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Council Quickly Sets Saturday Meeting Over Threat to Fresno Grizzlies Status

November 27, 2020

It's Single-A ball or nothing for the Fresno Grizzlies, Major League Baseball has told the city. On Saturday, the Fresno City Council will hold an emergency meeting to discuss the matter in closed session. In a letter sent to city officials, MLB Deputy C...

Dyer Predicts Up to 40% of Local Restaurants Won’t Survive COVID-19

Jim Jakobs

November 16, 2020

Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer offered a sobering prediction Monday about potential business losses in Fresno resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. "I anticipate 30-40% of our restaurants in Fresno will never open a...

Photo of Mayoral candidate Jerry Dyer speaking

Dyer’s Roller Coaster Experience Dealing with COVID

David Taub

November 12, 2020

Fresno's next mayor is experience a roller coaster of recovery from COVID-19. Just after Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer told GV Wire℠ his condition was improving, after contracting COVID-19, things took a tur...

Dyer on COVID: Says He’s Feeling Worse. Former Commissioner Confirms Hosting Event.

David Taub

November 10, 2020

Incoming Fresno mayor Jerry Dyer said he is feeling worse, one day after revealing he tested positive for COVID-19. "It got a little worse today. It hurts to cough or move. I feel like all my energy has been stripped away. This is a weird virus in that just...

Fresno Mayor-elect Dyer Tests Positive for COVID-19

David Taub

November 10, 2020

Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer tested positive for COVID-19, he announced on Tuesday. "After being notified of my exposure to Steve Brandau last Tuesday evening at a small dinner gathering, I had a Rapid PCR te...

Photo of Mayor-Elect Jerry Dyer and his wife Diane

Mayor-Elect Dyer Builds His Team, Prepares to Take City’s Helm

David Taub

November 6, 2020

Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer announced his incoming administration's leadership team on Friday, as he prepares to take over the city's top political office in January. GV Wire℠ reported on most of the names earlie...

Baines Gets Personal with Emotional Comments as Police Reform Panel Wraps

David Taub

October 30, 2020

For four months, Oliver Baines held his emotions in check while leading a 39-member commission on the contentious issue of police reform. A former councilman and Fresno police officer, Baines was asked to guide the city through a process aimed at addressing...

Dyer Reveals Plans To Stop Gang Violence at City Hall Rally

Jim Jakobs

October 23, 2020

Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer didn't just stop by a peace rally at Fresno City Hall to say a few words. He laid out a series of moves he plans to make within his first 90 days of taking office in January. Dyer says...

Rally Leaders Say Funds, Communication Lacking from City Hall in Anti-Violence Effort

Jim Jakobs

October 21, 2020

Fresno police say they're seeing more shootings in every policing district this year than at the same time last year. Resources are stretched thin, different strategies are being utilized, and some progress is ...

Panel Vets 7 Fresno Police Chief Hopefuls as Selection Nears

David Taub

October 2, 2020

Seven candidates vying to become Fresno's next police chief have been interviewed over the last two days, GV Wire℠ has learned. One internal candidate — newly promoted Deputy Chief Mark Salazar — is being considered. Five of the others are high ranking poli...

Give Kids Better Options or 'Gangs Will Give Them Something To Do,' Local Leaders Say

LA Serial Killer’s Death Penalty Upheld by State High Court

European Regulator Could OK 1st COVID-19 Vaccine on Dec. 29

Study: Students Falling Behind in Math During Pandemic

County GOP Pulls Unofficial Ballot Collection Boxes After Secretary of State Says They're Illegal

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Doing This One Thing Helps Community College Students Transfer to a 4-Year University

Called Out for Nearly 500% Increase in COVID Cases, Madera County Pushes Back

California Can't Enforce Ban on Gator Products, Judge Rules

Bulldogs Men’s Basketball Goes Dark Because of COVID

‘World’s Loneliest Elephant’ Arrives Safely in Cambodia

49ers Blindsided by County Rules That Make Them Homeless

Prop. 20: Should California’s DNA Bank Expand to Shoplifters, Opioid Offenders?

COVID-19 Infections Hit Record High in California Prisons

Can Gavin Newsom Use the Pandemic to Beat Back Homelessness?

California Lawmakers Demand Unemployment Answers From Bank of America CEO

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

David Valadao Expands Lead in Rematch with TJ Cox. Awaiting Kern Updates.

Biden to Nominate Yellen, Highlight Diversity on Econ Team

How California Reached Historic Voter Turnout Despite Pandemic, Distrust

Joe Biden Appeals for Unity in Thanksgiving-Eve Address

Council Quickly Sets Saturday Meeting Over Threat to Fresno Grizzlies Status

Dyer Predicts Up to 40% of Local Restaurants Won’t Survive COVID-19

Dyer’s Roller Coaster Experience Dealing with COVID

Dyer on COVID: Says He’s Feeling Worse. Former Commissioner Confirms Hosting Event.

Fresno Mayor-elect Dyer Tests Positive for COVID-19

Mayor-Elect Dyer Builds His Team, Prepares to Take City’s Helm

Baines Gets Personal with Emotional Comments as Police Reform Panel Wraps

Dyer Reveals Plans To Stop Gang Violence at City Hall Rally

Rally Leaders Say Funds, Communication Lacking from City Hall in Anti-Violence Effort

Panel Vets 7 Fresno Police Chief Hopefuls as Selection Nears

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