A Fresno milk processor's $4 million plan to improve trucking efficiency and air quality would close a street leading toward downtown Fresno. Producers Dairy wants to close H Street between Palm and Belmont avenues — south of the Tower District — citing the need for truck parking. The proposal would...
Nail Salons Say Newsom Has Forgotten Them as All Other States Allow Reopening
Nail salon owners are disappointed that Gov. Gavin Newsom won't allow them to open like hair salons and barbershops. The Sacramento Nails Association recently finalized its nonprofit status in hopes of advocating at the Capitol on behalf of members. SNA President Lui Nguyen runs a nail salon in Sacramento and...
At Least 8 City Employees Have Tested Positive for COVID, Records Show
At least eight Fresno city employees have contracted COVID-19, according to mandatory notices sent by the city's personnel department. GV Wire viewed eight notices sent between Aug. 7 and Aug. 27. The city would not confirm whether the notices represent the total number of employees who have tested positive for...
Fresno Homeless Count: 45% More People on Streets, More People Housed
Even as local leaders marshal more resources and team up to tackle homelessness, the number of people living on the streets of Fresno has climbed 45%. Listen to this article: That's the big takeaway from Wednesday's announcement of the point-in-time homeless count conducted in late January in Fresno and Madera...
Free COVID Testing, Groceries Saturday at Roeding Park
Free COVID-19 testing and groceries will be available Saturday at Roeding Park. Sponsored by Fresno councilman Miguel Arias, the event runs from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will take place next to the Chaffee Zoo. Parking is free. Facemasks will also be available for the event billed as both...
California Pizza Kitchen Closes in Fresno, Blames COVID-19
The California Pizza Kitchen in the Villaggio Shopper Center in north Fresno is permanently closed. The restaurant partially blames the COVID-19 pandemic. GV Wire℠ arrived at the restaurant Thursday morning. A single worker there appeared to be starting the closing process. CPK Statement A statement posted to the store's website...
Blackouts & Record Temps: 112 in Fresno, 130 in Death Valley
Heat records fell throughout the Valley on Sunday as a relentless heatwave baked California and sapped the state's power supply. But Fresno's record high of 112 degrees for Aug. 16 — which bettered the mark of 110 set in 1920 — was no match for the 130 degrees reported in...
City’s $10.2M Plan Addresses Hunger, COVID Spread, Small Businesses
Fresno leaders hope to protect and support the city's most vulnerable residents during the coronavirus pandemic with a $10.2 million spending plan unveiled Friday morning. The funding is from the federal CARES Act. It addresses food insecurity, the spread of the virus among Black and immigrant families, and small businesses...
Vehicle Access Plan for San Joaquin River Gets Conservancy OK
After decades in the making and years discussing the current plan, the government agency in charge of improving public access to the San Joaquin River has agreed on a path forward. The San Joaquin River Conservancy board approved a plan to build roads and access points at both Spano Park...
Kamala is Dead. The Wrestler, Not the VP Nominee.
Kamala is certainly not a gimmick that would be allowed in today's wrestling. But fans believed that a 400-pound man from Mississippi was really a tribal warrior from Africa, with primitive wrestling skills and a superior ability to deal out pain. For James Harris, who died Sunday at the age...