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Castillo’s in SE Fresno Temporarily Closes After Employee Contracts COVID-19

July 23, 2020

An employee of Castillo's Mexican Food in southeast Fresno tested positive for COVID-19 the restaurant announced on Facebook. "It is with a heavy heart that we notify our loyal customers of this temporary closure effective 7/21/20," reads part of the post f...

Ampersand Ice Cream Temporarily Closes NW Fresno Shop After COVID-19 Case

Jim Jakobs

July 22, 2020

Ampersand Ice Cream at Herndon and Marks avenues is temporarily closed after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The other Fresno shop at 1940 N. Echo Avenue remains open. A sign on the door at ...

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Chorus Grows Louder to Defund Fresno Police Department

David Taub

June 15, 2020

Even before the Fresno City Council discussed the police budget Monday, more than three dozen comments arrived opposed to more spending or calling for reduced funding. "Stop investing in the deaths of our co...

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Brand Rolls Out Plan to Spend $92 Million in COVID-19 Funds

David Taub

June 12, 2020

Mayor Lee Brand has laid out his plan to spend $92 million of federal funding from the CARES Act. The city's spending outline is in three different sections — community investment ($27 million), COVID-19 expenditures ($25 million), and reserves ($40 million...

Powerhouse SoCal Agency Urges Newsom: Delay VMT Law

Jim Jakobs

June 11, 2020

A powerful Southern California government agency is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay the controversial VMT law. The Southern California Association of Governments — which represents six counties and more th...

Photo of Rodney Lowery, executive director of the Fresno Police Chaplaincy, and Fresno State NAACP chapter president D'Aungillique Jackson. (GV Wire)

After NAACP Workshop, Fresno Agrees to Police Commission

David Taub

June 11, 2020

The Fresno City Council will form a Commission on Police Reform. That announcement by council president Miguel Arias came after the Fresno State chapter of the NAACP presented a new and updated list of deman...

Fresno Moves Ahead On Budget Hearings, Despite No Budget

David Taub

June 8, 2020

Budget hearings start Tuesday in Fresno, but the city council will have limited information on how much revenue is available. Mayor Lee Brand has not submitted a budget, saying there is too much uncertainty because of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. H...

Seniors, Others at Risk Encouraged to Stay Home Under New Plan To Open Fresno Economy

David Taub

May 19, 2020

There could be two plans to fully reopen Fresno presented at this week's city council meeting. As he promised a week ago, Councilman Garry Bredefeld is proposing a resolution to immediately repeal all 16 eme...

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Changes Coming to City Hall Leadership on Dyer’s Watch

David Taub

May 8, 2020

Jerry Dyer still has eight months until he takes office as mayor of Fresno. The coronavirus pandemic has slowed his transition. "The hope is at some point we get this COVID-19 behind us and then I can start ...

Protest Rally to Reopen Fresno Set for Wednesday

David Taub

May 4, 2020

A protest rally to reopen businesses in Fresno and the state during the COVID-19 pandemic is scheduled for City Hall on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. David Taub Politics 101 The event is being hosted by Ben Bergquam, a conservative activist...

City-Owned EV Charging Stations Damaged and a 'Hazard', says Councilmember

Only 25 of 600 Available COVID Jabs Given at County Sites. Now One is Shut Down.

California Senate OKs Supervised Sites for Drug Users

Fresno Area Schools Hold Steady Amid California’s ‘Sharp Decline’ in Enrollment

As State Attorney General Job Morphs Post-Trump, Who Will Be Newsom’s Pick?

Fresno Gets ‘F’ Grades in Air Quality Again, but Is Any Progress Being Made?

Paycheck Protection Loans: California Received Less Per Capita Than States Like North Dakota

Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate

Food Truck Frenzy Takes Over Manchester Mall Lot

Ted Nugent, Who Once Dismissed COVID-19, Sickened by Virus

Redemption Is Here for Autry’s Film ‘Victory By Submission’

Saddle Up and Get Vaccinated for Return of the Clovis Rodeo

Walters : Attorney General Selection was Pre-Ordained

Will Amtrak Joe Save California’s Troubled High-Speed Rail Project?

Walters : California’s ‘Tort Wars’ Flaring Up Again

Nursing Scholarship Donation Is an Investment and a Thank-you

GV Wire Unfiltered – January 12, 2021

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

After Taking on Costa and AOC, Elizabeth Heng Sets Sights on U.S. Senate

Planning Commission Delays Decision on Southwest Industrial Question

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Castillo’s in SE Fresno Temporarily Closes After Employee Contracts COVID-19

Ampersand Ice Cream Temporarily Closes NW Fresno Shop After COVID-19 Case

Chorus Grows Louder to Defund Fresno Police Department

Brand Rolls Out Plan to Spend $92 Million in COVID-19 Funds

Powerhouse SoCal Agency Urges Newsom: Delay VMT Law

Fresno Moves Ahead On Budget Hearings, Despite No Budget

Seniors, Others at Risk Encouraged to Stay Home Under New Plan To Open Fresno Economy

Changes Coming to City Hall Leadership on Dyer’s Watch

Protest Rally to Reopen Fresno Set for Wednesday

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