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Should Fresno Try Sacramento’s Tactic With ‘Nuisance’ Vagrants?

August 19, 2019

SACRAMENTO — The city of Sacramento has filed an unusual lawsuit to ban seven men considered to be a "public nuisance" from a popular business corridor. The lawsuit alleges the men are "drug users, trespassers, thieves ... and violent criminals" who have il...

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San Francisco Curbs Waste With Public Toilets, ‘Poop Patrol’

AP News

August 2, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO — The sidewalks surrounding Ahmed Al Barak's corner market in one of San Francisco's roughest neighborhoods are filled with cardboard, used syringes and homeless people who have nowhere safe to go...

Overwhelmed and Understaffed, Fresno and Caltrans Discuss Highway Clutter

David Taub

August 1, 2019

Caltrans representatives told members of the Fresno City Council that they also are frustrated, overwhelmed and understaffed when it comes to cleaning up the areas near highways. It wasn't an official counci...

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Council Wants Answers on Fires, Homeless, and Trash on Highways

David Taub

July 31, 2019

For weeks, Fresno councilmen Miguel Arias and Garry Bredefeld have sounded the alarm on social and broadcast media about trash and homeless encampments along Caltrans property in Fresno. "This will be a come to Jesus conversation for everyone." — Councilman...

What Fresno Council Candidates Say About Homelessness

Jody Murray

July 11, 2019

Candidates for the Fresno City Council's empty seat say one issue is consistently among the top concerns expressed by voters: the human suffering and public unease caused by homelessness. The city has more m...

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

gvwire

June 26, 2019

Three candidates vying in a special election to fill the open District 2 seat on the Fresno City Council gathered Wednesday in a forum presented by GV Wire and CMAC to give their opinions about police, homeless...

Homelessness Rose in Fresno This Year. Here’s What’s Being Done.

Jody Murray

June 10, 2019

There are more homeless people in Fresno than ever before, at least by an official count. The people on the front lines trying to decrease that number say help is on the way. According to the annual count, required by a U.S. agency to keep the flow of feder...

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Paradise High Students Graduating in Town Torched by Wildfire

AP News

June 6, 2019

PARADISE — Sean Newsom's senior year of high school started with typical teenage pranks, like sticking a cup to the roof of his car with magnets just to mess with people as he drove around his small town in the...

Homeless High School Student Earns $3 Million in Scholarships

Jody Murray

May 21, 2019

A high school valedictorian earned more than $3 million in college scholarships, even though he was homeless. Tupac Mosley received more than 50 scholarships before he graduated this month from Raleigh Egypt...

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

Bill McEwen

May 6, 2019

(Editor's Note: This is an updated version of Bill McEwen's Jan. 10, 2019, column on the financial challenges facing the Marjaree Mason Center.) Domestic violence again is sending tremors through our community. Opinion Bill McEwen A day...

State Center Bails Out Health Fund by Millions. Premiums to Rise.

With Another Search Looming, Hall Named Fresno PD Chief

Who is Taking Bullard Students Off-Campus for Birth Control Pills?

Mexican Man Who Supports Trump Convicted of Voter Fraud

Is Ethnic Studies Plan Too Politically Correct Even for California?

At UC Merced, a Pipeline for More Diverse Faculty

What’s Holding Up Start of $38M Affordable Housing Project?

When Will Politicians Stop Repeating Myths About Mass Shootings?

Former UCLA Gymnast Ohashi to Make Pro Debut at Aurora Games

Rolling Stones Get Name on Martian Rock That Rolled

Trump Awards Medal of Freedom to NBA Star Bob Cousy

Column: Antonio Brown Is All in. At Least for Now

At UC Merced, a Pipeline for More Diverse Faculty

Brand’s Police Chief Choice Reflects His Integrity, Not a Charade

Walters: Do ‘Red Flag’ Laws Actually Save Lives?

Walters: Deadly Force Law Finally and Rightfully Changed

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NW Fresno Council Candidates Clash Over Police, Homeless

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

California’s Worsening Wildfires, Explained

Kamala Harris Up, Biden (Way) Down in Latest California Poll

A Clovis Unified Trustee Will Retire in 2020. Who Wants the Seat?

Trump Ties US Success to 2nd term: ‘You Have to Vote for Me’

Colorado’s Hickenlooper Ending 2020 White House Bid

Should Fresno Try Sacramento’s Tactic With ‘Nuisance’ Vagrants?

San Francisco Curbs Waste With Public Toilets, ‘Poop Patrol’

Overwhelmed and Understaffed, Fresno and Caltrans Discuss Highway Clutter

Council Wants Answers on Fires, Homeless, and Trash on Highways

What Fresno Council Candidates Say About Homelessness

District 2 Candidates Weigh in on Homeless, Police, Potholes

Homelessness Rose in Fresno This Year. Here’s What’s Being Done.

Paradise High Students Graduating in Town Torched by Wildfire

Homeless High School Student Earns $3 Million in Scholarships

Abhorred by Domestic Violence Surge? Donate to Marjaree Mason.

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