Students in safety vests seated behind socially distanced tables began their first day of pre-apprenticeship training at a new High-Speed Rail workforce development center on Monday. The training facility, located in Selma, now provides classes and hands-on construction industry training for residents across the Central Valley looking to work on...
State Senate Appoints Perea to High-Speed Rail Board
Henry R. Perea, a longtime passenger train advocate, is the newest board member of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The state Senate appointed Perea to the position Wednesday. "I'm excited to be part of a team that is going to make critical decisions moving the project and Gov. (Gavin) Newsom's...
State Senate Appoints Perea to High-Speed Rail Board
Henry R. Perea, a longtime passenger train advocate, is the newest board member of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The state Senate appointed Perea to the position Wednesday. "I'm excited to be part of a team that is going to make critical decisions moving the project and Gov. (Gavin) Newsom's...
State Senate Appoints Perea to High-Speed Rail Board
Henry R. Perea, a longtime passenger train advocate, is the newest board member of the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The state Senate appointed Perea to the position Wednesday. "I'm excited to be part of a team that is going to make critical decisions moving the project and Gov. (Gavin) Newsom's...
Julián Castro Visits Fresno Looking to Raise Presidential Profile
Fresno is not a completely unfamiliar place to Democratic presidential contender Julián Castro. He has been here before. In 2014, Castro — then the mayor of San Antonio — stopped by the offices of SEIU Local 1000. The union represents state employees and is one of the largest in the...
Will Andrew Janz Run for Mayor or Try Again for Congress?
Where does Andrew Janz go from here? Janz, who ran against Devin Nunes for Congress in 2018 and lost, spoke with two of his former campaign staffers, Luke Colvard and Isaac Gudino, on the “Straight Ahead & to the Left” podcast on Spotify last week. He said he had a...
Here's a First Look at Fresno City Council Campaign Donations
The Fresno city clerk’s office has released the first Form 497s, the documents that reveal who is donating to campaigns. Campaigns need to report every contribution of $1,000 or more from a single source. Full financial reports are not due until late April. Here is what the first report looks...
Get the Checkbooks Ready. 2020 Fresno Political Fundraising Starts Now
There will be no more calendar watching for Fresno political hopefuls. The days of waiting for the opening of the campaign fundraising season are over. That is because of a new interpretation by the city attorney of a 25-year old city law that limited when candidates could raise money. Now,...
Another Harry Armstrong? If We Could Only Be That Lucky
They teach you right away in the news business to never say "never." But I write with complete confidence that there will never be another politician like William "Harry" Armstrong. Most of that is because of Harry. A little of it is because of changing times. Armstrong took the long...
Another Harry Armstrong? If We Could Only Be That Lucky
They teach you right away in the news business to never say "never." But I write with complete confidence that there will never be another politician like William "Harry" Armstrong. Most of that is because of Harry. A little of it is because of changing times. Armstrong took the long...