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Extra $11M Coming for Friant-Kern Canal Repairs

February 4, 2020

Repair work on the Friant-Kern Canal is getting $11 million in new federal funding, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Tuesday. The funds are coming from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. They are in addition to $2.35 million that Congress designated t...

Newsom Pledges $11.5 Million to Fresno for Homeless Needs

David Taub

January 15, 2020

Continuing a statewide tour, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited a mental health crisis center in Fresno on Wednesday, announcing that $11.5 million in help is coming to the area. Listen to this article: https:...

Councilmen Want to End Dirt Paths to Fresno Schools

Nancy Price

January 15, 2020

Waiting for developers to build sidewalks in Fresno has put generations of schoolkids in jeopardy, and three Fresno City Council members say it's time to end the wait. Councilmembers Mike Karbassi, Luis Chav...

Councilmen Want to End Dirt Paths to Fresno Schools

Nancy Price

January 10, 2020

Route 66 Advocates Disappointed Over Lack of Preservation Funds

AP News

December 29, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Congress has recessed for the holidays, and it has gone another year without passing legislation that would boost funding for Route 66. The lack of movement on reauthorizing the Route 66 ...

Photo of the Friant-Kern Canal in the San Joaquin Valley

Cox’s Latest Bill Would Repair Sinking Friant-Kern Canal

Bill McEwen and David Taub

December 6, 2019

Congressman TJ Cox (D-Fresno) has introduced a bill that would help fix the failing Friant-Kern Canal. Dubbed the Move Water Now Act, H.R. 5316 would provide $200 million in funds to repair a 33-mile middle ...

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

CalMatters

November 6, 2019

Seven years after California started pumping billions of dollars into schools with the neediest students — an attempt to narrow a chronic academic achievement gap — a new state audit has found that the state’s landmark school funding law isn’t adequately ensur...

Newsom Signs Clean Water Bill, Raises Funds in Valley Stop

David Taub

July 24, 2019

Visiting a dot on the map in Fresno County called Tombstone, Gov. Gavin Newsom hoped to put an end to unsafe drinking water. The governor on Wednesday came to a home south of Sanger and signed the Safe and Affo...

PG&E Offers $105M ‘Wildfire Assistance’ Plan

AP News

May 1, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — Pacific Gas & Electric says it will set up a $105 million fund to help survivors of recent California wildfires started by the utility's equipment. In a court filing Wednesday, PG&E s...

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

Bill McEwen

April 30, 2019

As soon as he became superintendent in 2017, Bob Nelson publicly acknowledged serious, heart-breaking problems in Fresno Unified's often-criticized special education program. The criticism hasn't relented even as Nelson has become the social media face of t...

CHP Officer, Suspect Shot During Tulare County Shootout

Fresno Attorney’s Condition Stumped Stanford. He Thanks Local Hospital for Saving His Life.

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FDA Says J&J 1-Dose Shot Prevents COVID; Final Decision Soon

'I Couldn't Protect Allie That Night' Says Street Racing Victim's Mom, Grateful for Police Crackdown

These Clovis Medical and Pharmacy School Students Are Giving COVID-19 Vaccine Shots

New City, State Partnership Tackles Homeless Problem Along Fresno Freeways

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Restructured Grizzlies Set to Face Visalia in First Home Game of 2021

‘Cancel’ Culture Heading to Fresno Grizzlies Clubhouse

US Officials: Pilot Error Caused Kobe Bryant Chopper Crash

Actual ‘Flight Attendant’ Experience Inspired Author’s First Airborne Thriller

Latinx Voters Flexed Their Power in 2020 Election

Walters: Another Chance to Act on Housing

Walters: School Reopening Row Nears Climax

Opinion: Tax Hike on Employers Isn’t Necessary as State Enjoys Revenue Windfall

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

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

Final (!) Election Day: Georgia Deciding US Senate Control

Clovis City Council Candidates Spar During Candidate Forum

Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Extra $11M Coming for Friant-Kern Canal Repairs

Newsom Pledges $11.5 Million to Fresno for Homeless Needs

Councilmen Want to End Dirt Paths to Fresno Schools

Councilmen Want to End Dirt Paths to Fresno Schools

Route 66 Advocates Disappointed Over Lack of Preservation Funds

Cox’s Latest Bill Would Repair Sinking Friant-Kern Canal

As California Spends Billions on High-Needs Students, Calls Grow for More Oversight

Newsom Signs Clean Water Bill, Raises Funds in Valley Stop

PG&E Offers $105M ‘Wildfire Assistance’ Plan

Big Special Ed Dollars Coming. Can FUSD Deliver Better Results?

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