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City’s Next Police Chief Has Different Views Than His Predecessors. Here’s What He Said.

December 10, 2020

When the national search for Fresno's next police chief launched — for the first time — last year, Paco Balderrama didn't think he was ready. In April 2019, he had just become the first Latino deputy chief in Oklahoma City's history. He didn't feel he had e...

Policing Changes Coming to Fresno. Implementation is Next Step.

David Taub

November 19, 2020

Policing in the city of Fresno is about to change. The Fresno City Council voted to formally accept 73 recommendations from the Commission on Police Reform. However, more steps need to take place before such...

Police Cite Dozens of Bicyclists and Pedestrians in Fresno Enforcement Operation

Jim Jakobs

November 18, 2020

Bicyclists and pedestrians aren't usually the ones targeted for citation during police safety enforcement operations. Well, those tables turned on Monday when the Fresno Police Department cited dozens of the...

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To Guide Police Reform in Fresno, Look at What the Data Reveals

Opinion

November 18, 2020

The Fresno Commission for Police Reform was established to examine the future of policing in the City of Fresno. Many claim there is over-policing and discriminatory arrests among segments of our community. Fresno is not alone. Across the country protests a...

Police Say Gang Task Force Helping to Reduce Fresno Murders, Shootings by 50%

Jim Jakobs

November 12, 2020

Fresno police say murders and shootings in the city have dropped 50% since a violence suppression task force was formed on October 6. "There were 99 shootings in the City 30 days prior to the start of the ga...

Fresno Police Will Have Undercover Officers Near Polling Locations on Election Day

Jim Jakobs

November 2, 2020

Fresno police will be in plain sight — but not easily identifiable — on Election Day as voters visit voting centers, a department spokesman said Monday. Police will be monitoring voting centers in plaincloth...

Baines Gets Personal with Emotional Comments as Police Reform Panel Wraps

David Taub

October 30, 2020

For four months, Oliver Baines held his emotions in check while leading a 39-member commission on the contentious issue of police reform. A former councilman and Fresno police officer, Baines was asked to guide the city through a process aimed at addressing...

Create New Civilian Oversight Board for Police, Reform Commission Urges

David Taub

October 28, 2020

Fresno should form a new civilian oversight board to monitor the police department which would include full access to police investigation files, says a key recommendation from the city's police reform commissi...

Police Chief Rejoices Over Court Call to Limit $0 Bail

David Taub

October 20, 2020

Amid a rash of violence in Fresno, Police Chief Andy Hall praised a recent decision from the Fresno courts to limit the availability of $0 bail for more criminal suspects. The lead judges for Fresno County a...

Who Opposes Fresno Resolution Supporting Armenia? This Country Does.

David Taub

October 8, 2020

While the city of Fresno celebrated its relationship with Armenia by raising the country's flag at a City Hall ceremony Wednesday, not everyone is happy. David Taub Politics 101 The government of Azerbaijan is criticizing the Fresno City Counc...

Feinstein to Step Down as Top Judiciary Dem After Criticism

Madera Hospital, With ICU Inundated, Transfers Patients to Other Facilities

Local Officials Take Precautions, Urge Calm and Unity on Inauguration Day

County Likely To Scale Back Vaccination Goal Over Uncertain Allocations

Fresno Homeless Efforts Lack 'Clear Strategic Plan' says Grand Jury

In Neighborhoods With Street Named for MLK, Residents are Poorer, Highly Segregated: Study

How California’s Budget Depends on Staggering Wealth Gap

Community Medical Centers Halting All Elective Surgeries by January 1

Tommy Lasorda, Fiery Hall of Fame Dodgers Manager, Dies at 93

Don Sutton, Hall of Fame Pitcher for Dodgers, Dies at 75

Expansion Could Bring Football Back to WAC at FCS Level

Brain Power: DeChambeau Dissects What Went Wrong at Masters

Will America Heal Itself or Commit Political Suicide?

Vaccine Chaos: Californians Scramble for Shots Amid Mixed Messaging

Walters: California Still Lags Behind in Vaccinations

Walters: A Big Data System for Public Education?

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

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

Georgia Secretary of State Certifies Election for Joe Biden

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

City’s Next Police Chief Has Different Views Than His Predecessors. Here’s What He Said.

Policing Changes Coming to Fresno. Implementation is Next Step.

Police Cite Dozens of Bicyclists and Pedestrians in Fresno Enforcement Operation

To Guide Police Reform in Fresno, Look at What the Data Reveals

Police Say Gang Task Force Helping to Reduce Fresno Murders, Shootings by 50%

Fresno Police Will Have Undercover Officers Near Polling Locations on Election Day

Baines Gets Personal with Emotional Comments as Police Reform Panel Wraps

Create New Civilian Oversight Board for Police, Reform Commission Urges

Police Chief Rejoices Over Court Call to Limit $0 Bail

Who Opposes Fresno Resolution Supporting Armenia? This Country Does.

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