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After Chauvin Guilty Verdict, Jackson Says There’s More Work Ahead

April 21, 2021

Hours after the guilty verdict of former police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, about 70 people gathered at Fresno City Hall to breathe a collective sigh of relief. But the focus quickly shifted forward as several speakers said that the work of police...

Fresno Leaders Call for Justice, Peace With Chauvin Verdict

David Taub

April 20, 2021

Hours before the news broke that Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the death of George Floyd, a group of Fresno pastors and city leaders encouraged a peaceful response from the community. Chauvin was convict...

What is a Proud Boy? Fresno Chapter Leader Gives His Take.

David Taub

April 16, 2021

They've been called a hate group. White supremacists. Outside agitators. The Fresno community's frustration with the Proud Boys boiled over last week at the Tower Theatre protests. City Hall officials held a...

Central Valley Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story

David Taub

April 8, 2021

(Editor's Note: This article was originally published on April 9, 2018.) This Thursday, the world recognizes Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. For Ephraim Hadjis of Madera, it is a time of horror he will never forget. Hadjis was born in Greece. He ...

The Fresno Punch That Cost the Macho Man $6,000

David Taub

April 8, 2021

It should have been just another night for wrestling Hall of Famer Randy "Macho Man" Savage when he stepped into the ring at Fresno's Selland Arena 35 years ago. David Taub Off the Bottom Rope ...

Fresno County Says 77% of Newsom Recall Signatures are Valid

David Taub

April 5, 2021

Fresno County has verified nearly 59,000 signatures on the recall petition of Gov. Gavin Newsom. James Kus, the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, said that is a verification rate of 77.4% of 76,193 signature...

Fresno Parks Tax Will Start July 1 After Final Legal Victory

Bill McEwen

March 31, 2021

Fresno Building Healthy Communities and other parks boosters are celebrating clearance of the final legal hurdle for the Measure P sales tax passed in 2018. Breaking news: CA Supreme Court denies review of Measure P case. #Parsk4All is the law of the (@City...

Grocery Worker ‘Hazard Pay’ Proposal Heads to Fresno Council This Week

David Taub

March 2, 2021

Grocery store employees in the city of Fresno could see a $3 an hour bump in pay. The city council on Thursday will debate whether to require stores to pay employees a hazard premium. Councilman Luis Chavez ...

Portrait of Irma Olguin Jr. at Bitwise in Fresno, CA

‘Digital New Deal’ Vision Drives $50 Million in New Bitwise Funding

David Taub

February 26, 2021

Bitwise Industries, the Fresno-based technology training and real estate company, is expanding after raising $50 million in new funding. This is on top of $27 million raised in 2019 through investors. Bit...

Court Hearing Could Decide Fate of Tower Theatre Sale

David Taub

February 19, 2021

A Fresno County judge will decide whether to block the sale of a portion of the Tower Theatre. Judge Rosemary McGuire will hear a request from the owners of Sequoia Brewing Company to place an injunction on the sale of the building they lease from the owner...

In Fresno, Newsom Says California Expects 1.1 Million J&J Vaccines in Next 3 Weeks

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

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

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

DA Charges Former Clovis Council Hopeful for Alleged Campaign Sign Theft

'Cancel' Culture Heading to Fresno Grizzlies Clubhouse

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 : California and the Political Food Chain

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

After Chauvin Guilty Verdict, Jackson Says There’s More Work Ahead

Fresno Leaders Call for Justice, Peace With Chauvin Verdict

What is a Proud Boy? Fresno Chapter Leader Gives His Take.

Central Valley Holocaust Survivor Shares His Story

The Fresno Punch That Cost the Macho Man $6,000

Fresno County Says 77% of Newsom Recall Signatures are Valid

Fresno Parks Tax Will Start July 1 After Final Legal Victory

Grocery Worker ‘Hazard Pay’ Proposal Heads to Fresno Council This Week

‘Digital New Deal’ Vision Drives $50 Million in New Bitwise Funding

Court Hearing Could Decide Fate of Tower Theatre Sale

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