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 signatures received. "We are currently completing a secondary review of all invalid signatures and anticipate all activities to...
Fresno Parent ‘Speechless’ After Son Assigned to ‘*Covid-A’ School Group
Danielle Loucks was looking at the message from her son's middle school about his two-day in-person class schedule starting in April when the phrase "*Covid - A" jumped out at her. The message from Fresno Unified's Computech Middle School talked about the groupings, also known as cohorts, that students would...
Food Truck Frenzy Takes Over Manchester Mall Lot
The food truck movement continued on Friday at the Manchester Center parking lot. In the first of what will be weekly Friday afternoon events, five food trucks and a fresh produce stand lined up to feed hungry lunchgoers. It was the latest production of Fresno Street Eats and promoter Mike...
Grocery Worker ‘Hazard Pay’ Proposal Heads to Fresno Council This Week
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 is pushing the idea. "I was approached by grocery store workers about a...
‘Digital New Deal’ Vision Drives $50 Million in New Bitwise Funding
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. Bitwise plans to expand to Toledo, Ohio to join locations in Bakersfield, Merced and Oakland. The company also purchased...
Court Hearing Could Decide Fate of Tower Theatre Sale
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 owners of the Tower...
City Unveils Newly Renovated Motel to House the Homeless
More residents will start moving into the renovated Welcome Inn — once part of Fresno's notorious "Motel Drive"— starting today. "We are here because we took advantage of the pandemic crisis that brought some resources to tackle this equally tragic crisis, the crisis that our most poor and our homeless have...
A Fare Proposal? Councilman Wants to Make Fresno Buses Free.
In his first major piece of municipal legislation, Fresno City Councilman Tyler Maxwell wants to remove fares from the city's bus system. Maxwell will introduce the Zero Fare Clean Air Act at next Thursday's council meeting. He already has two co-sponsors — Nelson Esparza and Esmeralda Soria. "Unprecedented times call for...
US Attorney for Fresno Stepping Down at Biden’s Request
The top federal prosecutor for the region covering Fresno is stepping down. U.S. Attorney McGregor Scott will leave his position on Feb. 28. He is stepping down, as are several other U.S. attorneys due to the change in presidential administrations. President Joe Biden asked all Trump-appointed U.S. Attorneys to resign...
Newsom Sidesteps Recall Question While in Fresno
Gov. Gavin Newsom was undeterred by the small group of protesters clamoring for his removal for office during his appearance Wednesday at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Newsom, who was in Fresno to announce a vaccine site set for Reedley College, once again avoided answering a question about the recall campaign. "I'm...