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Will New Booze Sale Limits Chase Away Neighborhood Grocery Stores?

September 22, 2020

There could be fewer places to purchase alcohol in the city of Fresno in the future, potentially making "convenience stores" a little less convenient. In a longstanding effort to reduce the number of beer, wine and liquor merchants, the Fresno City Council ...

Amid Crackdown on Liquor Licenses, NE Fresno Johnny Quik Gets OK

Jim Jakobs

July 16, 2020

A Northeast Fresno Johnny Quik can now sell beer, wine, and distilled spirits after a 6-0 decision Thursday by the Fresno City Council. The convenience store, located at East Nees and North Cedar avenues, wa...

Is Crime Going Up or Down in Clovis?

David Taub

March 3, 2018

Crime in Clovis dipped slightly in 2017 compared to the prior year. Police Chief Matt Basgall will present his findings to the Clovis City Council on Monday (Mar. 5). Politics 101 David Taub ...

Water-Producing GROW Act Yet to Yield a Trickle in Senate

David Taub

January 8, 2018

Politics 101 David Taub Remember the ballyhooed “GROW” Act (H.R. 23) passed by the House of Representatives last July? Authored by Valley Rep. David Valadao (R-Hanford), the bill passed 230-190. It even earned the support of four Democrats...

Politics 101: How Many GOP Judges Did Brown Appoint Last Week?

David Taub

December 27, 2017

Update, 12/26/17: a quote from Gov. Jerry Brown's press office is now included below. Gov. Jerry Brown announced a series of Superior Court appointments up and down the Golden State last week, including one...

Politics 101: How Many GOP Judges Did Brown Appoint Last Week?

David Taub

December 22, 2017

Politics 101: McClintock Tax Speech Heckled; Beal is Back Battling City Hall

David Taub

December 19, 2017

As expected, the revised tax bill (HR 1) passed the House of Representatives Tuesday (Dec. 19). It now goes to the Senate for final approval. The Valley delegation voted along party lines: Yes: Devin Nunes (R-Clovis/Visalia), David Valadao (R-Hanford), K...

Politics 101: Bredefeld, Baines and the Clerk

David Taub

October 20, 2017

There have been interesting developments, first noted by CV Observer’s George Hostetter, about Fresno City Clerk Yvonne Spence taking offense to Councilman Garry Bredefeld’s NFL rant Sept. 28. Both Bredefeld’s ...

Split Decision on Alcohol for 2 Proposed Johnny Quiks

David Taub

August 16, 2017

Fresno Planning Commission OKs Alcohol at Hayes-Shaw POST-HEARING UPDATE: The Planning Commission reached a split decision on whether it should allow two proposed Johnny Quik convenience stores to sell alcoho...

Did Area School Trustee Violate His Oath of Office at US Capitol?

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I Am Angry That My Journalism Colleagues Regularly Face Threats of Violence While They Work to Bring You the News

Walters: California Employment Takes a Downturn

Opinion: Newsom, Legislature Must Urgently Prioritize Kids and Reopen Schools

Going Underground: California Business Operates in Secret Amid Pandemic Restrictions

GV Wire Unfiltered - January 12, 2021

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Valley GOP Lawmaker Valadao Votes To Impeach Trump

Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol

Trump Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ to Hold on to Presidency

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Will New Booze Sale Limits Chase Away Neighborhood Grocery Stores?

Amid Crackdown on Liquor Licenses, NE Fresno Johnny Quik Gets OK

Is Crime Going Up or Down in Clovis?

Water-Producing GROW Act Yet to Yield a Trickle in Senate

Politics 101: How Many GOP Judges Did Brown Appoint Last Week?

Politics 101: How Many GOP Judges Did Brown Appoint Last Week?

Politics 101: McClintock Tax Speech Heckled; Beal is Back Battling City Hall

Politics 101: Bredefeld, Baines and the Clerk

Split Decision on Alcohol for 2 Proposed Johnny Quiks

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