[UPDATE: the board of the Strategic Growth Council did unanimously pass a recommendation to allow the state Department of Conservation to administer the TCC funds] The next step for Fresno collecting $70 million in state funds happened today (February 9) in Sacramento. The board of the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) handed over...
Rental Inspection Plan Passes, 4-3
[Note: check back Friday for video] Minutes after the Fresno City Council passed a rental inspection ordinance, sounds of joy emanated from the lobby, a circle of activists cheering and hollering. Tenants' rights attorneys, Faith in Fresno leaders and others celebrated a long-fought victory. Slumlords in the city isn't new....
Rental Inspection Plan Passes, 4-3
[Note: check back Friday for video] Minutes after the Fresno City Council passed a rental inspection ordinance, sounds of joy emanated from the lobby, a circle of activists cheering and hollering. Tenants' rights attorneys, Faith in Fresno leaders and others celebrated a long-fought victory. Slumlords in the city isn't new....
GV Wire talks to Armenian ambassador
Grigor Hovhannissian, the Armenian ambassador to the United States, visited Fresno this past weekend. GV Wire talked with him. Among the topics discussed: U.S.-Armenian relations; his thoughts on President Trump's executive order on travel; the proposed wall between America and Mexico and who should pay for it. As a diplomat,...
GV Wire talks to Armenian ambassador
Grigor Hovhannissian, the Armenian ambassador to the United States, visited Fresno this past weekend. GV Wire talked with him. Among the topics discussed: U.S.-Armenian relations; his thoughts on President Trump's executive order on travel; the proposed wall between America and Mexico and who should pay for it. As a diplomat,...
Hundreds protest Trump at FYI
Hundreds gathered at Fresno Yosemite International Airport Sunday night, protesting President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel from seven countries. The crowd argued that only Muslim countries were targeted. Some also questioned why some countries that Trump has business interests with, namely Saudi Arabia, was excluded. The protesters gathered at...
Hundreds protest Trump at FYI
Hundreds gathered at Fresno Yosemite International Airport Sunday night, protesting President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel from seven countries. The crowd argued that only Muslim countries were targeted. Some also questioned why some countries that Trump has business interests with, namely Saudi Arabia, was excluded. The protesters gathered at...
RFK, Jr. on Monsanto, Immigration, Vaccines
Noted environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared in Fresno on Friday. He was there on behalf of state court case where pesticide manufacturer Monsanto is challenge a state labeling law. GV Wire caught up with him for a few minutes to talk about that case, his support for farm...
RFK, Jr. on Monsanto, Immigration, Vaccines
Noted environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. appeared in Fresno on Friday. He was there on behalf of state court case where pesticide manufacturer Monsanto is challenge a state labeling law. GV Wire caught up with him for a few minutes to talk about that case, his support for farm...
Hundreds rally for immigrants at Fresno City Hall
Could Fresno become a sanctuary city? Lee Brand told the Fresno Bee no earlier this week. At Thursday’s council meeting, Esmeralda Soria expressed her solidarity with the immigrant community during her council report. Dr. Garry Bredefeld also talked about the subject, saying he agrees with Brand. Friday, hundreds gathered in front of...