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Is Local High School Mascot Racist? Debate Over ‘Warrior’ Image Intensifies.

November 11, 2020

The Warrior mascot of Fresno High School is under fire from critics who say that the cartoon of a Native American man in war paint is racist and must be removed. But the image also has its share of supporters who claim that the mascot is a beloved tradition...

School Board Candidates Report Fundraising Totals in Home Stretch

David Taub

October 26, 2020

In Fresno, with the absence of city or countywide races, most of the attention in the local election is on school boards. Candidates reported their final pre-election fundraising totals, through Oct. 17. ...

Fresno State Reports Record Enrollments This Fall Despite Closed Campus

Nancy Price

October 13, 2020

A record 25,300 students enrolled in Fresno State classes in the fall semester, about 5% more than the fall semester of 2019, even though the campus has been closed because of the coronavirus. Nancy Pric...

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Boys & Girls Clubs Ready for New Role as Virtual Learning Hubs for Students

Nancy Price

August 24, 2020

The Zimmerman Club has been a ghost town since April 1 when the site just north of downtown Fresno and other Boys and Girls Clubs of Fresno County closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Diane Carbray hopes that's about to change. CEO/President Diane Carb...

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Terry Cox Won’t Seek Another Term on Central Unified Board

David Taub

August 10, 2020

The biggest development in Fresno-area school board races perhaps is who won't be on the November ballot. Longtime Central Unified trustee Terry Cox tells GV Wire℠ that she won't run for a sixth term. ...

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Nelson Talks About Leading State’s 3rd-Largest School District and His Ukulele

Nancy Price

August 1, 2020

Fresno Unified superintendent Bob Nelson says his strategies for weathering the COVID-19 pandemic, schools closures, and critics include having thick skin, kindness, and playing the ukulele. Nancy Price ...

Superintendent: New Boundaries, Year-Round Schools Possible if Clovis Unified Bond Measure Fails

Nancy Price

July 16, 2020

Clovis Unified School District trustees voted Wednesday to put a $335 million bond measure on the November ballot, even as trustees and the district's superintendent acknowledged that asking for voters to approve a tax measure during a pandemic is less than id...

As COVID Shutdowns Expand, Will Area Schools Open Next Month?

Nancy Price

July 13, 2020

Local school officials were huddling Monday to talk about how the latest COVID-19 closures ordered Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom might impact back-to-school plans. Central Unified spokeswoman Sonja Dosti said ...

Got (Chocolate) Milk? For Fresno Unified Students, It’ll Soon Be Harder to Find

Nancy Price

June 26, 2020

Chocolate milk won't be an option for Fresno Unified students in their summer meals starting Wednesday. That's when the district will stop including it with the breakfast-and-lunch meal handouts at area schools...

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Winning Bid For PLA-Build of Herrera Elementary Is $3M Under Estimate

Nancy Price

June 12, 2020

Fresno Unified trustees gave the green light this week to a $37.6 million construction bid for the new Juan Felipe Herrera Elementary School in southeast Fresno. Nancy Price School Zone Trustee Elizabeth Jonasson Rosas made a point of asking how...

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European Regulator Could OK 1st COVID-19 Vaccine on Dec. 29

Study: Students Falling Behind in Math During Pandemic

Rally Leaders Say Funds, Communication Lacking from City Hall in Anti-Violence Effort

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

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Bulldogs Men’s Basketball Goes Dark Because of COVID

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia

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Change in Food Bank Distribution Service Sets off Alarm Bells

COVID-19 Infections Hit Record High in California Prisons

Can Gavin Newsom Use the Pandemic to Beat Back Homelessness?

California Lawmakers Demand Unemployment Answers From Bank of America CEO

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

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

Thursday Debate Canceled; Trump Plans to Speak to Crowd at White House on Saturday

Biden to Nominate Yellen, Highlight Diversity on Econ Team

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Joe Biden Appeals for Unity in Thanksgiving-Eve Address

Is Local High School Mascot Racist? Debate Over ‘Warrior’ Image Intensifies.

School Board Candidates Report Fundraising Totals in Home Stretch

Fresno State Reports Record Enrollments This Fall Despite Closed Campus

Boys & Girls Clubs Ready for New Role as Virtual Learning Hubs for Students

Terry Cox Won’t Seek Another Term on Central Unified Board

Nelson Talks About Leading State’s 3rd-Largest School District and His Ukulele

Superintendent: New Boundaries, Year-Round Schools Possible if Clovis Unified Bond Measure Fails

As COVID Shutdowns Expand, Will Area Schools Open Next Month?

Got (Chocolate) Milk? For Fresno Unified Students, It’ll Soon Be Harder to Find

Winning Bid For PLA-Build of Herrera Elementary Is $3M Under Estimate

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