. Sisk Dam in Merced County to expand San Luis...
There’s Finally a Speaker of the House. It’s Conservative Mike Johnson of Louisiana.
WASHINGTON — Both relieved and exultant, Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Johnson, 51, of Louisiana, swept through on the first ballot with...
There’s Finally a Speaker of the House. It’s Conservative Mike Johnson of Louisiana.
WASHINGTON — Both relieved and exultant, Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the seat of U.S. power and ending for now the political chaos in their majority. Johnson, 51, of Louisiana, swept through on the first ballot with...
Opposition Builds as Supervisors Place New $1.4 Billion Tax on Ballot
Fresno County Supervisors took action on Tuesday to put the revised Measure E before voters on the March 2024 ballot. However, the board's approval vote for the estimated $1.4 billion Fresno State tax initiative drew vocal opposition from such well-known conservative figures as Fresno City Councilmember Garry Bredefeld, businessman Brooke...
Opposition Builds as Supervisors Place New $1.4 Billion Tax on Ballot
Fresno County Supervisors took action on Tuesday to put the revised Measure E before voters on the March 2024 ballot. However, the board's approval vote for the estimated $1.4 billion Fresno State tax initiative drew vocal opposition from such well-known conservative figures as Fresno City Councilmember Garry Bredefeld, businessman Brooke...
Fresno Teachers Will Strike on Nov. 1 if No Contract Agreement Reached
Fresno Unified's teachers will go on strike Nov. 1 if there is no contract agreement with the district by then, Fresno Teachers Association President Manual Bonilla told reporters Tuesday morning. Bonilla said that an overwhelming majority of participating teachers voted yes in the strike authorization vote that began last Wednesday...
Fresno Teachers Will Strike on Nov. 1 if No Contract Agreement Reached
Fresno Unified's teachers will go on strike Nov. 1 if there is no contract agreement with the district by then, Fresno Teachers Association President Manual Bonilla told reporters Tuesday morning. Bonilla said that an overwhelming majority of participating teachers voted yes in the strike authorization vote that began last Wednesday...
Gaza Authorities Say Israeli Airstrikes Kill 704 Palestinians, UN Says Situation Is ‘Desperate’
Israel is escalating its bombardment of targets in the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground invasion against Hamas militants. The war is rapidly raising the death toll in Gaza, and the U.S. fears the fighting could spark a wider conflict in the region. Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have...