Fresno City council Archives

New Clovis Unified Board Member Coming. More Could Follow.

September 26, 2019

More change is coming to the Clovis Unified school board. Brian Heryford, a trustee for 23 years, retired earlier this month. The board decided to appoint a newcomer to fill the remaining year-plus of his term. Applications are due by 3 p.m. Friday. The boa...

Will Fresno Council Support DACA? Vote at Next Meeting.

David Taub

September 13, 2019

The Fresno City Council will weigh in on an issue of nationwide importance at Thursday's meeting. Councilman Miguel Arias wants his colleagues to support filing a friend of the court brief on behalf of the DACA...

Fresno Council Approves Airport-Style Security at City Hall

David Taub

August 21, 2019

UPDATE, 9:42 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 22 Without debate, the Fresno City Council approved new security measures for City Hall on a 6-1 vote, with Miguel Arias voting no. Sam Frank, president of the Fresno Ci...

Does Karbassi’s Dominant Win Offer Clues to Key District 4 Race?

David Taub

August 14, 2019

Mike Karbassi's special election victory Tuesday is particularly notable. Not only did he win, but he crushed a crowded field. With six names on the ballot, and four of them running serious campaigns, the odds weren't on Karbassi's side for avoiding a Novem...

Karbassi Takes Fresno District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

David Taub

August 13, 2019

Jump to Results ↓ Perhaps the most joyous person in the room at an election return party was the elder Mike Karbassi. Neither a cane nor a stoop in his walk prevented him to going around from guest to gue...

Karbassi Takes District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

David Taub

August 13, 2019

District 2 Candidates Aim to Make Fresno More Business-Friendly

Jody Murray

August 8, 2019

OK, let's have a show of hands: Is Fresno City Hall not sufficiently business-friendly? That was the question posed to four men who want to represent northwest Fresno on the city council. All four raised a hand at a July 31 candidate forum presented by GV W...

Affordable Housing in NW Fresno? Candidates Respond.

Jody Murray

August 7, 2019

Californians are long past the point at which affordable housing can be written off as somebody else's problem. Last year, the Golden State had the 49th lowest ratio of housing units per residents among the 50 ...

Does NW Fresno Need Homeless Shelter? Council Candidates Weigh In

Jody Murray

August 2, 2019

The pervasive problem of homelessness reaches well beyond the shelters and soup kitchens in downtown Fresno. Four men who want to represent the city's northwest region on the city council agree to that. They...

Karbassi Keeps Fundraising Lead in NW Fresno Council Race

David Taub

August 2, 2019

Less than two weeks from now, voters in northwest Fresno head to the polls to elect a new councilmember. Four of the five candidates campaigning met during a GV Wire debate, which can be viewed here. David Taub Politics 101 And the late...

Downtown Hanford's First Marijuana Store Gets Council Greenlight

Underwater Robots Find Sunken Warship From WWII Battle of Midway

‘Maude’ Co-Star, Character Actor Bill Macy Dies at 97

Johnson Urges Support for Brexit Deal Before Knife-Edge Vote

How Much Could PG&E’s Rates Rise? What You Need to Know.

Bond Measures Could Raise Megabucks for Schools — and Taxes

US Single-Family Homebuilding Ticks up, Apartments Fall

In ‘SIM Swap,’ Criminals Really Have Your Number

It's Back to Work for Bulldogs After Heartbreaking Loss Saturday

Country Radio DJ Bob Kingsley, 80, Dies at Home in Texas

UCLA Ends 11-Year Drought Against Stanford With 34-16 Win

America Loves Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Meet Inventor at Fresno CC.

Video Essay: Give Us a Voice

Opinion: Valley Should Not Be Held Captive to PG&E Failures

Gideon Levy: ‘The Two-State Solution has Left the Station’

Newsom’s First Rodeo: In Year One, Governor Bucks Both Trump and Brown

Can You Hear Us Now? Give the GV Wire 'Listen' Feature a Try.

Trump Explains His Pillars of Policy Home and Abroad

Muslim Youth Have a Place to Call Their Own at My Deen

NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

Ahead of 2020, FB Ensnared in Heated Political Climate

16th District House Race: Costa vs. Soria Fundraising

Debate Takeaways: Warren Attacked, 70s Club Avoids Age Issue

AP FACT CHECK: Dems Flub Details on Guns, Syria in Debate

New Clovis Unified Board Member Coming. More Could Follow.

Will Fresno Council Support DACA? Vote at Next Meeting.

Fresno Council Approves Airport-Style Security at City Hall

Does Karbassi’s Dominant Win Offer Clues to Key District 4 Race?

Karbassi Takes Fresno District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

Karbassi Takes District 2 Council Seat in Runaway Win

District 2 Candidates Aim to Make Fresno More Business-Friendly

Affordable Housing in NW Fresno? Candidates Respond.

Does NW Fresno Need Homeless Shelter? Council Candidates Weigh In

Karbassi Keeps Fundraising Lead in NW Fresno Council Race

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