Saying that having a vacant storefront is better than having a smoke shop, Fresno city councilmembers announced a new ordinance to reduce the number of these stores by 70%. Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias said the number of smoke shops selling tobacco products and drug paraphernalia has skyrocketed from two...
Number of Smoke Shops up by 400%, Fresno Council Wants to Reverse That
Saying that having a vacant storefront is better than having a smoke shop, Fresno city councilmembers announced a new ordinance to reduce the number of these stores by 70%. Fresno City Councilmember Miguel Arias said the number of smoke shops selling tobacco products and drug paraphernalia has skyrocketed from two...
Blast Kills Hundreds at Gaza Hospital, Hamas and Israel Trade Blame
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by...
Blast Kills Hundreds at Gaza Hospital, Hamas and Israel Trade Blame
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by...
District Says Fresno Teachers Contract Proposal Would Bankrupt Budget Reserves by Year 3
Fresno Unified School District slammed the teachers union on Monday over its contract demand for higher pay and smaller classes that the district says will result in red ink in the budget reserves by the third year of the contract. "Fresno Unified has opened its finances to both the factfinding...
District Says Fresno Teachers Contract Proposal Would Bankrupt Budget Reserves by Year 3
Fresno Unified School District slammed the teachers union on Monday over its contract demand for higher pay and smaller classes that the district says will result in red ink in the budget reserves by the third year of the contract. "Fresno Unified has opened its finances to both the factfinding...
Former Fresno CC Coach Ed Madec Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Chancellor
Ed Madec, the highly successful Fresno City College men's basketball who was placed on administrative leave in early 2020, was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening to shoot college officials and students, police said on Monday. A "Timely Warning" issued by the State Center Community College District provides a chronology of...
Former Fresno CC Coach Ed Madec Arrested for Allegedly Threatening to Kill Chancellor
Ed Madec, the highly successful Fresno City College men's basketball who was placed on administrative leave in early 2020, was arrested Friday for allegedly threatening to shoot college officials and students, police said on Monday. A "Timely Warning" issued by the State Center Community College District provides a chronology of...
State Department Memo Warns US Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk
As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza, the State Department is discouraging diplomats working on Middle East issues from making public statements suggesting the U.S. wants to see less violence, according to a report published on HuffPost. In emails cited by HuffPost, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do...
State Department Memo Warns US Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’ Talk
As Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza, the State Department is discouraging diplomats working on Middle East issues from making public statements suggesting the U.S. wants to see less violence, according to a report published on HuffPost. In emails cited by HuffPost, State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do...